Comment on "Changes in climatic water balance drive downhill shifts in plant species' optimum elevations"
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Abstract
Crimmins et al. (Reports, 21 January 2011, p. 324) attributed an apparent downward elevational shift of California plant species to a precipitation-induced decline in climatic water deficit. We show that the authors miscalculated deficit, that the apparent decline in species’ elevations is likely a consequence of geographic biases, and that unlike temperature changes, precipitation changes should not be expected to cause coordinated directional shifts in species’ elevations.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Comment on "Changes in climatic water balance drive downhill shifts in plant species' optimum elevations" |
| Series title | Science |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.1205740 |
| Volume | 334 |
| Issue | 6053 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Publisher location | Washington, D.C. |
| Contributing office(s) | Western Ecological Research Center |
| Description | 1 p. |
| First page | 177 |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |