Sensitivity to environmental change of the treeline ecotone and its. Pdf climate impact studies have indicated ecological fingerprints of recent global warming across a wide range of habitats1, 2. Although these studies have shown responses from various local case studies, a coherent largescale account on temperaturedriven changes of biotic communities has been lacking3, 4. Climate change is altering mountain vegetation at large scale, european research. Unfortunately, mountains host a large number of endemic plant species. Article information, pdf download for mountain plant communities.
Mountain plant communities are thought to be sensitive to climate change. Continentwide response of mountain vegetation to climate. Increases in thermophilus plants in an arid alpine. We provide evidence that the more coldadapted species decline and the more. Climate change is altering mountain vegetation at large. Continentwide response of mountain vegetation to climate change article pdf available in nature climate change 22. Range dynamics of mountain plants decrease with elevation. Continentwide response of mountain vegetation to climate change gottfried, michael. Impact of climate change on alpine vegetation of mountain summits. Grabherr g 2012 continentwide response of mountain vegetation to climate change. Climate change is a driving factor in treeline ecotone change, including. With the publication of continentwide response of mountain vegetation to climate change, scheduled. A warming climate has been shown to drive thermophilizationshifts in. African continent, reach up to 5800 m above sea level and are home to many unique and.
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