Contrasting patterns in elevational diversity between microorganisms and macroorganisms

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 595-603

  Wang, Jianjun ^a   Soininen, Janne ^b   Zhang, Yong ^a,c   Wang, Beixin ^d   Yang, Xiangdong ^a   Shen, Ji ^a  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c ANHUI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biogeography; China; Diatoms; Elevational gradient; Macroecology; Macroinvertebrates; Mid domain effect; Species diversity patterns; Streams

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; DECOMPOSITION; DIATOM; MACROECOLOGY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MORPHOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM; TROPHIC LEVEL;

CHINA; LAOJUN MOUNTAIN; YUNNAN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79551567027     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02423.x     Document Type: Article

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