Scale Expansion of Community Investigations and Integration of the Effects of Abiotic and Biotic Processes on Maintenance of Species Diversity

Figure 1

Map of the flora region of Yunnan province in China. On the map, all flora subregions are determined as scale-expanded communities. A: Kang-Tibet flora subregion; B: Big-small Liangshang flora subregion; C: Western Yunnan gorge flora subregion; D: Jingshajiang river flora subregion; E: Eastern-Himalaya flora subregion; F: Yunnan plateau flora subregion; G: Middle Liangcan-Honghe river flora subregion; H: Yunnan-Burma-Laos border flora subregion; I: Eastern-south Yunnan flora subregion; J: Yunnan-Viet Nam border flora subregion; K: Eastern Yunnan flora subregion. The hierarchical species pools and filters eliminating species from each are summarized in the bottom right-hand corner of the figure. (1) Filter between the Yunnan flora region pool and the 11 flora subregion pools. (2) Filter between Yunnan plateau flora subregion F and the Muding site pool (local pool). (3) Filter between the Muding local pool and successional stage pools. Percentage beside each arrow shows the filter ratio of species between neighboring pools.