Rear‐edge populations are important for understanding climate change risk and adaptation potential of threatened species

Abstract Climate change disproportionately threatens alpine species, by reducing available habitat and by isolating their populations. These pressures are particularly relevant for rear‐edge populations, which typically occupy more marginal habitat compared to populations at the core of species'...

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Main Authors: Nader Habibzadeh, Arash Ghoddousi, Benjamin Bleyhl, Tobias Kuemmerle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-05-01
Series:Conservation Science and Practice
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.375