@misc{10481/71253,
year = {2021},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/71253},
abstract = {Organisms modify their geographical distributions in response to changes in environmental
conditions, or modify their affinity to such conditions, to avoid extinction. This study explored the
altitudinal shift of Abies pinsapo Boiss. in the Baetic System. We analysed the potential distribution of
the realised and reproductive niches of A. pinsapo populations in the Ronda Mountains (Southern
Spain) by using species distribution models (SDMs) for two life stages within the current populations.
Then, we calculated the species’ potential altitudinal shifts and identified the areas in which the processes of persistence and migration predominated. The realised and reproductive niches of A. pinsapo
are different to one another, which may indicate a displacement in its altitudinal distribution owing
to changes in the climatic conditions of the Ronda Mountains. The most unfavourable conditions
for the species indicate a trailing edge (~110 m) at the lower limit of its distribution and a leading
edge (~55 m) at the upper limit. Even though the differences in the altitudinal shifts between the
trailing and leading edges will not cause the populations to become extinct in the short term, they
may threaten their viability if the conditions that are producing the contraction at the lower limit
persist in the long term.},
organization = {This research was funded by (i) Spanish government, State R&D Program Oriented to the
Challenges of the Society: MED-REFUGIA Research Project (RTI2018-101714-B-I00); (ii) Andalusian
Plan for Research, Development and Innovation: OROMEDREFUGIA Research Project (P18-RT4963); (iii) ERDF Operational Programme in Andalusia (EU regional programme): RELIC-FLORA 2
Research Project (B-RNM-404-UGR18); and (iv) State Program for the Promotion of Scientific Research
and Excellence Technique: PALEOPINSAPO Research Project (CSO2017-83576-P). The APC was
funded by (i) Spanish government, State R&D Program Oriented to the Challenges of the Society:
MED-REFUGIA Research Project (RTI2018-101714-B-I00); and (ii) Andalusian Plan for Research,
Development and Innovation: OROMEDREFUGIA Research Project (P18-RT-4963).},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Ecological niche},
keywords = {Leading edge},
keywords = {Migration},
keywords = {Persistence},
keywords = {Trailing edge},
title = {Lean Pattern in an Altitude Range Shift of a Tree Species: Abies pinsapo Boiss},
doi = {10.3390/f12111451},
author = {González Hernández, Antonio and Nieto Lugilde, Diego and Peñas De Giles, Julio and Alba Sánchez, María Francisca},
}