Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • News & Views
  • Published:

PLANT DISPERSAL

Putting wind dispersal in context

Climate change will lead to geographic shifts in global habitats, forcing plant populations to migrate or perish. Model-based analysis for wind-dispersed plants under future climate conditions show the importance of considering both ‘where to go’, in terms of the desired temperature, and ‘how to get there’, in terms of wind speed and direction.

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Access options

Buy this article

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

References

  1. Chen, I.-C., Hill, J. K., Ohlemüller, R., Roy, D. B. & Thomas, C. D. Science 333, 1024–1026 (2011).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Nathan, R. et al. Ecol. Lett. 14, 211–219 (2011).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Bullock, J. M. et al. J. Ecol. 100, 104–115 (2012).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Muñoz, J., FelicÍsimo, Á. M., Cabezas, F., Burgaz, A. R. & Martínez, I. Science 304, 1144–1147 (2004).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Kling, M. M. & Ackerly, D. D. Nat. Clim. Change https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-0848-3 (2020).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Clark, J. S. et al. Bioscience 48, 13–24 (1998).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Nathan, R. Science 313, 786–788 (2006).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. Provan, J. & Bennett, K. D. Trends Ecol. Evol. 23, 564–571 (2008).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Bohrer, G., Nathan, R., Katul, G. G., Walko, R. L. & Avissar, R. J. Ecol. 96, 569–580 (2008).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. Katul, G. G. et al. Am. Nat. 166, 368–381 (2005).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. Maurer, K. D., Bohrer, G., Medvigy, D. & Wright, S. J. Funct. Ecol. 27, 208–218 (2013).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. Treep, J. et al. Oikos 127, 1330–1343 (2018).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. Joos, F. & Spahni, R. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 105, 1425–1430 (2008).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  14. Huntington, T. G. J. Hydrol. 319, 83–95 (2006).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. Kremer, A. et al. Ecol. Lett. 15, 378–392 (2012).

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Gil Bohrer.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Bohrer, G., Treep, J. Putting wind dispersal in context. Nat. Clim. Chang. 10, 807–808 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-0858-1

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-0858-1

Search

Quick links

Nature Briefing

Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science, free to your inbox daily.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing