Upward migration of vascular plants following a climate warming trend in the Alps

Parolo, Gilberto; Rossi, Graziano

doi:10.1016/j.baae.2007.01.005

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“…This increase is in line with most other similar studies in alpine areas where the changes are attributed to climate warming [6,13,[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]. It is also in line with the expected response under a warming climate [11].…”

Section: Changes In Species Richnesssupporting

confidence: 80%

“…An overall trend of upward movement of the alpine flora and increased species richness has been found in the Alps [13,[18][19][20][21][22] and the trend is accelerating [6]. Similar findings are also reported from the Scandes [23][24][25].…”

Section: Introductionsupporting

confidence: 81%

“…The initial hypothesis was that if the temperature has increased in the study area there are reasons to expect that the species richness has increased and that there has been a change in the cover and abundance of some species, primarily an increase of woody plants and graminoids, on the study summits, considering the results of previous studies [13,[18][19][20][21][22][23]27]. This should potentially be related to a decline in lichen cover on the same summits [29].…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Impact of Climate Change on Recent Vegetation Changes on Dovrefjell, Norway

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Abstract:The ongoing climate warming has been reported to affect a broad range of organisms, and mountain ecosystems are considered to be particularly sensitive because they are limited by low temperatures. Meteorological data show an increased temperature for the alpine areas at Dovrefjell, Norway, causing a prolonged growing season and increased temperature sum. As part of the worldwide project Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments (GLORIA), the short-term changes in vascular plant species richness, species composition of lichen and vascular plant communities, and abundance of single species were studied at four summits representing an altitudinal gradient from the low alpine to the high alpine zone. During the period from 2001 to 2008, an increase in species richness at the lowest summit, as well as a change in the composition of vascular plant communities, was found at the two lowest summits. The results also indicate an increase in abundance of some shrubs and graminoids and a decline in the cover of some species of lichens at the lowest summit. These changes are in accordance with climate induced changes reported in other studies, but other causes for the observed vegetation changes, in particular changes in grazing and trampling pressure, cannot be ruled out. OPEN ACCESSDiversity 2011, 3 92

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The Impact of Climate Change on Recent Vegetation Changes on Dovrefjell, Norway

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“…Seeds dispersed on a site may therefore change the appearance of a plant community after a change in environmental conditions. Research in Italian Alps showed that, with climate warming ranges of alpine species expanded (Parolo and Rossi, 2008). With increased touristic traffic also, species from the subantarctic tundra (Arroyo et al, 2004) may contribute to the soil seed bank of the Antarctic Peninsula region.…”

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Diaspores of the Introduced Species Poa annua L. in Soil Samples from King George Island (South Shetlands, Antarctica)

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Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

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“…The exact empirical evidence verifying this hypothesis cannot be possibly secured, but this view appears true, especially in terms of recent literature contemplating the encroachment of low-altitude species into the alpine vicinity as a consequence of global warming providing optimal survival conditions (e.g. Pauli et al, 1996;Gottfried et al, 2001;Parolo and Rossi, 2008;Walther et al, 2009). …”

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confidence: 98%