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dc.contributor.authorBunnefeld, Lynseyen_UK
dc.contributor.authorJones, F Andrewen_UK
dc.contributor.authorOrme, C David Len_UK
dc.contributor.authorSobkowiak, Benjaminen_UK
dc.contributor.authorBarraclough, Timothy Gen_UK
dc.contributor.authorChase, Mark Wen_UK
dc.contributor.authorGovaerts, Rafaelen_UK
dc.contributor.authorSoltis, Douglas Een_UK
dc.contributor.authorSoltis, Pamela Sen_UK
dc.contributor.authorSavolainen, Vincenten_UK
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-11T22:57:12Z-
dc.date.available2016-07-11T22:57:12Z-
dc.date.issued2013-05en_UK
dc.identifier.othere56979en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/23735-
dc.description.abstractFew studies of global diversity gradients in plants exist, largely because the data are not available for all species involved. Instead, most global studies have focussed on vertebrates, as these taxa have historically been associated with the most complete data. Here, we address this shortfall by first investigating global diversity gradients in monocots, a morphologically and functionally diverse clade representing a quarter of flowering plant diversity, and then assessing congruence between monocot and vertebrate diversity patterns. To do this, we create a new dataset that merges biome-level associations for all monocot genera with country-level associations for almost all ∼70,000 species. We then assess the evidence for direct versus indirect effects of this plant diversity on vertebrate diversity using a combination of linear regression and structural equation modelling (SEM). Finally, we also calculate overlap of diversity hotspots for monocots and each vertebrate taxon. Monocots follow a latitudinal gradient although with pockets of extra-tropical diversity, mirroring patterns in vertebrates. Monocot diversity is positively associated with vertebrate diversity, but the strength of correlation varies depending on the clades being compared. Monocot diversity explains marginal amounts of variance (<10%) after environmental factors have been accounted for. However, correlations remain among model residuals, and SEMs apparently reveal some direct effects of monocot richness. Our results suggest that collinear responses to environmental gradients are behind much of the congruence observed, but that there is some evidence for direct effects of producer diversity on consumer diversity. Much remains to be done before broad-scale diversity gradients among taxa are fully explained. Our dataset of monocot distributions will aid in this endeavour.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherPublic Library of Scienceen_UK
dc.relationBunnefeld L, Jones FA, Orme CDL, Sobkowiak B, Barraclough TG, Chase MW, Govaerts R, Soltis DE, Soltis PS & Savolainen V (2013) Do Global Diversity Patterns of Vertebrates Reflect Those of Monocots?. PLoS ONE, 8 (5), Art. No.: e56979. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0056979en_UK
dc.rights© 2013 McInnes et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.en_UK
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_UK
dc.titleDo Global Diversity Patterns of Vertebrates Reflect Those of Monocots?en_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0056979en_UK
dc.identifier.pmid23658679en_UK
dc.citation.jtitlePLoS ONEen_UK
dc.citation.issn1932-6203en_UK
dc.citation.volume8en_UK
dc.citation.issue5en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.author.emaillynsey.bunnefeld@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.citation.date01/05/2013en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationBiological and Environmental Sciencesen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationImperial College Londonen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationImperial College Londonen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationImperial College Londonen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationImperial College Londonen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kewen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kewen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Floridaen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Floridaen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationImperial College Londonen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000319167000002en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-84877020804en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid558550en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-9226-7153en_UK
dc.date.accepted2013-01-16en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2013-01-16en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2016-07-07en_UK
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_UK
rioxxterms.versionVoRen_UK
local.rioxx.authorBunnefeld, Lynsey|0000-0002-9226-7153en_UK
local.rioxx.authorJones, F Andrew|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorOrme, C David L|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorSobkowiak, Benjamin|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorBarraclough, Timothy G|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorChase, Mark W|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorGovaerts, Rafael|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorSoltis, Douglas E|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorSoltis, Pamela S|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorSavolainen, Vincent|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectInternal Project|University of Stirling|https://isni.org/isni/0000000122484331en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2016-07-07en_UK
local.rioxx.licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/|2016-07-07|en_UK
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