Climate change‐driven forest fires marginalize the impact of ice cap wasting on Kilimanjaro
Abstract The disappearing glaciers of Kilimanjaro are attracting broad interest. Less conspicuous but ecologically far more significant is the associated increase of frequency and intensity of fires on the slopes of Kilimanjaro, which leads to a downward shift of the upper forest line by several hun...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2005.00968.x 2024-09-30T14:36:27+00:00 Climate change‐driven forest fires marginalize the impact of ice cap wasting on Kilimanjaro Hemp, Andreas 2005 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2005.00968.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1365-2486.2005.00968.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2005.00968.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Global Change Biology volume 11, issue 7, page 1013-1023 ISSN 1354-1013 1365-2486 journal-article 2005 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2005.00968.x 2024-09-03T04:24:22Z Abstract The disappearing glaciers of Kilimanjaro are attracting broad interest. Less conspicuous but ecologically far more significant is the associated increase of frequency and intensity of fires on the slopes of Kilimanjaro, which leads to a downward shift of the upper forest line by several hundred meters as a result of a drier (warmer) climate since the last century. In contrast to common belief, global warming does not necessarily cause upward migration of plants and animals. Here, it is shown that on Kilimanjaro the opposite trend is under way, with consequences more harmful than those due to the loss of the showy ice cap of Africa's highest mountain. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice cap Wiley Online Library Global Change Biology 11 7 1013 1023 |
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Abstract The disappearing glaciers of Kilimanjaro are attracting broad interest. Less conspicuous but ecologically far more significant is the associated increase of frequency and intensity of fires on the slopes of Kilimanjaro, which leads to a downward shift of the upper forest line by several hundred meters as a result of a drier (warmer) climate since the last century. In contrast to common belief, global warming does not necessarily cause upward migration of plants and animals. Here, it is shown that on Kilimanjaro the opposite trend is under way, with consequences more harmful than those due to the loss of the showy ice cap of Africa's highest mountain. |
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Climate change‐driven forest fires marginalize the impact of ice cap wasting on Kilimanjaro |
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