Advance of plant species on slopes of the Chimborazo volcano (Ecuador) calculated based on unreliable data
2016
Abstract
Morueta-Holme et al. (1) report an average upper range limit shift of 675 m for 51 species of vascular plants on Chimborazo since Humboldt's 1802 ascent. About 86% of the species advanced (as much as >2,000 m), whereas 14% retreated (as much as >500 m).
No explanation is provided for such varied species-specific responses to environmental change or for a migration rate on Chimborazo about 2.6-times faster than plants and animals elsewhere.