Moving up and over redistribution of plants in alpine, Arctic, and Antarctic ecosystems under global change
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In: Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Vol. 52, No. 1, 17.12.2020, p. 651-665.
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T1 - Moving up and over redistribution of plants in alpine, Arctic, and Antarctic ecosystems under global change
AU - Rew, Lisa J.
AU - McDougall, Keith L.
AU - Alexander, Jake M.
AU - Daehler, Curtis C.
AU - Essl, Franz
AU - Haider, Sylvia
AU - Kueffer, Christoph
AU - Lenoir, Jonathan
AU - Milbau, Ann
AU - Nuñez, Martin A.
AU - Pauchard, Aníbal
AU - Rabitsch, Wolfgang
N1 - The workshop that led to this work was supported through funding by the Mountain Research Initiative (MRI) of the University of Bern (Switzerland), the Marcus Wallenberg Foundation for International Scientific Collaboration, the Oscar and Lili Lamms Remembrance Foundation, the Arctic Research Centre at Umeå University (ARCUM), and the Climate Impacts Research Centre (CIRC). LR is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture Hatch: MONB00363. JMA received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 678841. AP was funded by CONICYT PIA AFB170008 and Fondecyt 1180205. We thank Bridgett Naylor, USDA-FS, La Grande, Oregon, for Figure 2. Publisher Copyright: © 2020 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2020/12/17
Y1 - 2020/12/17
N2 - Extreme abiotic conditions, geographic isolation, and low levels of disturbance have historically provided alpine, Arctic, and Antarctic regions with low input of and relative resistance to the introduction of new species. However, the climate is warming rapidly, concomitant with intense and diversified types of human influence in these cold environments. Consequently, many plant species, both native and nonnative, are now moving or expanding their ranges to higher elevations and latitudes, creating new species interactions and assemblages that challenge biodiversity conservation. Based on our synthesis, many of the same nonnative species invade multiple cold environments, and many more could move up or over from adjoining warmer areas. Transportation networks and the disturbances associated with burgeoning development are responsible for many movements. Prevention and monitoring for nonnative plant species is of paramount importance, and management should be directed toward species that negatively impact ecosystem function or human well-being. Management of native range shifters is more complicated; most movements will be desirable, but some may be locally undesirable. Overall, plant movements into alpine, arctic, and Antarctic areas are going to increase, and management will need to be adaptive because species movements and assemblages of the past will not reflect those of the future.
AB - Extreme abiotic conditions, geographic isolation, and low levels of disturbance have historically provided alpine, Arctic, and Antarctic regions with low input of and relative resistance to the introduction of new species. However, the climate is warming rapidly, concomitant with intense and diversified types of human influence in these cold environments. Consequently, many plant species, both native and nonnative, are now moving or expanding their ranges to higher elevations and latitudes, creating new species interactions and assemblages that challenge biodiversity conservation. Based on our synthesis, many of the same nonnative species invade multiple cold environments, and many more could move up or over from adjoining warmer areas. Transportation networks and the disturbances associated with burgeoning development are responsible for many movements. Prevention and monitoring for nonnative plant species is of paramount importance, and management should be directed toward species that negatively impact ecosystem function or human well-being. Management of native range shifters is more complicated; most movements will be desirable, but some may be locally undesirable. Overall, plant movements into alpine, arctic, and Antarctic areas are going to increase, and management will need to be adaptive because species movements and assemblages of the past will not reflect those of the future.
KW - Biology
KW - Climate change
KW - invasive species
KW - range expansion
KW - mountains
KW - arctic
KW - Antarctic
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U2 - 10.1080/15230430.2020.1845919
DO - 10.1080/15230430.2020.1845919
M3 - Scientific review articles
AN - SCOPUS:85097754030
VL - 52
SP - 651
EP - 665
JO - Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
JF - Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
SN - 1523-0430
IS - 1
ER -