Glaciers are retreating globally, and the resulting ice-free areas provide an experimental
system for understanding species colonization patterns, community formation, and …

Glacier shrinkage and the development of post-glacial ecosystems related to anthropogenic
climate change are some of the fastest ongoing ecosystem shifts, with marked ecological …

Central and South America (CSA) is a highly diverse region, both culturally and biologically.
It has one of the highest levels of biodiversity on the planet (Hoorn et al., 2010; Zador et al …

The global retreat of glaciers is dramatically altering mountain and high-latitude landscapes,
with new ecosystems develo** from apparently barren substrates,,–. The study of these …

Virgin grounds left free by melting glaciers offer unique possibilities to study colonization
processes and succession patterns by biological communities. Here, we summarize recent …

The mechanisms underlying plant succession remain highly debated. Due to the local scope
of most studies, we lack a global quantification of the relative importance of species addition …

Glacier forefields have long provided ecologists with a model to study patterns of plant
succession following glacier retreat. While plant-survey-based approaches applied along …

Glaciers are receding at unprecedented rates in the alpine tropics, opening-up new areas
for ecosystem assembly. However, little is known about the patterns/mechanisms of primary …

Aim Tolerance of species to extreme temperatures largely determines their distribution and
vulnerability to climate change. We examined thermal tolerance in tropical and temperate …

The worldwide retreat of glaciers is causing a faster than ever increase in ice‐free areas that
are leading to the emergence of new ecosystems. Understanding the dynamics of these …