Climate change induced elevational range shifts of Himalayan tree species

• Published in: Biotropica Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 53 - 69
• Main Authors: Maharjan, Surya Kumar, Sterck, Frank J., Raes, Niels, Zhao, Yue, Poorter, Lourens
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2023
• Subjects: Aridity; Assisted migration; clay fraction; Clay soils; climate; Climate change; climate change velocity; Collections; Conduits; Current observations; dry environmental conditions; Ecological distribution; Ecological niches; elevation dependent warming; elevational gradient; Geographical distribution; Global warming; MaxEnt; Nepal; Niches; plant functional traits; Plant species; Soil temperature; Species; species distribution modeling; surveys; Survival; temperature; trees; Xylem

Global warming may force montane species to shift upward to keep pace with their shifting climate niche. How species differences in such distribution shifts depend on their elevational positions, elevation‐dependent warming rates, and other environmental constraints, or plant functional traits is po...