Brunet, Jörg
- Institutionen för sydsvensk skogsvetenskap, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Main conclusions Forest understorey plants shifted their realized niche along the latitudinal gradient, suggesting local adaptation and/or plasticity. This macroecological pattern casts doubt on the idea that the realized niche is stable in space and time, which is a key assumption of species distribution models used to predict the future of biodiversity, hence raising concern about predicted extinction rates.
Beta diversity; climate change; detrended correspondence analyses; Ellenberg indicator values; forest understorey plant species; niche optimum; niche width; plant community; realized niche
Global Ecology and Biogeography
2013, volym: 22, nummer: 10, sidor: 1130-1140
Utgivare: WILEY-BLACKWELL
SDG13 Bekämpa klimatförändringarna
SDG15 Ekosystem och biologisk mångfald
Botanik
Ekologi
Klimatvetenskap
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/50598