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Climate-associated population declines reverse recovery and threaten future of an iconic high-elevation plant

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2017-08-23 03:10:51
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2017-08-23 03:11:30
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2013-01-07

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Paul Krushelnycky(Principal Investigator), Pacific Islands Landscape Conservation Cooperative(administrator), 2017-08-23(creation), 2017-08-23(lastUpdate), 2013-01-07(Publication), Climate-associated population declines reverse recovery and threaten future of an iconic high-elevation plant

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Although climate change is predicted to place mountain-top and other narrowly endemic species at severe risk of extinction, the ecological processes involved in such extinctions are still poorly resolved. In addition, much of this biodiversity loss will likely go unobserved, and therefore largely unappreciated. The Haleakalā silversword is restricted to a single volcano summit in Hawai‘i, but is a highly charismatic giant rosette plant that is viewed by 1–2 million visitors annually. We link detailed local climate data to a lengthy demographic record, and combine both with a population-wide assessment of recent plant mortality and recruitment, to show that after decades of strong recovery following successful management, this iconic [...]

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier 10.1111/gcb.12111

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journalGlobal Change Biology
languageeng
noteKrushelnycky, Paul D., et al. "Climate‐associated population declines reverse recovery and threaten future of an iconic high‐elevation plant." Global Change Biology 19.3 (2013): 911-922.

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