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ArticleCommunications earth & environment2025

Heterogeneous thermal tolerance of dominant Andean montane tree species.

Zorayda Restrepo, Sebastián González-Caro, Iain P Hartley, Juan Camilo Villegas, Patrick Meir, Adriana Sanchez, Daniel Ruiz Carrascal, Lina M Mercado

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Article in Communications earth & environment, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors.

Zorayda RestrepoGrupo GiGA, Escuela Ambiental, Facultad de ingeniería, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0002-3213-9985
Sebastián González-CaroGeography, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
Iain P HartleyGeography, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9183-6617
Juan Camilo VillegasGrupo de Investigación en Ecología Aplicada, Escuela Ambiental, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
Patrick MeirSchool of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Adriana SanchezDepartamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, D.C. Colombia.
Daniel Ruiz CarrascalInnovation and Technological Development Directorate, Eafit University, Medellín, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0003-0987-5017
Lina M MercadoGeography, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4069-0838

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In tropical montane forests, the Earth's largest biodiversity hotspots, there is increasing evidence that climate warming is resulting in montane species being displaced by their lowland counterparts. However, the drivers of these changes are poorly understood. Across a large elevation gradient in the Colombian Andes, we established three experimental plantations of 15 dominant tree species including both naturally occurring montane and lowland species and measured their survival and growth. Here we show that 55% of the studied montane species maintained growth at their survival's hottest temperature with the remaining 45% being intolerant to such levels of warming, declining their growth, while lowland species benefited strongly from the warmest temperatures. Our findings suggest that the direct negative effects of warming and increased competition of montane species with lowland species are promoting increased homogeneity in community composition, resulting in reduced biodiversity.

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PMCPMC11832418

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