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Food resources and vegetation structure mediate climatic effects on species richness of birds |
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| Authors: | Stefan W. Ferger Matthias Schleuning Andreas Hemp Kim M. Howell Katrin Böhning‐Gaese |
| Affiliation: | 1. Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK‐F), , Frankfurt am Main, 60325 Germany;2. Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, , Frankfurt am Main, 60325 Germany;3. Department of Plant Systematics, University of Bayreuth, , Bayreuth, 95440 Germany;4. Department of Zoology and Wildlife Conservation, University of Dar es Salaam, , Dar es Salaam, Tanzania;5. Institute for Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Goethe University, , Frankfurt am Main, 60439 Germany |
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| Keywords: | Ambient energy hypothesis elevational gradient energy– richness hypothesis habitat heterogeneity hypothesis path analysis physiological tolerance hypothesis productivity hypothesis resource availability hypothesis species– energy hypothesis vegetation structure hypothesis |