The sky IS the limit: The present state and future stake of alpine plants
Assigned Session: FS 3.149: Mountain regions as key biodiversity observatories – challenges and solutions in times of global changes
Abstract ID: 3.10394 | Not reviewed | Requested as: Talk | TBA | TBA
Nanette Kuich (1)
(1) Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, 522 South Frontage Road East, 81657 Vail, US
Abstract
The alpine ecosystem covers about 3% of terrestrial habitats in isolated pockets extending nearly from pole to pole. Some of Earth’s highest and coldest regions have experienced more pronounced warming than other ecosystems. How will plants, the essential providers of the alpine world, survive in their sky islands?
The isolated nature of the alpine ecosystem physically separates researchers from one another and limits data sharing. The Alpine Plants Specialist Group within the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) communicates and advocates for plant conservation in the earth’s most threatened ecosystem. Observations made by the specialist group can lead the world in documenting the impacts of a warming planet.
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