Four Decades of Andean Timberline Migration and Implications for Biodiversity Loss with Climate Change

David A. Lutz; Rebecca L. Powell; Miles R. Silman

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0074496

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Four Decades of Andean Timberline Migration and Implications for Biodiversity Loss with Climate Change

David A. Lutz ,

* E-mail: David.A.Lutz@dartmouth.edu

Affiliations Center for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability and Department of Biology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America, Environmental Studies Program, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States of America
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Rebecca L. Powell,

Affiliation Center for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability and Department of Biology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America
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Miles R. Silman

Affiliation Center for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability and Department of Biology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America
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Four Decades of Andean Timberline Migration and Implications for Biodiversity Loss with Climate Change

David A. Lutz,
Rebecca L. Powell,
Miles R. Silman

Published: September 11, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0074496

About the Authors

David A. Lutz

* E-mail: David.A.Lutz@dartmouth.edu

Affiliations Center for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability and Department of Biology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America, Environmental Studies Program, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States of America

Rebecca L. Powell

Affiliation Center for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability and Department of Biology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America

Miles R. Silman

Affiliation Center for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability and Department of Biology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DAL RLP MRS. Performed the experiments: DAL RLP. Analyzed the data: DAL RLP MRS. Wrote the paper: DAL RLP MRS.

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