Increase in species richness on Swiss Alpine mountain summits in 20th century
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Created 12 Nov 2009
Published 12 Nov 2009
Last modified 10 Oct 2017
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Topics:
Climate change adaptation
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Endemic, coldadapted species are declining as pioneer species drive them out of their characteristic niches due warming conditions
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Last upload:
- 30 Sep 2008
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Temporal coverage:
- 1900-1999
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Tags:
- alps , climate change , species richness , species , mountains
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- Access is managed by the owner mentioned below. Please contact the owner for more information about their data policy.
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Owners:
- University of Bayreuth
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Figure type:
- Graph
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Black cross: 1900s; Green rhombus: 1980s; Orange circle: 2003; open symbols indicate a (temporary) decrease in species number (Piz Trovat, Piz Languard).
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