Finnish Museum of Natural History

Spring migration passage advances can be counteracted by range shifts

Long-term passage records of migrating birds from fixed observatories are widely used to infer spring migration phenology. Yet migrants recorded at a site need not represent a constant mixture of populations over time. Spring onset and optimal arrival occur later at higher latitu...

To disappear or to hold on – the fate of Europe's mountain flora in a warming world

Europe's largest mountain ranges are hotspots of climate change with potentially profound consequences for its rich and unique flora. Recent evidence is pointing towards strong compositional changes in mountain plant assemblages and the loss of cold‐adapted species. Yet, other st...

Climatic niche divergence and high‐elevation adaptation promoted rapid diversification of Pimoa spiders in Pan‐Himalaya

The Pan‐Himalayan region harbors exceptional biodiversity, yet the origins and underlying mechanisms driving this remarkable diversity remain poorly understood, especially among species‐rich invertebrates. Pimoa spiders exhibit an intercontinental disjunct distribution across thr...