Persistence of arctic-alpine flora during 24,000 years of environmental change in the Polar Urals
Abstract Plants adapted to extreme conditions can be at high risk from climate change; arctic-alpine plants, in particular, could “run out of space” as they are out-competed by expansion of woody vegetation. Mountain regions could potentially provide safe sites for arctic-alpine plants in a warmer c...
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crspringernat:10.1038/s41598-019-55989-9 2023-05-15T14:33:57+02:00 Persistence of arctic-alpine flora during 24,000 years of environmental change in the Polar Urals Clarke, C. L. Edwards, M. E. Gielly, L. Ehrich, D. Hughes, P. D. M. Morozova, L. M. Haflidason, H. Mangerud, J. Svendsen, J. I. Alsos, I. G. 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-55989-9 http://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-55989-9.pdf http://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-55989-9 en eng Springer Science and Business Media LLC https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Scientific Reports volume 9, issue 1 ISSN 2045-2322 Multidisciplinary journal-article 2019 crspringernat https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-55989-9 2022-01-04T11:20:15Z Abstract Plants adapted to extreme conditions can be at high risk from climate change; arctic-alpine plants, in particular, could “run out of space” as they are out-competed by expansion of woody vegetation. Mountain regions could potentially provide safe sites for arctic-alpine plants in a warmer climate, but empirical evidence is fragmentary. Here we present a 24,000-year record of species persistence based on sedimentary ancient DNA ( sed aDNA) from Lake Bolshoye Shchuchye (Polar Urals). We provide robust evidence of long-term persistence of arctic-alpine plants through large-magnitude climate changes but document a decline in their diversity during a past expansion of woody vegetation. Nevertheless, most of the plants that were present during the last glacial interval, including all of the arctic-alpines, are still found in the region today. This underlines the conservation significance of mountain landscapes via their provision of a range of habitats that confer resilience to climate change, particularly for arctic-alpine taxa. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change Springer Nature (via Crossref) Arctic Scientific Reports 9 1 |
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Abstract Plants adapted to extreme conditions can be at high risk from climate change; arctic-alpine plants, in particular, could “run out of space” as they are out-competed by expansion of woody vegetation. Mountain regions could potentially provide safe sites for arctic-alpine plants in a warmer climate, but empirical evidence is fragmentary. Here we present a 24,000-year record of species persistence based on sedimentary ancient DNA ( sed aDNA) from Lake Bolshoye Shchuchye (Polar Urals). We provide robust evidence of long-term persistence of arctic-alpine plants through large-magnitude climate changes but document a decline in their diversity during a past expansion of woody vegetation. Nevertheless, most of the plants that were present during the last glacial interval, including all of the arctic-alpines, are still found in the region today. This underlines the conservation significance of mountain landscapes via their provision of a range of habitats that confer resilience to climate change, particularly for arctic-alpine taxa. |
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Clarke, C. L. Edwards, M. E. Gielly, L. Ehrich, D. Hughes, P. D. M. Morozova, L. M. Haflidason, H. Mangerud, J. Svendsen, J. I. Alsos, I. G. |
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Clarke, C. L. Edwards, M. E. Gielly, L. Ehrich, D. Hughes, P. D. M. Morozova, L. M. Haflidason, H. Mangerud, J. Svendsen, J. I. Alsos, I. G. |
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Persistence of arctic-alpine flora during 24,000 years of environmental change in the Polar Urals |
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Persistence of arctic-alpine flora during 24,000 years of environmental change in the Polar Urals |
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Persistence of arctic-alpine flora during 24,000 years of environmental change in the Polar Urals |
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Persistence of arctic-alpine flora during 24,000 years of environmental change in the Polar Urals |
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Persistence of arctic-alpine flora during 24,000 years of environmental change in the Polar Urals |
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persistence of arctic-alpine flora during 24,000 years of environmental change in the polar urals |
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