The lack of a clear trend in the direction of the estimates for all elevation gradients suggests that, at a local scale, temperature variability might not be the dominant driver of species’ elevation ranges, or has different influences depending on plant community composition.
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Diurnal temperature range as a key predictor of plants' elevation ranges globally.
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The strength and continuity in the diurnal temperature range-species’ range size relationship, with a negative trend being visible in both island and continental mountains (Fig. 3 a), suggest that short-term temperature variation plays a major role in driving the observed range-size pattern that cannot be imputed to island-specific factors (e.g. lower competition).