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BOTANICA HELVETICA
卷 120, 期 2, 页码 117-128出版社
BIRKHAUSER VERLAG AG
DOI: 10.1007/s00035-010-0076-y
关键词
Alpine; Range margin; Monitoring; Global warming; Biogeography; Engadine; Switzerland
资金
- DFG [WA 1523/6-1]
- EC [GOCE-CT-2003-5006675]
- Dr. Joachim De Giacomi-Foundation
- Bergbahnen Oberengadin
- TWS
- U.S.G.S.
- DFG (German Research Foundation) [KON 1240/2007, WA 1523/8-1]
Species from many different habitats are responding to recent climate change. Mountainous areas are of particular interest as they provide pronounced gradients and have experienced above-average temperature increases. Data from the beginning of the 20th century of both the upper and lower range limits of plants of the European Alps were updated a century later and analyzed in order to identify common trends and deviating patterns of shifts at opposing ends of species' ranges. At the upper limit, there was a strong trend towards an increase in species richness per summit, including 33 species that were recorded for the first time on any of the investigated summit areas. The species experienced a consistent upward shift exceeding 100 elevational meters, and 49 out of the 125 investigated species shifted upwards to a present altitude which is higher than any reported occurrence in the region one century ago. The response at the lower range limit was more heterogeneous and suggests species-specific differences in responsiveness and response patterns. With this approach of the combined analysis of upper and lower range limits along elevational gradients, it is possible to identify candidate species that might not keep pace with climate change, and thus, might face an increased risk of extinction with continued global warming.
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