Community and ecosystem responses to recent climate change
GR Walther - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2010 - royalsocietypublishing.org
There is ample evidence for ecological responses to recent climate change. Most studies to
date have concentrated on the effects of climate change on individuals and species, with …
date have concentrated on the effects of climate change on individuals and species, with …
Global assessment of experimental climate warming on tundra vegetation: heterogeneity over space and time
Ecology Letters (2011) Abstract Understanding the sensitivity of tundra vegetation to climate
warming is critical to forecasting future biodiversity and vegetation feedbacks to climate. In …
warming is critical to forecasting future biodiversity and vegetation feedbacks to climate. In …
Shrub expansion in tundra ecosystems: dynamics, impacts and research priorities
Recent research using repeat photography, long-term ecological monitoring and
dendrochronology has documented shrub expansion in arctic, high-latitude and alpine …
dendrochronology has documented shrub expansion in arctic, high-latitude and alpine …
Plot-scale evidence of tundra vegetation change and links to recent summer warming
Temperature is increasing at unprecedented rates across most of the tundra biome. Remote-
sensing data indicate that contemporary climate warming has already resulted in increased …
sensing data indicate that contemporary climate warming has already resulted in increased …
Rapid shifts in plant distribution with recent climate change
AE Kelly, ML Goulden - … of the national academy of sciences, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
A change in climate would be expected to shift plant distribution as species expand in newly
favorable areas and decline in increasingly hostile locations. We compared surveys of plant …
favorable areas and decline in increasingly hostile locations. We compared surveys of plant …
Changes in plant community composition lag behind climate warming in lowland forests
Climate change is driving latitudinal and altitudinal shifts in species distribution worldwide,,
leading to novel species assemblages,. Lags between these biotic responses and …
leading to novel species assemblages,. Lags between these biotic responses and …
Lags in the response of mountain plant communities to climate change
Rapid climatic changes and increasing human influence at high elevations around the world
will have profound impacts on mountain biodiversity. However, forecasts from statistical …
will have profound impacts on mountain biodiversity. However, forecasts from statistical …
Climate change and the global redistribution of biodiversity: substantial variation in empirical support for expected range shifts
Background Among the most widely predicted climate change-related impacts to biodiversity
are geographic range shifts, whereby species shift their spatial distribution to track their …
are geographic range shifts, whereby species shift their spatial distribution to track their …
Ain't no mountain high enough: plant invasions reaching new elevations
A Pauchard, C Kueffer, H Dietz… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Most studies of invasive species have been in highly modified, lowland environments, with
comparatively little attention directed to less disturbed, high‐elevation environments …
comparatively little attention directed to less disturbed, high‐elevation environments …
Going against the flow: potential mechanisms for unexpected downslope range shifts in a warming climate
In as much as the elevation gradient in species composition is often thought to be driven by
the corresponding temperature gradient, species ranges are both expected and predicted to …
the corresponding temperature gradient, species ranges are both expected and predicted to …