Upward elevation and northwest range shifts for alpine Meconopsis species in the Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains region.

ABSTRACT: Climate change may impact the distribution of species by shifting their ranges to higher elevations or higher latitudes. The impacts on alpine plant species may be particularly profound due to a potential lack of availability of future suitable habitat. To identify how alpine species have responded to climate change during the past century as well as to predict how they may react to possible global climate change scenarios in the future, we investigate the climatic responses of seven species of Meconopsis, a representative genus endemic in the alpine meadow and subnival region of the Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains. We analyzed past elevational shifts, as well as projected shifts in longitude, latitude, elevation, and range size using historical specimen records and species distribution

SUBMITTER: He X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6467849 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature