Topography of the Dolomites modulates range dynamics of narrow endemic plants under climate change.

ABSTRACT: Climate change is expected to threaten endemic plants in the Alps. In this context, the factors that may modulate species responses are rarely investigated at a local scale. We analyzed eight alpine narrow endemics of the Dolomites (southeastern Alps) under different predicted climate change scenarios at fine spatial resolutions. We tested possible differences in elevation, topographic heterogeneity and velocity of climate change among areas of gained, lost, or stable climatic habitat. The negative impact of climate change ranged from moderate to severe, depending on scenario and species. Generally, range loss occurred at the lowest elevations, while gained and stable areas were located at highest elevations. For six of the species, climate change velocity had higher values in stable and g

SUBMITTER: Rota F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8792058 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature