Climate and soil attributes determine plant species turnover in global drylands

Aim: Geographical, climatic and soil factors are major drivers of plant beta diversity, but their importance for dryland plant communities is poorly known. The aim of this study was to: (1) characterize patterns of beta diversity in global drylands; (2) detect common environmental drivers of beta di...

• Main Author: Cabrera Cisneros, H. (author)
• Other Authors: Espinosa íñiguez, C. (author)
• Format: article
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Aridity; Beta diversity; Climatic variability; Global environmental change; Habitat filtering; Latitudinal gradient; Plant community assembly; Regression analysis; Soil fertility; Spatial soil heterogeneity
• Online Access: http://dspace.utpl.edu.ec/handle/123456789/19104