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Continent-wide response of mountain vegetation to climate change

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  • Michael Gottfried

    (Faculty Centre of Biodiversity, University of Vienna)

  • Harald Pauli

    (Institute of Mountain Research (IGF), Austrian Academy of Sciences, c/o University of Vienna)

  • Andreas Futschik

    (University of Vienna)

  • Maia Akhalkatsi

    (Institute of Ecology, Ilia State University)

  • Peter Barančok

    (Institute of Landscape Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences)

  • José Luis Benito Alonso

    (Instituto Pirenaico de Ecologı´a, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientifı´cas)

  • Gheorghe Coldea

    (Institute of Biological Research)

  • Jan Dick

    (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bush Estate)

  • Brigitta Erschbamer

    (University of Innsbruck)

  • Marı´a Rosa Fernández Calzado

    (Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Campus Universitario de Cartuja)

  • George Kazakis

    (Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania)

  • Ján Krajči

    (Institute of Landscape Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences)

  • Per Larsson

    (University of Göteborg)

  • Martin Mallaun

    (University of Innsbruck)

  • Ottar Michelsen

    (The Industrial Ecology Programme, Norwegian University of Science and Technology)

  • Dmitry Moiseev

    (Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Russian Academy of Sciences)

  • Pavel Moiseev

    (Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Russian Academy of Sciences)

  • Ulf Molau

    (University of Göteborg)

  • Abderrahmane Merzouki

    (Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Campus Universitario de Cartuja)

  • Laszlo Nagy

    (EcoScience Scotland
    Instituto Nacional de Pequisa da Amazonia)

  • George Nakhutsrishvili

    (Institute of Botany, Georgian Academy of Sciences)

  • Bård Pedersen

    (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)

  • Giovanni Pelino

    (Lab. Environmetrics, University of Molise)

  • Mihai Puscas

    (Al. Borza Botanical Garden, Babes-Bolyai University)

  • Graziano Rossi

    (University of Pavia)

  • Angela Stanisci

    (Lab. Environmetrics, University of Molise)

  • Jean-Paul Theurillat

    (Centre alpien de Phytogéographie, Fondation J-M. Aubert
    Section of Biology, University of Geneva)

  • Marcello Tomaselli

    (University of Parma)

  • Luis Villar

    (Instituto Pirenaico de Ecologı´a, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientifı´cas)

  • Pascal Vittoz

    (University of Lausanne)

  • Ioannis Vogiatzakis

    (School of Pure & Applied Sciences, Open University of Cyprus)

  • Georg Grabherr

    (Institute of Mountain Research (IGF), Austrian Academy of Sciences, c/o University of Vienna)

Abstract

Focusing on mountain plant communities across Europe, a study shows that ongoing climate change causes a gradual decline in cold-adapted species and a corresponding increase in warm-adapted species, which could be an early sign that mountain plant diversity is at risk.

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  • Michael Gottfried & Harald Pauli & Andreas Futschik & Maia Akhalkatsi & Peter Barančok & José Luis Benito Alonso & Gheorghe Coldea & Jan Dick & Brigitta Erschbamer & Marı´a Rosa Fernández Calzado & Ge, 2012. "Continent-wide response of mountain vegetation to climate change," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 2(2), pages 111-115, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:2:y:2012:i:2:d:10.1038_nclimate1329
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1329
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