We synthesize insights from current understanding of drought impacts at stand‐to‐
biogeographic scales, including management options, and we identify challenges to be …

Background Changes in Earth's climate over time can be measured in many ways. The
different metrics available represent alternative dimensions of climate change, each with …

There is now ample evidence of the ecological impacts of recent climate change, from polar
terrestrial to tropical marine environments. The responses of both flora and fauna span an …

Phylogeography is a discipline concerned with various relationships between gene
genealogies—phylogenetics—and geography. The word “phylogeography” was coined in …

Much confusion exists in the English‐language literature on plant invasions concerning the
terms 'naturalized'and 'invasive'and their associated concepts. Several authors have used …

• Premise of the study: Near‐future climate changes are likely to elicit major vegetation
changes. Disequilibrium dynamics, which occur when vegetation comes out of equilibrium …

They may influence us as individuals by their encouragement and guidance; they may affect
their community through their untiring commitment to service and the greater good; or they …

The task of modeling the distribution of a large number of tree species under future climate
scenarios presents unique challenges. First, the model must be robust enough to handle …

Tree taxa shifted latitude or elevation range in response to changes in Quaternary climate.
Because many modern trees display adaptive differentiation in relation to latitude or …

The possible responses of ecosystem processes to rising atmospheric CO2 concentration
and climate change are illustrated using six dynamic global vegetation models that explicitly …