Mountain definitions and their consequences

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Mountains are rugged structures in the landscape that are difficult to delineate. Given that they host an overproportional fraction of biodiversity of high ecological and conservational value, conventions on what is mountainous and what not are in need. This short communication aims at explaining the differences among various popular mountain definitions. Defining mountainous terrain is key for global assessments of plant species richness in mountains and their likely responses to climatic change, as well as for assessing the human population density in and around mountainous terrain.
Date of Publication
2021
Publication Type
Article
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biodiversity
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biogeography
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elevation
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geographical information systems
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alpine ecology
Language(s)
en
Contributor(s)
Körner, Christian
Paulsen, Jens
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Series
Alpine Botany
Publisher
Springer
ISSN
1664-2201
Access(Rights)
open.access
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