Climate Change and Alpine Screes: No Future for Glacial Relict <i>Papaver occidentale</i> (Papaveraceae) in Western Prealps

Climate Change and Alpine Screes: No Future for Glacial Relict <i>Papaver occidentale</i> (Papaveraceae) in Western Prealps

Glacial relicts, especially those with very narrow habitat requirements, are particularly affected by global warming. We considered <i>Papaver occidentale</i>, a glacial relict endemic to the Western Prealps, belonging to the alpine poppy complex (<i>P. alpinum</i> aggr.), as...

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Main Authors: Yann Fragnière, Loïc Pittet, Benoît Clément, Sébastien Bétrisey, Emanuel Gerber, Michał Ronikier, Christian Parisod, Gregor Kozlowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
arctic-alpine flora
climate change
extinction risk
microrefugia
narrow endemism
<i>Papaver alpinum</i> aggr.
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/9/346

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