Snow patch refugia benefits for species of periglacial zones-Evidence from a high-elevation obligate.

ABSTRACT: Conserving Earth's most rapidly changing biomes necessitates understanding biological consequences of altered climes. Past species- and taxa-level responses to warming environs include numerous concentrated extirpations at the southern peripheries of distributions during the late Pleistocene. Less clear are localized capacities of cold-adapted species to mitigate thermal challenges against warming temperatures, especially through proximate behavioral and physiological adjustments. Whereas snow patches persist in periglacial zones and elsewhere, broad reductions in seasonal snow raise concerns about how and why species continue to use them. If snow patches play a functional role to combat increasing thermal demands, we predicted individuals would display an array of autonomic responses to i

SUBMITTER: Hayes FP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10635665 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature