Explaining the species richness of birds along a subtropical elevational gradient in the Hengduan Mountains

Aim To document the species richness pattern of birds in the Hengduan Mountains and to understand its causes. Location Hengduan Mountains, China. Methods Species richness of 738 breeding bird species was calculated for each 100-m elevational band along a gradient from 100 to 6000 m a.s.l. Climate da...

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