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ArticleGlobal change biology2024

(Dis)connecting the Globe Through Water-Driven Ecological and Biogeochemical Corridors in the Polar-Alpine Biome.

Pilar Hurtado, Asunción de Los Ríos, Rebeca Arias-Real

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Article in Global change biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Pilar HurtadoBiodiversity and Conservation Area, Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7859-8960
Asunción de Los RíosMuseo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain.
Rebeca Arias-RealMuseo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9504-9418

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Global change is causing the melting of ice masses, permafrost thawing, and the shrinking of glaciers, thereby reshaping nature's rhythms. Longer thaw phases and more frequent dry periods are transforming water-driven transitional ecosystems (e.g., glacier-fed streams) in the Polar-Alpine biome. This shift risks replacing unique, specialist species with more generalist ones, leading to "biotic homogenization"-a loss of diversity that reduces ecosystems' adaptability to change. While more species may be present at local levels, this often comes at the expense of the critical roles that specialists play. These changes disrupt nature's balance and the provision of vital ecosystem services.

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Climate ChangeEcosystemIce CoverArctic RegionsBiodiversityWaterWaterbiodiversitybiotic homogenizationconnectivityfreeze–thaw‐dry cyclesglobal changewater‐driven corridors

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PMID39614421
PMCPMC11607389

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