1. Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (GMBA) International Project Office, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Altenbergrain 21, 3013 Bern, Switzerland
2. Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO) and Laboratório Associado para a Sustentabilidade e Tecnología em Regiões de Montanha (SusTEC), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
3. W. A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, MT 59812, USA
4. Afromontane Research Unit and Department of Geography, University of the Free State, Qwaqwa Campus, Private Bag X13, Phuthaditjhaba 9866, Republic of South Africa
5. Department of Geography, Indiana University, Bloomington, 701 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
6. Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 189, Qunxian South Street, Tianfu New Area, Chengdu, China