Earth's Future, 2023 Current temperatures in microrefugia may persist longer than in nearby areas as temperatures warm. However, locating and measuring the contribution of microrefugia to thermal inertia in a landscape is challenging.
James H Thorne
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Ice holes microrefugia harbor genetically and functionally distinct populations of Vaccinium vitis-idaea (Ericaceae) [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 In the mountain terrain, ice holes are little depressions between rock boulders that are characterized by the exit of cold air able to cool down the rock surface even in summer. This cold air creates cold microrefugia in warmer surroundings that preserve
Rita Tonin +7 more
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From glacial refugia to hydrological microrefugia: Factors and processes driving the persistence of the climate relict tree Zelkova sicula [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 With only two tiny populations, the climate relict Zelkova sicula (Sicily, Italy) is one of the rarest trees in the world. It also represents the most marginal member of genus Zelkova that was widespread in the broadleaved forests thriving in warm ...
Giuseppe Garfì +7 more
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North-facing roadside slopes: Anthropogenic climate microrefugia for orchids
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2023 Facing global climate change is a great challenge for organisms. Numerous species respond to a changing climate by shifting their geographical ranges, adapting to the local climate or finding microrefugia to persist under unfavorable macroclimatic ...
Reka Fekete +2 more
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021 Species distribution models can be used to predict favorable areas for population persistence under contemporary climate change. However, these predictions are often based on broad-scale environmental variables and lack consideration of local-scale ...
Tomoki Sakiyama +2 more
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Bridging the gap between microclimate and microrefugia: A bottom‐up approach reveals strong climatic and biological offsets [PDF]
Global Change Biology, 2023 International audienceIn the context of global warming, a clear understanding of microrefugia—microsites enabling the survival of species populations outside their main range limits—is crucial.
Marie Finocchiaro +2 more
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Phylogeographic structure of common sage (Salvia officinalis L.) reveals microrefugia throughout the Balkans and colonizations of the Apennines [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Studying the population-genetic and phylogeographic structures of a representative species of a particular geographical region can not only provide us with information regarding its evolutionary history, but also improve our understanding of the ...
Ivan Radosavljević +6 more
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The Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of the Endemic Alyssum bosniacum (Brassicaceae) from the Central Dinaric Alps, Balkan Peninsula [PDF]
PlantsThe Balkan mountain ranges are major hotspots of genetic diversity and endemism, yet many species remain poorly studied. One such species is Alyssum bosniacum, a narrow endemic of the Central Dinaric Alps.
Jasna Hanjalić Kurtović +5 more
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Phylogeography and ecological niche modeling implicate multiple microrefugia of Swertia tetraptera during quaternary glaciations [PDF]
BMC Plant Biology, 2023 Background Climate fluctuations during the Pleistocene and mountain uplift are vital driving forces affecting geographic distribution. Here, we ask how an annual plant responded to the Pleistocene glacial cycles.
Lucun Yang, Guoying Zhou
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Changing climate conditions are well documented to affect species distribution patterns and migratory phenology, especially for thermally constrained species.
Elizabeth E. Hieb +8 more
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