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Dieback and expansions: species-specific responses during 20 years of amplified warming in the high Alps 衰退和扩张：高阿尔卑斯山脉20年升温加剧期间的物种特异性反应

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Alpine Botany Pub Date : 2019-11-20 DOI: 10.1007/s00035-019-00230-6

Klaus Steinbauer, Andrea Lamprecht, Philipp Semenchuk, Manuela Winkler, Harald Pauli

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引用次数: 20

Low floristic richness of afro-alpine vegetation of Mount Kenya is related to its small area 肯尼亚山非洲高山植被区系丰富度低与其面积小有关

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Alpine Botany Pub Date : 2019-10-29 DOI: 10.1007/s00035-019-00229-z

Vladimir G. Onipchenko, Natalia A. Kopylova, Alii M. Kipkeev, Tatiana G. Elumeeva, Andrei Azovsky, Sergei V. Dudov, Justine M. Nyaga

{"title":"Low floristic richness of afro-alpine vegetation of Mount Kenya is related to its small area","authors":"Vladimir G. Onipchenko, Natalia A. Kopylova, Alii M. Kipkeev, Tatiana G. Elumeeva, Andrei Azovsky, Sergei V. Dudov, Justine M. Nyaga","doi":"10.1007/s00035-019-00229-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00035-019-00229-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Diversity patterns of tropical alpine vegetation is poorly studied. We estimated vascular plant floristic richness for two typical afro-alpine communities in Mount Kenya using a series of nested plots sized from 25 to 100 m<sup>2</sup>. The <i>α</i>-diversity was low for all plot sizes (4.8–7.8 and 12.8 species per one and 100 m<sup>2</sup>, respectively). Comparative analysis of <i>α</i>-, <i>β</i>- and <i>γ</i>-diversity across 22 plant communities from five Mountain regions (Mount Kenya, European Alps, Caucasus, Tibet, New Zealand Alps) revealed that area of mountain system was the only significant variable shaping the local richness; this effect became stronger with increasing spatial scale. Beta-diversity, by contrast, showed neither latitudinal trends nor significant correlation with other geographical or climatic variables. We conclude that the total area of mountain system is one of the main factors determining the regional species pool and, ultimately, the local diversity of alpine plant communities (the “echo-effect”). Small area and isolation of Mt. Kenya are considered as the main reasons for low local richness of its afro-alpine vegetation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51238,"journal":{"name":"Alpine Botany","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2019-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s00035-019-00229-z","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50524216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

UV-induced anthocyanin in the host plant Sedum lanceolatum has little effect on feeding by larval Parnassius smintheus 紫外诱导的披叶景天花青素对小金雀幼虫的取食影响不大

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Alpine Botany Pub Date : 2019-09-13 DOI: 10.1007/s00035-019-00228-0

John P. Ballas, Stephen F. Matter

引用次数: 1

Wild cherry (Prunus avium (L.) L.) leaf shape and size variations in natural populations at different elevations 不同海拔地区野生樱桃（Prunus avium（L.）L.）自然种群叶片形状和大小的变化

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Alpine Botany Pub Date : 2019-09-11 DOI: 10.1007/s00035-019-00227-1

Danijela Miljković, Milena Stefanović, Saša Orlović, Milena Stanković Neđić, Lazar Kesić, Srđan Stojnić

{"title":"Wild cherry (Prunus avium (L.) L.) leaf shape and size variations in natural populations at different elevations","authors":"Danijela Miljković, Milena Stefanović, Saša Orlović, Milena Stanković Neđić, Lazar Kesić, Srđan Stojnić","doi":"10.1007/s00035-019-00227-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00035-019-00227-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Leaf shape variations and developmental instability were examined for the first time in natural populations of <i>Prunus avium</i> (L.) L. in the central Balkan region (Bosnia and Herzegovina) at different elevational points, from 230 to 1177 m. above sea level. Geometric morphometric tools were applied to assess the variability of leaf shapes and sizes, while a fluctuating asymmetry leaf index was used as a measure of leaf developmental instability. According to the results of canonical variate analysis for the symmetric component of shape variation and hierarchical analysis of variance for centroid size, the studied populations could be partially differentiated into three groups. The co-variation between leaf form (shape and size) and climate variables was significant, estimated by two-block partial least square analysis. Climate variables (the sum of precipitation in May and the De Martonne aridity index) mostly influenced leaf shape and size. A population situated at the highest elevation had the highest value for fluctuating asymmetry leaf index, which was an indication of developmental instability. High natural variability and interpopulation differences were observed for all studied leaf traits (leaf shape, centroid size, fluctuating asymmetry leaf index, leaf area, leaf length and width, petiole length). For well-known traditional morphometric measures (leaf area, leaf length, leaf width, and petiole length) in accordance with previous studies, intrapopulation variability was greater than interpopulation variability. For centroid size and the fluctuating asymmetry leaf index (measures used in geometric morphometrics) variability was higher among populations than within them. This indicates that geometric morphometrics could give new insights into infra-specific variability.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51238,"journal":{"name":"Alpine Botany","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2019-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s00035-019-00227-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50472927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 25

Contrasting impacts of climate change on the vegetation of windy ridges and snowbeds in the Swiss Alps 气候变化对瑞士阿尔卑斯山多风山脊和雪床植被的影响对比

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Alpine Botany Pub Date : 2019-09-04 DOI: 10.1007/s00035-019-00223-5

Loïc Liberati, Swanee Messerli, Magalì Matteodo, Pascal Vittoz

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引用次数: 16

Are mountaintops climate refugia for plants under global warming? A lesson from high-mountain oaks in tropical rainforest 在全球变暖的情况下，山顶是植物的气候避难所吗？热带雨林高山橡树的教训

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Alpine Botany Pub Date : 2019-08-27 DOI: 10.1007/s00035-019-00226-2

Hong-Hu Meng, Shi-Shun Zhou, Xiao-Long Jiang, Paul F. Gugger, Lang Li, Yun-Hong Tan, Jie Li

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引用次数: 15

Spatial genetic structure of the endemic alpine plant Salix serpillifolia: genetic swamping on nunataks due to secondary colonization? 高山特有植物柳的空间遗传结构：二次定殖引起的nunatak遗传淹没？

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Alpine Botany Pub Date : 2019-08-08 DOI: 10.1007/s00035-019-00224-4

Piotr Kosiński, Katarzyna Sękiewicz, Łukasz Walas, Adam Boratyński, Monika Dering

{"title":"Spatial genetic structure of the endemic alpine plant Salix serpillifolia: genetic swamping on nunataks due to secondary colonization?","authors":"Piotr Kosiński, Katarzyna Sękiewicz, Łukasz Walas, Adam Boratyński, Monika Dering","doi":"10.1007/s00035-019-00224-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00035-019-00224-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Pleistocene climatic changes affected the current distribution and genetic structure of alpine plants. Some refugial areas for the high elevation species have been proposed in the Alps, but whether they could survive on nunataks, is still controversial. Here, the spatial genetic structure in <i>Salix serpillifolia</i> revealed by chloroplast (cpSSR) and nuclear (nSSR) microsatellites was compared with the MaxEnt-modelled geographic distributions under current and past (Last Glacial Maximum) climate conditions. Our results suggest that the genetic pattern of differentiation detected in <i>S. serpillifolia</i> may be explained by the existence of Pleistocene refugia, including nunataks. The geographical patterns of variation obtained from the chloroplast and nuclear markers were not fully congruent. The spatial genetic structure that was based on nSSRs was more homogenous, while the cpSSR-based pattern pointed at strong genetic structure along the Alps. Five populations from the Central Alps had a combination of local and unique cpSSR clusters and admixture of those occurring in the Western and Eastern Alps. These findings may indicate the local survival of small populations of <i>S. serpillifolia</i> that were subsequently populated by new colonists in the postglacial period.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51238,"journal":{"name":"Alpine Botany","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2019-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s00035-019-00224-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50461930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 20

Floral traits determine pollinator visitation in Rhododendron species across an elevation gradient in the Sikkim Himalaya 花的特征决定了锡金喜马拉雅海拔梯度上杜鹃花物种的传粉昆虫造访

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Alpine Botany Pub Date : 2019-08-05 DOI: 10.1007/s00035-019-00225-3

Shweta Basnett, Rengaian Ganesan, Soubadra M. Devy

{"title":"Floral traits determine pollinator visitation in Rhododendron species across an elevation gradient in the Sikkim Himalaya","authors":"Shweta Basnett, Rengaian Ganesan, Soubadra M. Devy","doi":"10.1007/s00035-019-00225-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00035-019-00225-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Plants growing along steep elevational gradients experience variations in abiotic conditions. The elevational gradient also affects the diversity and abundance of pollinators associated with these plants. As a result, plants may have locally adapted floral traits. However, detailed assessments of multiple floral traits along elevational gradients are often neglected despite the traits being important for plant sexual reproduction. We tested the association of floral traits with pollinators in response to elevation by identifying pollinators and measuring morphological and biochemical floral traits as well as studying the breeding systems of ten aggregated <i>Rhododendron</i> species in the Sikkim Himalaya. Corolla length, nectar volume and distance between stamen and stigma significantly decreased with elevation. In contrast, nectar concentrations were positively associated with elevation. Birds, bumblebees and flies were the three dominant pollinator groups. Bird visits showed a strong negative association with elevation while visits by bumblebees and flies increased with elevation. Species with longer corollas and higher nectar volumes showed higher rates of bird visits, while bumblebees were associated with species that had higher nectar concentrations. Fruit set following cross-pollination was high compared to self-pollination, and higher pollen limitation and auto-fertility were observed among species in higher elevations. These observed patterns in the association between floral traits and pollinator groups in response to elevation may help generate testable hypotheses on alpine plant–pollinator responses to climate warming.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51238,"journal":{"name":"Alpine Botany","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2019-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s00035-019-00225-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50451645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 14

Photoprotective strategies against drought are depending on the elevation provenance in Phacelia secunda 干旱的光防护策略取决于Phacelia secunda的海拔来源

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Alpine Botany Pub Date : 2019-08-01 DOI: 10.1007/s00035-019-00221-7

Carolina Hernández-Fuentes, Rafael E. Coopman, Lohengrin A. Cavieres, León A. Bravo

{"title":"Photoprotective strategies against drought are depending on the elevation provenance in Phacelia secunda","authors":"Carolina Hernández-Fuentes, Rafael E. Coopman, Lohengrin A. Cavieres, León A. Bravo","doi":"10.1007/s00035-019-00221-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00035-019-00221-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The central Chilean Andes are located in a Mediterranean-type climate zone, characterized by dry summers and high irradiance. This creates a contrasting elevational gradient because higher elevations get more solid precipitation and lower temperatures, resulting in higher soil humidity along the growing season compared with severe drought at lower elevations. Therefore, species with wide elevational distributions, such as <i>Phacelia secunda,</i> must have developed specific adaptations to cope with contrasting severity of drought stress-induced photoinhibition at different elevations. We hypothesize that <i>P. secunda</i> from lower elevation, is more tolerant to drought stress-induced photo-damage than plants from high elevation. This higher tolerance will be associated to a higher diversity of photoprotective strategies in plants that naturally suffers severe drought every growing season. To test this hypothesis, plants from 2700 and 3600 m in the central Chilean Andes were grown under the common garden and then subjected to water restriction. We measured stress indicators, photochemistry of PSII and PSI and estimate alternative electron sinks. Drought affected <i>P. secunda</i> photosynthetic performance differentially depending on the elevation of provenance. Plants from lower elevation exhibited higher drought tolerance than higher elevation ones. This was related to higher levels of heat dissipation and alternative electron sinks exhibited by plants from lower elevation under drought stress. We concluded that plants naturally subjected to recurrent drought are better adapted to respond to drought stress using additional photochemical photoprotective mechanisms and confirm the role of alternative electron sinks ameliorating photodamage.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51238,"journal":{"name":"Alpine Botany","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2019-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s00035-019-00221-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50429250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 5

Facilitation of vascular plants by cushion mosses in high-Andean communities 高山安第斯群落垫苔藓促进维管植物生长

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Alpine Botany Pub Date : 2019-07-31 DOI: 10.1007/s00035-019-00222-6

Sabrina S. Gavini, Guillermo M. Suárez, Cecilia Ezcurra, Marcelo A. Aizen

{"title":"Facilitation of vascular plants by cushion mosses in high-Andean communities","authors":"Sabrina S. Gavini, Guillermo M. Suárez, Cecilia Ezcurra, Marcelo A. Aizen","doi":"10.1007/s00035-019-00222-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00035-019-00222-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Mosses are a dominant ground cover in a wide array of ecosystems, especially in those developing under cold-stressed environments such as arctic and alpine ice-melting glacial forelands. Consequently, mosses may influence the performance and distribution of other plants. Here, we assessed the nature of interactions between vascular plants and cushion-forming mosses in three alpine communities in the northern Patagonian Andes. We recorded species richness, plant abundance and cover of vascular plants within and outside moss cushions, measuring also patch area and moss layer depth. To determine the effect of mosses on vascular plant assemblages, we calculated the relative interaction index (RII) in terms of richness, abundance and cover of all vascular plants, and of individual species. Moss-cushion patches showed higher species richness, plant abundance and cover in comparison with bare ground areas. Overall, the diversity of vascular plants increased with both moss-cushion area and layer depth. Species-specific RII values revealed that the effects of moss cushions on neighboring vascular plants were predominantly positive for all three plant communities surveyed. These results highlight the role of mosses as nurse plants in alpine ice-melting glacial forelands and, thus, as ecosystem engineers that can be key in maintaining vascular plant diversity.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51238,"journal":{"name":"Alpine Botany","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2019-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s00035-019-00222-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50527715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 20