Venevskaja, Irina
[Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft];
Venevskij, Sergej
[Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]
;
Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung
Beschreibung:
Here we present an analytical model of species richness for vascular plants, based on limitations in the form of available latent heat and landscape structure (altitudinal difference). The resulting species-energy relationship is scale independent; is applicable over six orders of magnitude and reproduces both global and regional patterns of vegetation diversity. The study is based on a recent allocation and growth theory for plants, suggested by Enquist and co-authors.