Forecasting Range Shifts in Terrestrial Alpine Insects Under Global Warming.

ABSTRACT: Anthropogenic planetary heating is disrupting global alpine systems, but our ability to empirically measure and predict responses in alpine species distributions is impaired by a lack of comprehensive data and technical limitations. We conducted a comprehensive, semi-quantitative review of empirical studies on contemporary range shifts in alpine insects driven by climate heating, drawing attention to methodological issues and potential biotic and abiotic factors influencing variation in responses. We highlight case studies showing how range dynamics may affect standing genetic variation and adaptive potential, and discuss how data integration frameworks can improve forecasts. Although biotic and abiotic factors influence individual species responses, most alpine insects studied so far are

SUBMITTER: Meza-Joya FL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11718103 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature