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DOI	10.1073/pnas.1904585116
	Humboldt’s Tableau Physique revisited
	Moret P.; Muriel P.; Jaramillo R.; Dangles O.
发表日期	2019
ISSN	0027-8424
起始页码	12889
结束页码	12894
卷号	116 期号:26
英文摘要	Alexander von Humboldt’s Tableau Physique (1807) has been one of the most influential diagrams in the history of environmental sciences. In particular, detailed observations of the altitudinal distribution of plant species in the equatorial Andes, depicted on a cross-section of Mt. Chimborazo, allowed Humboldt to establish the concept of vegetation belt, thereby laying the foundations of biogeography. Surprisingly, Humboldt’s original data have never been critically revisited, probably due to the difficulty of gathering and interpreting dispersed archives. By unearthing and analyzing overlooked historical documents, we show that the top section of the Tableau Physique, above the tree line, is an intuitive construct based on unverified and therefore partly false field data that Humboldt constantly tried to revise in subsequent publications. This finding has implications for the documentation of climate change effects in the tropical Andes. We found that Humboldt’s primary plant data above tree line were mostly collected on Mt. Antisana, not Chimborazo, which allows a comparison with current records. Our resurvey at Mt. Antisana revealed a 215- to 266-m altitudinal shift over 215 y. This estimate is about twice lower than previous estimates for the region but is consistent with the 10- to 12-m/decade upslope range shift observed worldwide. Our results show the cautious approach needed to interpret historical data and to use them as a resource for documenting environmental changes. They also profoundly renew our understanding of Humboldt’s scientific thinking, methods, and modern relevance. © 2019 National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
英文关键词	Global warming; Historical ecology; Humboldt; Range shift; Tropical Andes
语种	英语
scopus关键词	article; climate change; documentation; ecology; environmental change; greenhouse effect; human; human experiment; information center; publication; thinking
来源期刊	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/158874
作者单位	Moret, P., Laboratoire Traces UMR 5608, CNRS, Toulouse University, Toulouse, 31058, France; Muriel, P., Laboratorio de Ecofisiología, Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, 17-01-2184, Ecuador; Jaramillo, R., Laboratorio de Ecofisiología, Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, 17-01-2184, Ecuador; Dangles, O., Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, UMR 5175, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, 34095, France, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Moret P.,Muriel P.,Jaramillo R.,等. Humboldt’s Tableau Physique revisited[J],2019,116(26).
APA	Moret P.,Muriel P.,Jaramillo R.,&Dangles O..(2019).Humboldt’s Tableau Physique revisited.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America,116(26).
MLA	Moret P.,et al."Humboldt’s Tableau Physique revisited".Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 116.26(2019).