Decline of dry grassland specialists in Mediterranean high-mountain communities influenced by recent climate warming

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1394-1404

  Jiménez Alfaro, Borja ^a,b   Gavilán, Rosario G ^b   Escudero, Adrián ^c   Iriondo, José María ^c   Fernández González, Federico ^d  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alpine communities; Climate change; Dry habitats; Iberian Peninsula; Maxent; Mediterranean climate; Plant community dynamics; Re survey; Species range shifts; Vegetation change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925352059     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12198     Document Type: Article

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