期刊
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
卷 22, 期 6-7, 页码 1537-1551出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-013-0492-6
关键词
Climatic zones; Environmental factors; Mosses; Species richness; Vascular plants
资金
- European Union through the European Regional Development Fund (Center of Excellence FIBIR)
- Estonian Science Foundation [7910, 7643]
- Estonian Ministry of Education and Science [SF 0180026s09, 0180012s09, 0180040s08]
Knowledge on the distribution and hotspots of different taxon groups is indispensable for improving the state of biodiversity protection. Our aim was to determine if the relations between major environmental factors and species richness of two plant groups, mosses and vascular plants differ on a global scale. The dependence of species richness on environmental factors in 50 regions, covering 17 % of the global terrestrial territory, was analysed with SAS statistical software. Species richness of vascular plants increases significantly towards the equator, but for mosses the increase is not significant. Species richness of mosses and vascular plants are significantly positively correlated only in the near equator zone. Although there were similarities in the trends of mosses and vascular plant diversities at a global scale, their relations with some factors differ with distance from the equator. The effect of precipitation on species richness is similar for both plant groups, but coastline length has a significant positive influence only on moss richness, whereas species richness of vascular plants was related strongly to area and energy input. Therefore, effective conservation policy at both local and global scale demands consideration of all diversity drivers of different taxon groups.
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