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Tree diversity in relation to maximum tree height: evidence for the harshness hypothesis of species diversity gradients
Author(s) -
Marks Christian O.,
MullerLandau Helene C.,
Tilman David
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
ecology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.852
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1461-0248
pISSN - 1461-023X
DOI - 10.1111/ele.12737
Subject(s) - species richness , ecology , tree (set theory) , diversity (politics) , harshness , species diversity , beta diversity , biology , mathematics , sociology , anthropology , noise, vibration, and harshness , physics , quantum mechanics , vibration , mathematical analysis
Marks et al . (Ecology Letters, 19, 2016, 743) showed tree species richness correlates with maximum tree height, and interpret this as evidence that the environmental stressors that limit tree height also act as ecological filters on species richness. Here, we strengthen these arguments by further addressing the roles of environmental covariates and beta diversity.