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100			_a Malanson, George P _950942
245			_aMountain plant communities: Uncertain sentinels?/
260			_bSage, _c2019.
300			_aVol 43, issue 4, 2019 : (521-543 p.).
520			_aMountain plant communities are thought to be sensitive to climate change and, thus, able to reveal its effects sooner than others. The status as sentinels of two plant communities are reviewed. Alpine treeline ecotones and alpine vegetation have been observed to respond to climate change in recent decades. The treeline has moved upslope and alpine communities have had some species increase and others decrease. The response for both, however, has been inconsistent if taken as a whole. Problematic factors for this response are outlined for both: abiotic and biotic interactions partially decouple the plant communities from climate. Differences across spatial and temporal scales complicate interpretation. Partial decoupling leads to nonlinear responses and difficulties for prediction and for planning mitigation.
650			_aDisequilibrium, _950943
650			_a indicator, _950944
650			_a climate change, _949417
650			_aalpine vegetation, _950945
650			_aalpine treeline, _950946
650			_a monitoring _950947
700			_aResler, Lynn M _950948
700			_aButler, David R _950949
700			_aFagre, Daniel B _950950
773	0		_012665 _916502 _dLondon: Sage Publication Ltd, 2019. _tProgress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment/ _x03091333
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/0309133319843873
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