Nature Communications (Apr 2020)

Topography and human pressure in mountain ranges alter expected species responses to climate change

  • Paul R. Elsen,
  • William B. Monahan,
  • Adina M. Merenlender

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15881-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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It is often assumed that many species will move upslope in mountainous regions as the climate warms. However, the authors show here that as many species move to higher elevations they will enter areas of lower human footprint but potentially more constraining topography.