| Title |
Quantifying High Resolution Transitional Breaks in Plant and Mammal Distributions at Regional Extent and Their Association with Climate, Topography and Geology
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, April 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0059227 |
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| Authors |
Giovanni Di Virgilio, Shawn W. Laffan, Malte C. Ebach |
| Abstract |
We quantify spatial turnover in communities of 1939 plant and 59 mammal species at 2.5 km resolution across a topographically heterogeneous region in south-eastern Australia to identify distributional breaks and low turnover zones where multiple species distributions overlap. Environmental turnover is measured to determine how climate, topography and geology influence biotic turnover differently across a variety of biogeographic breaks and overlaps. We identify the genera driving turnover and confirm the versatility of this approach across spatial scales and locations. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 56 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 4% |
| Australia | 1 | 2% |
| Colombia | 1 | 2% |
| Peru | 1 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 50 | 89% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 18% |
| Researcher | 8 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 14% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 9% |
| Other | 11 | 20% |
| Unknown | 9 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 24 | 43% |
| Environmental Science | 14 | 25% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 2% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 2% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| Unknown | 12 | 21% |