Building mountain biodiversity: Geological and evolutionary processes
University of Copenhagen · University of Southern Denmark · +7 more institutions
Abstract
Mountain regions are unusually biodiverse, with rich aggregations of small-ranged species that form centers of endemism. Mountains play an array of roles for Earth's biodiversity and affect neighboring lowlands through biotic interchange, changes in regional climate, and nutrient runoff. The high biodiversity of certain mountains reflects the interplay of multiple evolutionary mechanisms: enhanced speciation rates with distinct opportunities for coexistence and persistence of lineages, shaped by long-term climatic changes interacting with topographically dynamic landscapes. High diversity in most tropical mountains is tightly linked to bedrock geology-notably, areas comprising mafic and ultramafic lithologies,…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 98.53
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 42
Authors
11- CRCarsten RahbekCorresponding
University of Copenhagen, University of Southern Denmark, Imperial College London
- MKMichael K. BorregaardCorresponding
University of Copenhagen
- AAAlexandre Antonelli
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, University of Gothenburg
- RKRobert K. Colwell
University of Copenhagen, University of Connecticut, Museum of Boulder
- BGBen G. Holt
University of Copenhagen
Topics & keywords
- Biodiversity
- Ecology
- Endemism
- Genetic algorithm
- Biodiversity hotspot
- Geography
- Bedrock
- Global biodiversity
- Life in Land
Funding
- VFVillum FondenAwards: 25925, VKR023452
- NRNational Research FoundationAward: DNRF96
- SFStiftelsen för Strategisk ForskningAward: FFL 15-0196
- DGDanmarks GrundforskningsfondAward: DNRF96
- KOKnut och Alice Wallenbergs StiftelseAward: 2014.0216
- NNNovo Nordisk
- VVetenskapsrådetAward: 2015-04857
- NNNovo Nordisk Fonden
- CFCenter for Makroøkologi, Evolution og KlimaAward: DNRF96