Impacts of anthropogenic climate change on tropical montane forests: an appraisal of the evidence

EO Mata‐Guel, MCK Soh, CW Butler… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In spite of their small global area and restricted distributions, tropical montane forests (TMFs)
are biodiversity hotspots and important ecosystem services providers, but are also highly …

Habitat potential modelling and the effect of climate change on the current and future distribution of three Thymus species in Iran using MaxEnt

N Hosseini, M Ghorbanpour, H Mostafavi - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Over the course of a few decades, climate change has caused a rapid and alarming
resha** of species habitats, resulting in mass extinction, particularly among sensitive …

[HTML][HTML] Climate influence on future suitability of high-altitude wetlands in two natural protected areas from the Central Andes of Argentina

B Vento, J Rivera, M Ontivero - Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate conditions have a strong influence on the distribution of many natural communities;
thus, the influence of global climate change may alter ecosystems. High-altitude wetlands in …

Compositional shifts of alpine plant communities across the high Andes

F Cuesta, J Carilla, LD LLambí, P Muriel… - Global ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Climate change is transforming mountain summit plant communities worldwide, but we
know little about such changes in the High Andes. Understanding large‐scale patterns of …

The ghost of past climate acting on present‐day plant diversity: Lessons from a climate‐based delimitation of the tropical alpine ecosystem

M Kandziora, JM Gorospe, L Salomon… - … of Systematics and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Habitat stability is important for maintaining biodiversity by preventing species extinction, but
this stability is being challenged by climate change. The tropical alpine ecosystem is …

[HTML][HTML] Map** the way: identifying priority potential corridors for protected areas connectivity in Colombia

S Pineda-Zapata, S González-Ávila… - Perspectives in Ecology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Colombia has experienced alarming rates of deforestation, posing a threat to forest
biodiversity both inside and outside protected areas. Furthermore, a decline in ecological …

Hydroclimate and vegetation variability of high Andean ecosystems

J Carilla, E Araoz, J Foguet, E Casagranda… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Mountain ecosystems are sensitive to climate fluctuations; however, the scarcity of
instrumental data makes necessary the use of complementary information to study the effect …

Variable retention harvesting and climate variations influence over natural regeneration dynamics in Nothofagus pumilio forests of Southern Patagonia

J Rodríguez-Souilla, JM Cellini, MV Lencinas… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural regeneration is a key process to sustain structure, function, and composition in
harvested forests over time. Variable retention harvesting system is a strategy that maintains …

Elevation‐dependent warming and possible‐driving mechanisms over global highlands

H Abbas, MT Daramola, M Xu - International Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Elevation‐dependent warming (EDW) has been a topic of intense debate due to limited
observed data in global highland areas. This study aims to fill this gap by utilizing CRU and …

Changes of Cinchona distribution over the past two centuries in the northern Andes

CE González-Orozco… - Royal Society Open …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The Cinchona genus is important for humanity due to its ethnobotanical properties, and in
particular its ability to prevent and treat malaria. However, there have been historical …