The subnival-nival vascular plant species of Iran: A unique high-mountain flora and its threat from climate warming

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1319-1338

  Noroozi, Jalil ^a   Pauli, Harald ^a   Grabherr, Georg ^a   Breckle, Siegmar W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Altitudinal distribution; Climate change; Endemism; High mountains; Phytogeography; Subnival nival zone; Vascular plants

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALTITUDINAL ZONATION; CHRONOLOGY; CLIMATE VARIATION; COLD REGION; ELEVATION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENDEMISM; FLORISTICS; FRAGMENTATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GLACIATION; MOUNTAIN REGION; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; VASCULAR PLANT; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; VULNERABILITY; WARMING;

IRAN;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 79955742849     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-011-0029-9     Document Type: Article

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