Although it is well documented that mountains tend to exhibit high biodiversity, how geological processes affect the assemblage of montane floras is a matter of ongoing research. Here, we explore l
There are three spreadsheets with data, including data of greenhouse experiment, field survey and simulation. The spreadsheet "Metadata" contains the description of all the spreadsheets can be found.
BS, Bare soil, number of points with no species; S, species richness (Shrub species/Grass species); S/point, mean number of species at each point; Ev, evenness (Shannon diversity/log(S)); A/point, mea