Harald Pauli, University of Vienna (IMAGE) University of Vienna Caption "Cold habitat of alpine flowers may shrink faster than expected -- we observed declines in species numbers in southern Europe within less than a decade," said Harald Pauli, first author of the study. Credit Harald Pauli, GLORIA Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.