Range dynamics of mountain plants decrease with elevation [Ecology]

Many studies report that mountain plant species are shifting upward in elevation. However, the majority of these reports focus on shifts of upper limits. Here, we expand the focus and simultaneously analyze changes of both range limits, optima, and abundances of 183 mountain plant species. We therefore resurveyed 1,576 vegetation...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - February 20, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Sabine B. Rumpf, Karl Hulber, Gunther Klonner, Dietmar Moser, Martin Schutz, Johannes Wessely, Wolfgang Willner, Niklaus E. Zimmermann, Stefan Dullinger Tags: Biological Sciences Source Type: research