Refugia revisited: individualistic responses of species in space and time

Climate change in the past has led to significant changes in species' distributions. However, how individual species respond to climate change depends largely on their adaptations and environmental tolerances. In the Quaternary, temperate-adapted taxa are in general confined to refugia during glacials while cold-adapted taxa are in refugia during interglacials. In the Northern Hemisphere, evidence appears to be mounting that in addition to traditional southern refugia for temperate species, cryptic refugia existed in the North during glacials. Equivalent cryptic southern refugia, to the south of the more conventional high-latitude polar refugia, exist in montane areas during periods of warm climate, such as…

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  Sight Research UK

  Awards: NE/D003105/2, NE/G00188X/1, NE/F017936/1, NE/D003105/1, NE/G005982/1
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  Natural Environment Research Council

  Awards: NE/G00188X/1, NE/D003105/2, NE/F017936/1, NE/D003105/1, NE/G005982/1