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Human disturbance and upward expansion of plants in a warming climate

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  • Matteo Dainese

    (DAFNAE, University of Padova, viale dell’Università 16
    Biocenter, University of Würzburg)

  • Sami Aikio

    (University of Helsinki, Finnish Museum of Natural History)

  • Philip E. Hulme

    (Bio-Protection Research Centre)

  • Alessio Bertolli

    (Museo Civico di Rovereto)

  • Filippo Prosser

    (Museo Civico di Rovereto)

  • Lorenzo Marini

    (DAFNAE, University of Padova, viale dell’Università 16)

Abstract

A large proportion of European alpine plants are able to spread upslope faster than current climate velocities. Nevertheless, invasive species tend to be particularly effective dispersers, making them an additional pressure on the vulnerable native flora.

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  • Matteo Dainese & Sami Aikio & Philip E. Hulme & Alessio Bertolli & Filippo Prosser & Lorenzo Marini, 2017. "Human disturbance and upward expansion of plants in a warming climate," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 7(8), pages 577-580, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:7:y:2017:i:8:d:10.1038_nclimate3337
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate3337
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    1. Yizhu Chen & Nuanyin Xu & Qianru Yu & Luo Guo, 2020. "Ecosystem Service Response to Human Disturbance in the Yangtze River Economic Belt: A Case of Western Hunan, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-12, January.

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