Recent plant diversity changes on Europe's mountain summits.


Autoria(s): Pauli H.; Gottfried M.; Dullinger S.; Abdaladze O.; Akhalkatsi M.; Benito Alonso J.L.; Coldea G.; Dick J.; Erschbamer B.; Fernández Calzado R.; Ghosn D.; Holten J.I.; Kanka R.; Kazakis G.; Kollár J.; Larsson P.; Moiseev P.; Moiseev D.; Molau U.; Molero Mesa J.; Nagy L.; Pelino G.; Puşcaş M.; Rossi G.; Stanisci A.; Syverhuset A.O.; Theurillat J.P.; Tomaselli M.; Unterluggauer P.; Villar L.; Vittoz P.; Grabherr G.
Data(s)

2012

Resumo

In mountainous regions, climate warming is expected to shift species' ranges to higher altitudes. Evidence for such shifts is still mostly from revisitations of historical sites. We present recent (2001 to 2008) changes in vascular plant species richness observed in a standardized monitoring network across Europe's major mountain ranges. Species have moved upslope on average. However, these shifts had opposite effects on the summit floras' species richness in boreal-temperate mountain regions (+3.9 species on average) and Mediterranean mountain regions (-1.4 species), probably because recent climatic trends have decreased the availability of water in the European south. Because Mediterranean mountains are particularly rich in endemic species, a continuation of these trends might shrink the European mountain flora, despite an average increase in summit species richness across the region.

Identificador

http://serval.unil.ch/?id=serval:BIB_0B60DC2E8900

isbn:1095-9203 (Electronic)

pmid:22517860

doi:10.1126/science.1219033

isiid:000302995400048

Idioma(s)

en

Fonte

Science, vol. 336, no. 6079, pp. 353-355

Palavras-Chave #climate change; Europe; GLORIA; alpine plants
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article

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