Rapid climate warming is altering Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystem structure and function,
including shifts in plant phenology. While the advancement of green up and flowering are …

In the absence of broad‐scale disturbance, many temperate coniferous forests experience
successful seedling establishment only when abundant seed production coincides with …

A central goal at the interface of ecology and conservation is understanding how the
relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem function (B–EF) will shift with changing …

Forecasting plant responses under global change is a critical but challenging endeavour.
Despite seemingly idiosyncratic responses of species to global change, greater …

Climate niche models project that subalpine forest ranges will extend upslope with climate
warming. These projections assume that the climate suitable for adult trees will be adequate …

Mercury cycles at levels three-to five-fold higher today than the pre-Industrial era, resulting in
global contamination of ecosystems. In the western United States (US), mercury mobilization …

Global change is altering patterns of community assembly, with net outcomes dependent on
species' responses to the abiotic environment, both directly and mediated through biotic …

Temperate and boreal conifer forests are dormant for many months during the cold season.
Climate change is altering the winter environment, with increased temperature, altered …

Warming temperatures and rising moisture deficits are expected to increase the rates of
background tree mortality–low amounts of tree mortality (~ 0.5%–2% year− 1) …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and dark septate endophytes (DSE) are two fungal
groups that colonize plant roots and can benefit plant growth, but little is known about their …