Paradox în Carpați: Încălzirea globală crește numărul de specii pe vârfurile montane, dar ucide flora alpină • Știri Brașov Biz Brasov

A recent study published in Science reveals a paradox in the Carpathians: while the number of plant species on mountain peaks is increasing due to global warming, many alpine species are disappearing. Researchers from Cluj monitored vegetation over two decades, finding that species from lower altitudes are moving up, but cold-adapted plants are increasingly lost. This phenomenon indicates a growing local extinction rate, with alpine plants surviving longer despite environmental changes. The current acceleration in extinctions may reflect an accumulated 'extinction debt' from previous decades.