Effects of Climate Change vs. Grazing Exclusion on Species Diversity Over 18 Years Along an Elevation Gradient in the European Alps

Climate change was already shown to increase species numbers in high elevations. In contrast, grazing might interfere with climate change effects. To disentangle both the effects remains a major challenge of alpine ecology. The present study investigated both the effects on species diversity along a...

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Main Authors: Rüdiger Kaufmann, Roland Mayer, Nikolaus Schallhart, Brigitta Erschbamer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.640103/full