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Sampling effort and the drivers of plant species richness in the Brazilian coastal regions
Oecologia ( IF 2.3 ) Pub Date : 2021-01-03 , DOI: 10.1007/s00442-020-04805-7
Eduardo Vinícius S. Oliveira , Davi M. C. Alves , Myrna F. Landim , Sidney F. Gouveia

The causes of the gradients in species richness remain contentious because of multiple competing hypotheses, significant knowledge gaps, and regional effects of environmental and historical factors on species pools. Coastal zones are subject to particular sets of environmental constraints, thus identifying the drivers of species richness therein should shed light on the regional gradients of species diversity. Here, we investigate the geographic patterns and drivers of plant diversity across coastal regions while allowing for pervasive sampling deficiencies. Based on 142708 records of flowering plant occurrences, we mapped species richness and estimated the level of knowledge across the coastal zone of Brazil. Based on inventory completeness, we used linear regression models to test the predictive power of environmental variables that represent different environmental hypotheses. Few cells (25%) were well-surveyed, reflecting little knowledge about the distribution and diversity of flowering plants on the highly-populated Brazilian coast. Still, we found support for the habitat heterogeneity hypothesis as the best explanation of the variation in species richness of flowering plants in this region. Soil properties and water constraints are also important factors. Although our work emphasises the paucity of information on plant diversity in tropical and human-dominated areas, we show that knowledge limitations should not curb our capability of addressing hypotheses about species diversity.



中文翻译:

巴西沿海地区的采样工作和植物物种丰富性的驱动因素

物种丰富度梯度的原因仍然存在争议,因为存在多个相互竞争的假设,重大的知识缺口以及环境和历史因素对物种库的区域性影响。沿海地区受到特定的环境约束,因此,确定沿海地区物种丰富度的驱动因素应有助于了解物种多样性的区域梯度。在这里,我们调查了沿海地区植物多样性的地理格局和动因,同时考虑到普遍存在的采样缺陷。基于142708种开花植物的记录,我们绘制了物种丰富度的图,并估算了巴西沿海地区的知识水平。根据库存的完整性,我们使用线性回归模型来测试代表不同环境假设的环境变量的预测能力。很少有细胞(占25%)被调查得很好,反映出对人口稠密的巴西海岸上开花植物的分布和多样性了解甚少。不过,我们发现栖息地异质性假设是对该地区开花植物物种丰富度变化的最佳解释。土壤特性和水分限制也是重要因素。尽管我们的工作强调在热带和人为主导地区缺乏关于植物多样性的信息,但我们表明,知识的局限性不应限制我们应对有关物种多样性的假设的能力。反映出对人口稠密的巴西沿海地区开花植物的分布和多样性了解甚少。不过,我们发现栖息地异质性假设是对该地区开花植物物种丰富度变化的最佳解释。土壤特性和水分限制也是重要因素。尽管我们的工作强调在热带和人为主导地区缺乏关于植物多样性的信息,但我们表明,知识的局限不应限制我们解决有关物种多样性的假设的能力。反映出对人口稠密的巴西沿海地区开花植物的分布和多样性了解甚少。不过,我们发现栖息地异质性假设是对该地区开花植物物种丰富度变化的最佳解释。土壤特性和水分限制也是重要因素。尽管我们的工作强调在热带和人为主导地区缺乏关于植物多样性的信息,但我们表明,知识的局限不应限制我们解决有关物种多样性的假设的能力。土壤特性和水分限制也是重要因素。尽管我们的工作强调在热带和人为主导地区缺乏关于植物多样性的信息,但我们表明,知识的局限不应限制我们解决有关物种多样性的假设的能力。土壤特性和水分限制也是重要因素。尽管我们的工作强调在热带和人为主导地区缺乏关于植物多样性的信息,但我们表明,知识的局限不应限制我们解决有关物种多样性的假设的能力。

更新日期:2021-01-03
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