Table 1 Properties of source data included in this study (A, All; E, Epiphytes; NE, Non-Epiphytes; NP, National Park; DRC, Democratic Republic of the Congo; modified after Maul et al.54).
From: Temperature dependence of liverwort diversification reveals a cool origin and hot hotspots
No | Project/Expedition/Publication | Life forms | Study method | Location, Country | Elevational sampling range (m) | Number of elevational steps | Upper gradient limit (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bryotrop I Expedition, Schultze-Motel and Menzel63 | A | transect plots | Andes, Northeastern Peru | 200–3400 | 17 | 4000 |
2 | da Costa et al.64 | A | herbarium survey | Itatiaia NP, Brazil | 600–2700 | 10 | 2787 |
3 | Koponen-Norris Expedition, Enroth65, Supplementary Appendix 1 | A | targeted searches | Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea | 0–3700 | 34 | 4000 |
4 | 3 transects Expedition 2nd part, Maul et al.54 | A | transect plots | Mt. Wilhelm, Papua New Guinea | 200–3700 | 8 | 4459 |
5 | Bryotrop III Expedition, Fischer66, Supplementary Appendix 1 | A | targeted searches | Kahuzi-Biega-NP, DRC/ Nyungwe Forest, Virungas, Rwanda | 850–4507 | 27 | 4507 |
6 | Gradstein and Salazar-Allen67 | A | transect plots | Darién NP, Panama | 50–1150 | 5 | 1435 |
7 | Gradstein61 | A | checklist | Napo, Ecuador | 300–4800 | 46 | 4800 |
8 | Gradstein and Florschütz-de Waard68 | A, E, NE | targeted searches | Mt. Roraima, Guyana | 500–2300 | 14 | 2400 |
9 | Gradstein and Weber69 | A, E, NE | herbarium survey + targeted searches | Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | 10–1100 | 6 | 1300 |
10 | Lee70 | A | transect plots | Jasper NP, Canada | 1067–2227 | 14 | 2694 |
11 | Swissbryophytes71 | A | checklist | Switzerland | 600- 3000 | 8 | 3320 |
12 | 3 transects Expedition 1st part, Maul et al.72 | A, E, NE | transect plots | South-Western Uganda | 680–3200 | 24/24/23 | 3645 |
13 | van Reenen et al.73 | A | transect plots | Sierra de Santa Marta, Colombia | 500–4100 | 19 | 4500 |
14 | Ah-Peng et al.74 | A | transect plots | Piton des Neiges, La Réunion | 250–850 | 4 | 3070 |
15 | Coelho et al.75 | A | transect plots | Pico Island, Portugal | 10–2200 | 12 | 2350 |
16 | A, E, NE | transect plots | Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand | 650–1450 | 5 | 2400 | |
17 | A, E, NE | transect plots | Urewera NP, New Zealand | 600–1150 | 5 | 1392 | |
18 | A, E, NE | transect plots | Haast Pass, New Zealand | 100–800 | 5 | 2000 | |
19 | A, E, NE | transect plots | Franz-Josef Glacier, New Zealand | 15–800 | 7 | 1800 | |
20 | A, E | transect plots | Karamea, New Zealand | 20–1000 | 6 | 1875 | |
21 | Bryotrop II Expedition, Kürschner78 | E | transect plots | Mt. Kinabalu, Malaysia | 50–3500 | 18 | 4095 |
22 | Chantanaorrapint79 | E | transect plots | Tarutao Island, Thailand | 25–700 | 4 | 700 |
23 | Chantanaorrapint80 | E | transect plots | Khao Luang, Khao Nan, Thailand | 400–1550 | 8 | 1780 |
24 | Iskandar et al.81 | E | transect plots | Mt. Gede, Indonesia | 1500–2700 | 7 | 3100 |
25 | BRYOSTRAT Project, Kürschner and Parolly82 | E | transect plots | Andes, Northeastern Peru | 280–3300 | 17 | 4000 |
26 | Marline83 | E | transect plots | Marojejy NP, Madagascar | 250–2050 | 10 | 2132 |
27 | L. Song et al.84 | E | transect plots | Mengla, Zhenyuan, Lijiang, China | 800–3800 | 12 | 4000 |
28 | Wolf85 | E | transect plots | Cordillera Central, Andes, Colombia | 1000–4130 | 15 | 4150 |
29 | Alam86 | NE | herbarium survey + targeted searches | Nilgiri Hills, India | 1100–2600 | 16 | 2623 |
30 | Sun et al.87 | NE | transect plots | Gongga Mountains, China | 2300–4220 | 12 | 4900 |
