Extinction debts and colonization credits of non-forest plants in the European Alps

Sabine B. Rumpf; Karl Hülber; Johannes Wessely; Wolfgang Willner; Dietmar Moser; Andreas Gattringer; Günther Klonner; Niklaus E. Zimmermann; Stefan Dullinger

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-12343-x

Nature Communications (Sep 2019)

Extinction debts and colonization credits of non-forest plants in the European Alps

Sabine B. Rumpf,
Karl Hülber,
Johannes Wessely,
Wolfgang Willner,
Dietmar Moser,
Andreas Gattringer,
Günther Klonner,
Niklaus E. Zimmermann,
Stefan Dullinger

Affiliations

Sabine B. Rumpf: Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna
Karl Hülber: Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna
Johannes Wessely: Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna
Wolfgang Willner: Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna
Dietmar Moser: Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna
Andreas Gattringer: Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna
Günther Klonner: Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna
Niklaus E. Zimmermann: Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
Stefan Dullinger: Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12343-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

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Mismatches between the pace of climate change and plant responses may lead to delayed upslope shifts or extinction of mountain species. Here the authors investigate 135 alpine plant species, finding that extinction debts are more common among cold-adapted plants and colonization credits among warm-adapted plants.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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