Continent-wide response of mountain vegetation to climate change

Michael Gottfried, Harald Pauli (), Andreas Futschik, Maia Akhalkatsi, Peter Barančok, José Luis Benito Alonso, Gheorghe Coldea, Jan Dick, Brigitta Erschbamer, Marı´a Rosa Fernández Calzado, George Kazakis, Ján Krajči, Per Larsson, Martin Mallaun, Ottar Michelsen, Dmitry Moiseev, Pavel Moiseev, Ulf Molau, Abderrahmane Merzouki, Laszlo Nagy, George Nakhutsrishvili, Bård Pedersen, Giovanni Pelino, Mihai Puscas, Graziano Rossi, Angela Stanisci, Jean-Paul Theurillat, Marcello Tomaselli, Luis Villar, Pascal Vittoz, Ioannis Vogiatzakis and Georg Grabherr
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Michael Gottfried: Faculty Centre of Biodiversity, University of Vienna
Harald Pauli: Institute of Mountain Research (IGF), Austrian Academy of Sciences, c/o University of Vienna
Andreas Futschik: University of Vienna
Maia Akhalkatsi: Institute of Ecology, Ilia State University
Peter Barančok: Institute of Landscape Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
José Luis Benito Alonso: Instituto Pirenaico de Ecologı´a, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientifı´cas
Gheorghe Coldea: Institute of Biological Research
Jan Dick: Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bush Estate
Brigitta Erschbamer: University of Innsbruck
Marı´a Rosa Fernández Calzado: Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Campus Universitario de Cartuja
George Kazakis: Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania
Ján Krajči: Institute of Landscape Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
Per Larsson: University of Göteborg
Martin Mallaun: University of Innsbruck
Ottar Michelsen: The Industrial Ecology Programme, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Dmitry Moiseev: Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Russian Academy of Sciences
Pavel Moiseev: Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Russian Academy of Sciences
Ulf Molau: University of Göteborg
Abderrahmane Merzouki: Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Campus Universitario de Cartuja
Laszlo Nagy: EcoScience Scotland
George Nakhutsrishvili: Institute of Botany, Georgian Academy of Sciences
Bård Pedersen: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Giovanni Pelino: Lab. Environmetrics, University of Molise
Mihai Puscas: Al. Borza Botanical Garden, Babes-Bolyai University
Graziano Rossi: University of Pavia
Angela Stanisci: Lab. Environmetrics, University of Molise
Jean-Paul Theurillat: Centre alpien de Phytogéographie, Fondation J-M. Aubert
Marcello Tomaselli: University of Parma
Luis Villar: Instituto Pirenaico de Ecologı´a, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientifı´cas
Pascal Vittoz: University of Lausanne
Ioannis Vogiatzakis: School of Pure & Applied Sciences, Open University of Cyprus
Georg Grabherr: Institute of Mountain Research (IGF), Austrian Academy of Sciences, c/o University of Vienna

Nature Climate Change, 2012, vol. 2, issue 2, 111-115

Abstract: Focusing on mountain plant communities across Europe, a study shows that ongoing climate change causes a gradual decline in cold-adapted species and a corresponding increase in warm-adapted species, which could be an early sign that mountain plant diversity is at risk.

Date: 2012
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