Elevation gradient of successful plant traits for colonizing alpine summits under climate change
Upward migration of plant species due to climate change has become evident in several European mountain ranges. It is still, however, unclear whether certain plant traits increase the probability that a species will colonize mountain summits or vanish, and whether these traits differ with elevation....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2013-01-01
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Series: | Environmental Research Letters |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/8/2/024043 |