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Dataset and #RStats code is publicly maintained at https://github.com/kumar-a/richness-determinants

Archived copy of data and codes openly available from figshare at
https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24056943

Direct effects are stronger than the indirect effects

Indirect effects are strongly mediated by water-energy dynamics than energy availability

Overall, our study supported:
1️⃣Climate tolerance hypothesis > 2️⃣Water-energy dynamics > 3️⃣Species-energy hypothesis

Climate is more important than the topographic heterogeneity at broader scales

Richness is regulated by multiple mechanisms involving direct indirect and interaction effects of environmental variables

Model suggested by Francis and Currie (2003, https://doi.org/10.1086/368223) better represented climate-richness relationship.

https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/368223

Species richness seems to be regulated by 💦 liquid-water availability, i.e. interaction between temperature and water-deficit.

What determines the plant species #richness along elevational gradients?

In this latest study, we explored the direct, indirect and interaction effects of environmental variables.🧵

#Biodiversity #ecology #himalayas #macroecology #SpeciesRichness

http://doi.org/10.1186/s13717-024-00563-z

Abhishek Kumar boosted:

❗Next SORTEE Code Club will be on Nov 19, 9-10h UTC❗

We will continue with the **Hackathon: Writing a Code Standard** (https://github.com/SORTEE/CodeStandard)

Anyone interested in contributing is welcome to join!

More details and zoom link on SORTEE's Slack (https://sortee.org/join)

Abhishek Kumar boosted:

Our preprint now out on @biorxiv_ecology@ecoevo.social

Structure and dynamics of secondary and mature #rainforests: insights from South Asian long-term monitoring plots

https://ecoevo.social/@biorxiv_ecology/111637404467933985

Excited to share our new #research #preprint on Determinants of Plant Species Richness along Elevational Gradients

Check it out ResearchSquare 👇
https://researchsquare.com/article/rs-3352045/latest

Access the #Reproducible draft with all data and #RStats code 👇
https://github.com/kumar-a/richness-determinants

Any comments, #feedback, or suggestions are welcome!

#SpeciesRichness #ElevationalGradient #PlantEcology #Himalayas #ResearchPreprint #FeedbackWelcome

Abhishek Kumar boosted:

The next webinar of the Ecological Restoration Alliance-India #eraindia on "Experience with Ecological #Restoration of Degraded #Mangroves in Indian #Sundarbans" will be an online talk by Dr Krishna Ray on Zoom: 21st February, 4:00- 5:00 pm. Register here on our website: https://era-india.org/event/experience-with-ecological-restoration-of-degraded-mangroves-in-indian-sundarbans/

Abhishek Kumar boosted:

Thanks @stri_panama@twitter for an opportunity to talk about some of the research in our group @sunyesf@twitter, & for the great audience & excellent questions! Really looking forward to expand this work w/Liza Comita @LSComita@twitter @YaleEnvironment & others, to include moist tropical forests.

Abhishek Kumar boosted:

Final call for applications for our #multidiversity #multifunctionality #PhD position @EisenhauerLab @unileipzig @idiv .
Please share and/or apply by this Friday, January 20th!