Snow is an important driver of ecosystem processes in cold biomes. Snow accumulation
determines ground temperature, light conditions, and moisture availability during winter. It …

Winter is a key driver of individual performance, community composition, and ecological
interactions in terrestrial habitats. Although climate change research tends to focus on …

Aim To determine if differences in climate envelopes for six coniferous tree species and two
life stages (trees and seedlings) suggest a potential for species range contractions …

Climate warming is expected to induce treelines to advance to higher elevations. Empirical
studies in diverse mountain ranges, however, give evidence of both advancing alpine …

Forest stand densities are increasing in the boreal and temperate biomes, suggesting that
tree‐tree competition is intensifying. Anticipating the consequences of this intensified …

Climate-induced tree mortality became a global phenomenon during the last century and it
is expected to increase in many regions in the future along with a further increase in the …

The upper elevational limits of vegetation growth in global high-mountains have been the
focus for monitoring and assessment of climate change impacts on terrestrial ecosystems …

Climate warming may alter ecosystem nitrogen (N) cycling by accelerating N transformations
in the soil, and changes may be especially pronounced in cold regions characterized by N …

Aim In recent decades species ranges have shifted upwards in elevation and northwards in
latitude. These shifts are commonly interpreted as a response to recent climate warming …

Alpine dwarf shrub communities are phenologically linked with snowmelt timing, so early
spring exposure may increase risk of freezing damage during early development, and …