Human disturbance and upward expansion of plants in a warming climate

Matteo Dainese (), Sami Aikio, Philip E. Hulme, Alessio Bertolli, Filippo Prosser and Lorenzo Marini ()
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Matteo Dainese: DAFNAE, University of Padova, viale dell’Università 16
Sami Aikio: University of Helsinki, Finnish Museum of Natural History
Philip E. Hulme: Bio-Protection Research Centre
Alessio Bertolli: Museo Civico di Rovereto
Filippo Prosser: Museo Civico di Rovereto
Lorenzo Marini: DAFNAE, University of Padova, viale dell’Università 16

Nature Climate Change, 2017, vol. 7, issue 8, 577-580

Abstract: A large proportion of European alpine plants are able to spread upslope faster than current climate velocities. Nevertheless, invasive species tend to be particularly effective dispersers, making them an additional pressure on the vulnerable native flora.

Date: 2017
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