| What drives elevational patterns of diversity? A test of geometric constraints, climate and species pool effects for pteridophytes on an elevational gradient in Costa Rica J Kluge, M Kessler, RR Dunn Global ecology and biogeography 15 (4), 358-371, 2006 | 377 | 2006 |
| Global warming, elevational ranges and the vulnerability of tropical biota WF Laurance, DC Useche, LP Shoo, SK Herzog, M Kessler, F Escobar, ... Biological Conservation 144 (1), 548-557, 2011 | 296 | 2011 |
| The role of environment and mid‐domain effect on moth species richness along a tropical elevational gradient G Brehm, RK Colwell, J Kluge Global Ecology and biogeography 16 (2), 205-219, 2007 | 294 | 2007 |
| A global comparative analysis of elevational species richness patterns of ferns M Kessler, J Kluge, A Hemp, R Ohlemüller Global ecology and biogeography 20 (6), 868-880, 2011 | 284 | 2011 |
| Phylogenetic diversity, trait diversity and niches: species assembly of ferns along a tropical elevational gradient J Kluge, M Kessler Journal of Biogeography 38 (2), 394-405, 2011 | 215 | 2011 |
| Alpha and beta diversity of plants and animals along a tropical land‐use gradient M Kessler, S Abrahamczyk, M Bos, D Buchori, DD Putra, SR Gradstein, ... Ecological Applications 19 (8), 2142-2156, 2009 | 205 | 2009 |
| Long‐term degradation of Sahelian rangeland detected by 27 years of field study in Senegal S Miehe, J Kluge, H Von Wehrden, V Retzer Journal of Applied Ecology 47 (3), 692-700, 2010 | 161 | 2010 |
| Effects of altitude and climate in determining elevational plant species richness patterns: a case study from Los Tuxtlas, Mexico T Krömer, A Acebey, J Kluge, M Kessler Flora-Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants 208 (3), 197-210, 2013 | 146 | 2013 |
| Diversity patterns of ferns along elevational gradients in Andean tropical forests. KJ Salazar L, Homeier J, Kessler M, Abrahamczyk S, Lehnert M, Krömer T Plant Ecology and Diversity 8, 13-24, 2015 | 145 | 2015 |
| Midpoint attractors and species richness: modelling the interaction between environmental drivers and geometric constraints RK Colwell, NJ Gotelli, LA Ashton, J Beck, G Brehm, TM Fayle, K Fiedler, ... Ecology letters 19 (9), 1009-1022, 2016 | 106 | 2016 |
| The effect of area on local and regional elevational patterns of species richness DN Karger, J Kluge, T Krömer, A Hemp, M Lehnert, M Kessler Journal of Biogeography 38 (6), 1177-1185, 2011 | 104 | 2011 |
| The influence of climatic seasonality on the diversity of different tropical pollinator groups S Abrahamczyk, J Kluge, Y Gareca, S Reichle, M Kessler PLoS One 6 (11), e27115, 2011 | 99 | 2011 |
| Bryophyte diversity and range size distribution along two altitudinal gradients: Continent vs. island C Ah-Peng, N Wilding, J Kluge, B Descamps-Julien, J Bardat, ... Acta Oecologica 42, 58-65, 2012 | 96 | 2012 |
| Diversity and endemism in tropical montane forests-from patterns to processes M Kessler, J Kluge Biodiversity and Ecology Series 2, 35-50, 2008 | 85 | 2008 |
| Bryophyte cover on trees as proxy for air humidity in the tropics DN Karger, J Kluge, S Abrahamczyk, L Salazar, J Homeier, M Lehnert, ... Ecological Indicators 20, 277-281, 2012 | 81 | 2012 |
| Alpine steppe plant communities of the Tibetan highlands G Miehe, K Bach, S Miehe, J Kluge, Y Yongping, L Duo, S Co, K Wesche Applied Vegetation Science 14 (4), 547-560, 2011 | 80 | 2011 |
| Can joint carbon and biodiversity management in tropical agroforestry landscapes be optimized? M Kessler, D Hertel, HF Jungkunst, J Kluge, S Abrahamczyk, M Bos, ... Public Library of Science 7 (10), e47192, 2012 | 76 | 2012 |
| Morphological characteristics of fern assemblages along an elevational gradient: patterns and causes J Kluge, M Kessler Ecotropica 13 (1), 27-43, 2007 | 71 | 2007 |
| Fern endemism and its correlates: contribution from an elevational transect in Costa Rica J Kluge, M Kessler Diversity and distributions 12 (5), 535-545, 2006 | 71 | 2006 |
| Cost‐effectiveness of plant and animal biodiversity indicators in tropical forest and agroforest habitats M Kessler, S Abrahamczyk, M Bos, D Buchori, DD Putra, ... Journal of Applied Ecology 48 (2), 330-339, 2011 | 70 | 2011 |
