Transplanting interventions could help conserve the living fossil Athrotaxis cupressoides under fire regimes induced by climate change

Transplanting interventions could help conserve the living fossil Athrotaxis cupressoides under fire regimes induced by climate change

IntroductionPencil pine (Athrotaxis cupressoides) is an iconic, paleoendemic tree restricted to historic fire refugia in Tasmania’s western mountains. Anthropogenic climate change is increasingly exposing these areas to wildfire. Given that pencil pines have little capacity to recover from fire, and...

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Main Authors: Ben J. French, Lynda D. Prior, David M. J. S. Bowman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Conservation Science
Subjects:
Athrotaxis
paleoendemic species
Gondwanan relict
climate change adaptation
active restoration
Tasmanian Central Plateau
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcosc.2024.1491062/full
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