The environment can vary at small spatial scales, so small that neighbouring plants in a natural population can grow with different resource levels and experience different degrees of competition. This fine-grained...
Tag - refugia
William Salter
What creates Gentiana diversity in mountains?
The Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) is extremely rich in species, but why? One recent explanation is the mountain‐geobiodiversity hypothesis (MGH) by Mosbrugger et al. The argument is that biodoversity happens when you...
Fi Gennu
Islands in the desert and a refuge against a changing climate
If you're looking for biodiversity, one good place to start is an unexpectedly harsh environment.
Alun Salt
Functional traits in endemism hotspots and refugia
Refugia are island-like habitats that are linked to long-term environmental stability and, as a result, high endemism. Conservation of refugia and endemism hotspots should be based on a deep ecological and evolutionary...
Alex Assiry
Karstic microrefugia protect cool-adapted plants
Dolines, small to large-sized bowl-shaped depressions of karst surfaces, may constitute important microrefugia for many vascular plants, as thermal inversion maintains cooler conditions within them. Bátori et al. study...
botanyone
Low-altitude mountain ranges provide refugia for two narrow endemics
A small change in altitude can make a big difference in the right place.
Predestined to be awake
Being able to lie dormant is a huge advantage for a seed but, in the campo rupestre of Brazil, the seeds are unusually impatient.
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Population-level genetic variation and climate change in a biodiversity hotspot
Estimated future climate scenarios can be used to predict where hotspots of endemism may occur over the next century, but life history, ecological and genetic traits will be important in informing the varying responses...
Phylogeography of a widespread species: Pre-glacial vicariance, refugia, occasional blocking straits and long-distance migration
Phylogeographic studies give us the opportunity to reconstruct the historical migrations of species and link them with climatic and geographic variation. They are, therefore, a key tool to understanding the...
AoBPLANTS
Climate change and the decline of a foundation tree species
A worldwide increase in tree decline and mortality has been linked to climate change, and where these represent foundation species this can have important implications for ecosystem functions. Dalmaris et al. undertake...
