Stay or go – how topographic complexity influences alpine plant population and community responses to climate change

• Published in: Perspectives in plant ecology, evolution and systematics Vol. 30; pp. 41 - 50
• Main Authors: Graae, Bente J., Vandvik, Vigdis, Armbruster, W. Scott, Eiserhardt, Wolf L., Svenning, Jens-Christian, Hylander, Kristoffer, Ehrlén, Johan, Speed, James D.M, Klanderud, Kari, Bråthen, Kari Anne, Milbau, Ann, Opedal, Øystein H., Alsos, Inger G., Ejrnæs, Rasmus, Bruun, Hans Henrik, Birks, H. John B., Westergaard, Kristine B., Birks, Hilary H., Lenoir, Jonathan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.02.2018; Elsevier
• Subjects: acclimation; Adaptation; alpine plants; Arctic region; biocenosis; Biodiversity; Biodiversity and Ecology; climate change; climatic factors; Dispersal; Ecology, environment; Environmental Sciences; extinction; Global Changes; landscapes; Life Sciences; Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400; Mathematics and natural science: 400; Microclimate; Niche; niches; Refugia; Resilience; temperature; topography; VDP; Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480; Zoology and botany: 480; Arctic region; Refugia; Niche; Microclimate; Dispersal; Adaptation; Resilience

•Topographic complexity determines the climatic range and patchiness of landscapes.•Heterogeneous landscapes select for better dispersal and wider climatic niches.•Heterogeneity increases species pool and decreases distance to track climate niche.•Climatic heterogeneity enhances both resistance and...