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Think globally, measure locally: The MIREN standardized protocol for monitoring plant species distributions along elevation gradients

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Think globally, measure locally: The MIREN standardized protocol for monitoring plant species distributions along elevation gradients. / Haider, Sylvia; Lembrechts, Jonas J.; McDougall, Keith et al.
In: Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 12, No. 2, e8590, 14.02.2022.

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Harvard

Haider, S, Lembrechts, JJ, McDougall, K, Pauchard, A, Alexander, JM, Barros, A, Cavieres, LA, Rashid, I, Rew, LJ, Aleksanyan, A, Arévalo, JR, Aschero, V, Chisholm, C, Clark, VR, Clavel, J, Daehler, C, Dar, PA, Dietz, H, Dimarco, RD, Edwards, P, Essl, F, Fuentes-Lillo, E, Guisan, A, Gwate, O, Hargreaves, AL, Jakobs, G, Jiménez, A, Kardol, P, Kueffer, C, Larson, C, Lenoir, J, Lenzner, B, Padrón Mederos, MA, Mihoc, M, Milbau, A, Morgan, JW, Müllerová, J, Naylor, BJ, Nijs, I, Nuñez, MA, Otto, R, Preuk, N, Ratier Backes, A, Reshi, ZA, Rumpf, SB, Sandoya, V, Schroder, M, Speziale, KL, Urbach, D, Valencia, G, Vandvik, V, Vitková, M, Vorstenbosch, T, Walker, TWN, Walsh, N, Wright, G, Zong, S & Seipel, T 2022, 'Think globally, measure locally: The MIREN standardized protocol for monitoring plant species distributions along elevation gradients', Ecology and Evolution, vol. 12, no. 2, e8590. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8590

APA

Haider, S., Lembrechts, J. J., McDougall, K., Pauchard, A., Alexander, J. M., Barros, A., Cavieres, L. A., Rashid, I., Rew, L. J., Aleksanyan, A., Arévalo, J. R., Aschero, V., Chisholm, C., Clark, V. R., Clavel, J., Daehler, C., Dar, P. A., Dietz, H., Dimarco, R. D., ... Seipel, T. (2022). Think globally, measure locally: The MIREN standardized protocol for monitoring plant species distributions along elevation gradients. Ecology and Evolution, 12(2), Article e8590. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8590

Vancouver

Haider S, Lembrechts JJ, McDougall K, Pauchard A, Alexander JM, Barros A et al. Think globally, measure locally: The MIREN standardized protocol for monitoring plant species distributions along elevation gradients. Ecology and Evolution. 2022 Feb 14;12(2):e8590. doi: 10.1002/ece3.8590

Bibtex

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title = "Think globally, measure locally: The MIREN standardized protocol for monitoring plant species distributions along elevation gradients",
abstract = "Climate change and other global change drivers threaten plant diversity in mountains worldwide. A widely documented response to such environmental modifications is for plant species to change their elevational ranges. Range shifts are often idiosyncratic and difficult to generalize, partly due to variation in sampling methods. There is thus a need for a standardized monitoring strategy that can be applied across mountain regions to assess distribution changes and community turnover of native and non-native plant species over space and time. Here, we present a conceptually intuitive and standardized protocol developed by the Mountain Invasion Research Network (MIREN) to systematically quantify global patterns of native and non-native species distributions along elevation gradients and shifts arising from interactive effects of climate change and human disturbance. Usually repeated every five years, surveys consist of 20 sample sites located at equal elevation increments along three replicate roads per sampling region. At each site, three plots extend from the side of a mountain road into surrounding natural vegetation. The protocol has been successfully used in 18 regions worldwide from 2007 to present. Analyses of one point in time already generated some salient results, and revealed region-specific elevational patterns of native plant species richness, but a globally consistent elevational decline in non-native species richness. Non-native plants were also more abundant directly adjacent to road edges, suggesting that disturbed roadsides serve as a vector for invasions into mountains. From the upcoming analyses of time series, even more exciting results can be expected, especially about range shifts. Implementing the protocol in more mountain regions globally would help to generate a more complete picture of how global change alters species distributions. This would inform conservation policy in mountain ecosystems, where some conservation policies remain poorly implemented.",
keywords = "Biology, climate change, invasive species, long-term ecological monitoring, MIREN, mountain biodiversity, Mountain Invasion Research Network, range dynamics, range expansions",
author = "Sylvia Haider and Lembrechts, {Jonas J.} and Keith McDougall and An{\'i}bal Pauchard and Alexander, {Jake M.} and Agustina Barros and Cavieres, {Lohengrin A.} and Irfan Rashid and Rew, {Lisa J.} and Alla Aleksanyan and Ar{\'e}valo, {Jos{\'e} R.} and Valeria Aschero and Chelsea Chisholm and Clark, {V. Ralph} and Jan Clavel and Curtis Daehler and Dar, {Pervaiz A.} and Hansj{\"o}rg Dietz and Dimarco, {Romina D.} and Peter Edwards and Franz Essl and Eduardo Fuentes-Lillo and Antoine Guisan and Onalenna Gwate and Hargreaves, {Anna L.} and Gabi Jakobs and Alejandra Jim{\'e}nez and Paul Kardol and Christoph Kueffer and Christian Larson and Jonathan Lenoir and Bernd Lenzner and {Padr{\'o}n Mederos}, {Miguel A.} and Maritza Mihoc and Ann Milbau and Morgan, {John W.} and Jana M{\"u}llerov{\'a} and Naylor, {Bridgett J.} and Ivan Nijs and Nu{\~n}ez, {Martin A.} and R{\"u}diger Otto and Niels Preuk and {Ratier Backes}, Amanda and Reshi, {Zafar A.} and Rumpf, {Sabine B.} and Ver{\'o}nica Sandoya and Mellesa Schroder and Speziale, {Karina L.} and Davnah Urbach and Graciela Valencia and Vigdis Vandvik and Michaela Vitkov{\'a} and Tom Vorstenbosch and Walker, {Tom W.N.} and Neville Walsh and Genevieve Wright and Shengwei Zong and Tim Seipel",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.",
year = "2022",
month = feb,
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language = "English",
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T2 - The MIREN standardized protocol for monitoring plant species distributions along elevation gradients

AU - Haider, Sylvia

AU - Lembrechts, Jonas J.

AU - McDougall, Keith

AU - Pauchard, Aníbal

AU - Alexander, Jake M.

AU - Barros, Agustina

AU - Cavieres, Lohengrin A.

AU - Rashid, Irfan

AU - Rew, Lisa J.

AU - Aleksanyan, Alla

AU - Arévalo, José R.

AU - Aschero, Valeria

AU - Chisholm, Chelsea

AU - Clark, V. Ralph

AU - Clavel, Jan

AU - Daehler, Curtis

AU - Dar, Pervaiz A.

AU - Dietz, Hansjörg

AU - Dimarco, Romina D.

AU - Edwards, Peter

AU - Essl, Franz

AU - Fuentes-Lillo, Eduardo

AU - Guisan, Antoine

AU - Gwate, Onalenna

AU - Hargreaves, Anna L.

AU - Jakobs, Gabi

AU - Jiménez, Alejandra

AU - Kardol, Paul

AU - Kueffer, Christoph

AU - Larson, Christian

AU - Lenoir, Jonathan

AU - Lenzner, Bernd

AU - Padrón Mederos, Miguel A.

AU - Mihoc, Maritza

AU - Milbau, Ann

AU - Morgan, John W.

AU - Müllerová, Jana

AU - Naylor, Bridgett J.

AU - Nijs, Ivan

AU - Nuñez, Martin A.

AU - Otto, Rüdiger

AU - Preuk, Niels

AU - Ratier Backes, Amanda

AU - Reshi, Zafar A.

AU - Rumpf, Sabine B.

AU - Sandoya, Verónica

AU - Schroder, Mellesa

AU - Speziale, Karina L.

AU - Urbach, Davnah

AU - Valencia, Graciela

AU - Vandvik, Vigdis

AU - Vitková, Michaela

AU - Vorstenbosch, Tom

AU - Walker, Tom W.N.

AU - Walsh, Neville

AU - Wright, Genevieve

AU - Zong, Shengwei

AU - Seipel, Tim

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

PY - 2022/2/14

Y1 - 2022/2/14

N2 - Climate change and other global change drivers threaten plant diversity in mountains worldwide. A widely documented response to such environmental modifications is for plant species to change their elevational ranges. Range shifts are often idiosyncratic and difficult to generalize, partly due to variation in sampling methods. There is thus a need for a standardized monitoring strategy that can be applied across mountain regions to assess distribution changes and community turnover of native and non-native plant species over space and time. Here, we present a conceptually intuitive and standardized protocol developed by the Mountain Invasion Research Network (MIREN) to systematically quantify global patterns of native and non-native species distributions along elevation gradients and shifts arising from interactive effects of climate change and human disturbance. Usually repeated every five years, surveys consist of 20 sample sites located at equal elevation increments along three replicate roads per sampling region. At each site, three plots extend from the side of a mountain road into surrounding natural vegetation. The protocol has been successfully used in 18 regions worldwide from 2007 to present. Analyses of one point in time already generated some salient results, and revealed region-specific elevational patterns of native plant species richness, but a globally consistent elevational decline in non-native species richness. Non-native plants were also more abundant directly adjacent to road edges, suggesting that disturbed roadsides serve as a vector for invasions into mountains. From the upcoming analyses of time series, even more exciting results can be expected, especially about range shifts. Implementing the protocol in more mountain regions globally would help to generate a more complete picture of how global change alters species distributions. This would inform conservation policy in mountain ecosystems, where some conservation policies remain poorly implemented.

AB - Climate change and other global change drivers threaten plant diversity in mountains worldwide. A widely documented response to such environmental modifications is for plant species to change their elevational ranges. Range shifts are often idiosyncratic and difficult to generalize, partly due to variation in sampling methods. There is thus a need for a standardized monitoring strategy that can be applied across mountain regions to assess distribution changes and community turnover of native and non-native plant species over space and time. Here, we present a conceptually intuitive and standardized protocol developed by the Mountain Invasion Research Network (MIREN) to systematically quantify global patterns of native and non-native species distributions along elevation gradients and shifts arising from interactive effects of climate change and human disturbance. Usually repeated every five years, surveys consist of 20 sample sites located at equal elevation increments along three replicate roads per sampling region. At each site, three plots extend from the side of a mountain road into surrounding natural vegetation. The protocol has been successfully used in 18 regions worldwide from 2007 to present. Analyses of one point in time already generated some salient results, and revealed region-specific elevational patterns of native plant species richness, but a globally consistent elevational decline in non-native species richness. Non-native plants were also more abundant directly adjacent to road edges, suggesting that disturbed roadsides serve as a vector for invasions into mountains. From the upcoming analyses of time series, even more exciting results can be expected, especially about range shifts. Implementing the protocol in more mountain regions globally would help to generate a more complete picture of how global change alters species distributions. This would inform conservation policy in mountain ecosystems, where some conservation policies remain poorly implemented.

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KW - climate change

KW - invasive species

KW - long-term ecological monitoring

KW - MIREN

KW - mountain biodiversity

KW - Mountain Invasion Research Network

KW - range dynamics

KW - range expansions

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