Endemism and species richness in mountains
Short description
Mountains are known for their high degree of endemism and for acting as storehouse of global biodiversity. However, although endemism and species richness are highly relevant to the global prioritization of conservation efforts in mountains, our global understanding of the processes driving observed patterns remains relatively limited. In contrast, endemisms and species richness has been studied quite thoroughly in islands, resulting in a rich literature on patterns, processes, models, and theories.
With experts in both island- and mountain biogeography, ecology, and biodiversity, in paleoecology, and in spatial modeling, this working group aims at exploring the parallels between islands and mountains and at improving our understanding of the geographic, ecological, and evolutionary processes responsible for the endemisms and species richness observed in mountains.
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Deliverables
Deliverable | Status | Lead |
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Article: Snapshot isolation and isolation history challenge the analogy between mountains and islands used to understand endemism | Published | Suzette Flantua |
Coordinators
Name | Affiliation | |
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Suzette Flantua | University of Bergen, Norway | GMBA Network |
Richard Field | Nottingham University, United Kingdom | |
Walter Jetz | Yale University, United States | GMBA SSC |
Markus Fischer | University of Bern, Switzerland | GMBA SSC |
Davnah Payne |
GMBA |
GMBA office |
Events
Past Event
Working group meeting: Endemism in mountains
University of Vienna, Austria, April 2017