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. 2016 May 26;6:25717. doi: 10.1038/srep25717

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Species richness patterns of terrestrial vertebrates (amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals) among ecoregions (a), elevation classes (b), vegetation types (c), landcover categories (d), and human footprint (HFP) gradients (e). Ecoregion (a): 1-southeast China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forest; 2-Qinghai-Minshan conifer forest; 3-Changjiang Plain evergreen forest; 4-Jian Nan subtropical evergreen forest; 5-Guizhou Plateau broadleaf and mixed forest; 6-Yunnan Plateau subtropical evergreen forest; 7-northern Indochina subtropical forest. Vegetation type (c): 1-desert/none vegetation; 2-subtropical-tropical evergreen conifer forest; 3-subtropical limestone broadleaf and mixed forest; 4-subtropical acid yellow soil broadleaf and mixed forest; 5-subtropical evergreen broadleaf forest; 6-tropical evergreen rain forest; 7-subtropical evergreen sclerophyllous broadleaf forest; 8-subtropical bamboo forest; 9-tropical semi-evergreen broadleaf monsoon forest and secondary vegetation; 10-tropical evergreen rain forest and secondary vegetation; 11-subtropical acid soil evergreen-broadleaved deciduous shrub forest, coppice and meadow; 12-tropical-subtropical limestone lianoid vegetation; 13-tropical-subtropical day shrub forest and grassland; 14-subtropical double cropping farmland; 15-tropical-subtropical triple cropping farmland; 16-tropical-subtropical economic forest and orchard; 17-open water. Landcover (d): 1-bare land; 2-needleleaved evergreen forest; 3-broadleaved deciduous forest; 4-bush; 5-sparse woods; 6-seaside wetland; 7-alpine and sub-alpine meadow; 8-slope grassland; 9-city and town; 10-river; 11-lake; 12-farmland; 13-Mosaic of cropping; 14-forest mosaic/degraded forest.