ArticleGlobal ecology and biogeography : a journal of macroecology2021
Spatial variation in direct and indirect effects of climate and productivity on species richness of terrestrial tetrapods.
Article in Global ecology and biogeography : a journal of macroecology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Diversity patterns in terrestrial tetrapod clades are governed by equilibrium dynamics.PLoS biology · 2026Article
- Regional Climate Drives Spatial Variation in Species Richness in the Most Diverse Family of Neotropical Snakes (Colubroidea: Dipsadidae).Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
- Too cold to handle: Climatic constraints on arboreal ants in temperate forests.The Journal of animal ecology · 2025Article
- Body size and trophic structure explain global asymmetric response of tetrapod diversity to climate effects.Ecology and evolution · 2024Article
- The landscape ecological view of vertebrate species richness in urban areas across biogeographic realms.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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- Spatial variation in direct and indirect effects of climate and productivity on species richness of terrestrial tetrapods.Global ecology and biogeography : a journal of macroecology · 2021Article
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Abstract
aimWe aimed to dissect the spatial variation of the direct and indirect effects of climate and productivity on global species richness of terrestrial tetrapods. LOCATION: Global. TIME PERIOD: Present. MAJOR TAXA STUDIED: Terrestrial tetrapods.
methodsWe used a geographically weighted path analysis to estimate and map the direct and indirect effects of temperature, precipitation and primary productivity on species richness of terrestrial tetrapods across the globe.
resultsWe found that all relationships shift in magnitude, and even in direction, among taxonomic groups, geographical regions and connecting paths. Direct effects of temperature and precipitation are generally stronger than both indirect effects mediated by productivity and direct effects of productivity. MAIN
conclusionsRichness gradients seem to be driven primarily by effects of climate on organismal physiological limits and metabolic rates rather than by the amount of productive energy. Reptiles have the most distinct relationships across tetrapods, with a clear latitudinal pattern in the importance of temperature versus water.
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