Plant species dispersed by Galapagos tortoises surf the wave of habitat suitability under anthropogenic climate change

Native biodiversity on the Galapagos Archipelago is severely threatened by invasive alien species. On Santa Cruz Island, the abundance of introduced plant species is low in the arid lowlands of the Galapagos National Park, but increases with elevation into unprotected humid highlands. Two common ali...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 12; no. 7; p. e0181333
Main Authors:	Ellis-Soto, Diego, Blake, Stephen, Soultan, Alaaeldin, Guézou, Anne, Cabrera, Fredy, Lötters, Stefan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 20.07.2017 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Abundance Animal behavior Animals Anthropogenic climate changes Anthropogenic factors Archipelagoes Aridity Biodiversity Biology and Life Sciences Chelonoidis Climate Climate Change Climate models Climatic conditions Dispersal Dispersion Dung Earth Sciences Ecology and Environmental Sciences Ecosystem Ecuador Elevation Endangered Species Environmental conditions Flowers & plants Fruits Future climates Galapagos tortoise Germination Guava Guavas Highlands Indigenous species Influence Introduced Species Invasive species Lowlands National parks Passiflora - physiology Passiflora edulis Passion fruit Plant communities Plant Dispersal Plant populations Plant species introduction Plants (botany) Psidium - physiology Psidium guajava Range extension Seed dispersal Seeds Species Surf Taxa Threatened species Tortoises Turtles - physiology Wave dispersion United States > US Germany Missouri
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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