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Rapid climate change results in long-lasting spatial homogenization of phylogenetic diversity

Environmental Studies and Forestry

Rapid climate change results in long-lasting spatial homogenization of phylogenetic diversity

B. Saladin, L. Pellissier, et al.

This study by Bianca Saladin, Loïc Pellissier, Catherine H. Graham, Michael P. Nobis, Nicolas Salamin, and Niklaus E. Zimmermann uncovers the alarming homogenization of phylogenetic diversity in European seed plants, driven by rapid climate change. The findings indicate that what we are witnessing today may only be a precursor to even greater losses in evolutionary heritage as climate change continues to accelerate.

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Abstract
This study investigates the impact of past rapid climate changes on the spatial variation of phylogenetic diversity in European seed plants. The research shows a significant homogenization of phylogenetic diversity across Central and Northern Europe, linked to high climate change velocity and distance from refugia. This homogenization, a legacy of past climate oscillations, suggests that future projected losses in evolutionary heritage may be even more dramatic due to the large-scale impact of rapid climate change.
Publisher
Nature Communications
Published On
Sep 16, 2020
Authors
Bianca Saladin, Loïc Pellissier, Catherine H. Graham, Michael P. Nobis, Nicolas Salamin, Niklaus E. Zimmermann
Tags
phylogenetic diversity
climate change
seed plants
Central Europe
Northern Europe
evolutionary heritage

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