Potential consequences of climate warming for tropical plant species in high mountains of southern Ethiopia

Aim Species in the tropics respond to global warming by altitudinal distribution shifts. Consequences for biodiversity may be severe, resulting in lowland attrition, range-shift gaps, range contractions and extinction risks. We aim to identify plant groups (growth forms, families, endemic status) wi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Diversity and Distributions. - Wiley. - 16(2010), 4, Seite 593-605
1. Verfasser: Kreyling, Juergen (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Wana, Desalegn, Beierkuhnlein, Carl
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2010
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Diversity and Distributions
Schlagworte:Biological sciences Environmental studies Physical sciences