Asymmetric boundary shifts of tropical montane Lepidoptera over four decades of climate warming
Date
2011
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Publisher
Wiley
Abstract
To estimate whether species have shifted at equal rates at their leading edges (cool boundaries) and trailing edges (warm boundaries) in response to climate change. We provide the first such evidence for tropical insects, here examining elevation shifts for the upper and lower boundaries shifts of montane moths. Threats to species on tropical mountains are considered.
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Keywords
Climate change, cloud, ecological barrier, endemic species, geology, Geometridae, leading edge, Malaysia, range shift, trailing edge.
Citation
Chen, I. C., Hill, J. K., Shiu, H. J., Holloway, J. D., Benedick, S., Chey, V. K., Barlow, H.S., & Thomas, C. D. (2011). Asymmetric boundary shifts of tropical montane Lepidoptera over four decades of climate warming. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 20(1), 34-45.