Coffee agriculture in the highlands of Mount Kilimanjaro: Tropical mountains provide good insights into the impact of agriculture and climate on biodiversity. (Image: Antonia Mayr / Universität Würzburg)
03/28/2019 - Land use in tropical mountain regions leads to considerable changes of biodiversity and ecological functions. The intensity of such changes is greatly affected by the climate. 2019 marks the 250 th anniversary of Alexander von Humboldt. He was one of the first naturalists to document the distribution and adaptation of species on tropical mountains in the 19 th century. Humboldt also observed that high mountains represent a microcosm of the earth's climate zones. Today, his scientific findings are more relevant than ever. In a world threatened by climate change, tropical mountains are centers of biodiversity and as such they are important refugia for plants and animals.
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