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Contemporary biodiversity pattern is affected by climate change at multiple temporal scales in steppes on the Mongolian Plateau
Zijing Li
Yinshanbeilu Grassland Eco-hydrology National Observation and Research Station, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, PR China
Institute of Water Resources for Pastoral Area, Ministry of Water
Resources, Hohhot 010020, Inner Mongolia, PR China
Zhiyong Li
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, Ministry of Education of China, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, Inner Mongolia, PR China
Collaborative Innovation Center for Grassland Ecological Security, Ministry of Education of China, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, Inner Mongolia, PR China
School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, Inner Mongolia, PR China
Xuze Tong
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese
Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China
Lei Dong
Yinshanbeilu Grassland Eco-hydrology National Observation and Research Station, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, PR China
Institute of Water Resources for Pastoral Area, Ministry of Water
Resources, Hohhot 010020, Inner Mongolia, PR China
Ying Zheng
Yinshanbeilu Grassland Eco-hydrology National Observation and Research Station, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, PR China
Institute of Water Resources for Pastoral Area, Ministry of Water
Resources, Hohhot 010020, Inner Mongolia, PR China
Jinghui Zhang
Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, Ministry of Education of China, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, Inner Mongolia, PR China
Collaborative Innovation Center for Grassland Ecological Security, Ministry of Education of China, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, Inner Mongolia, PR China
School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, Inner Mongolia, PR China
Bailing Miao
Inner Mongolia Meteorological Institute, Hohhot 010051, Inner Mongolia, PR China
Lixin Wang
Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, Ministry of Education of China, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, Inner Mongolia, PR China
Collaborative Innovation Center for Grassland Ecological Security, Ministry of Education of China, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, Inner Mongolia, PR China
School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, Inner Mongolia, PR China
Liqing Zhao
Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, Ministry of Education of China, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, Inner Mongolia, PR China
Collaborative Innovation Center for Grassland Ecological Security, Ministry of Education of China, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, Inner Mongolia, PR China
School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, Inner Mongolia, PR China
Lu Wen
Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, Ministry of Education of China, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, Inner Mongolia, PR China
Collaborative Innovation Center for Grassland Ecological Security, Ministry of Education of China, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, Inner Mongolia, PR China
School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, Inner Mongolia, PR China
Guodong Han
Key Laboratory of Grassland Resources, Ministry of Education, College of
Grassland, Resources and Environment, Inner Mongolia Agricultural
University, Hohhot 010011, Inner Mongolia, PR China
Frank Yonghong Li
Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, Ministry of Education of China, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, Inner Mongolia, PR China
Collaborative Innovation Center for Grassland Ecological Security, Ministry of Education of China, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, Inner Mongolia, PR China
School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, Inner Mongolia, PR China
Cunzhu Liang
Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, Ministry of Education of China, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, Inner Mongolia, PR China
Collaborative Innovation Center for Grassland Ecological Security, Ministry of Education of China, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, Inner Mongolia, PR China
School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, Inner Mongolia, PR China
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We used random forest models and structural equation models to assess the relative importance of the present climate and paleoclimate as determinants of diversity and aboveground biomass. Results showed that paleoclimate changes and modern climate jointly determined contemporary biodiversity patterns, while community biomass was mainly affected by modern climate. These findings suggest that contemporary biodiversity patterns may be affected by processes at divergent temporal scales.
We used random forest models and structural equation models to assess the relative importance of...
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