Alpine and Arctic treeline expansion depends on establishment of tree seedlings beyond the
current treeline, which is expected to occur with climate warming. However, treelines often …

Mediterranean mountains are extraordinarily diverse and hold a high proportion of endemic
plants, but they are particularly vulnerable to climate change, and most species distribution …

Assumptions about the germination ecology of alpine plants are presently based on
individual species and local studies. A current challenge is to synthesise, at the global level …

Abstract Background and Aims Climate warming has major impacts on seed germination of
several alpine species, hence on their regeneration capacity. Most studies have investigated …

Environmental variation within a species' range can create contrasting selective pressures,
leading to divergent selection and novel adaptations. The conservation value of populations …

Snow cover duration, which depends on winter precipitation and temperature, is decreasing
along several alpine areas around the world as a consequence of the global warming and …

Cold stratification is commonly used for breaking seed dormancy in plants. However, the
effects of cold stratification on dormancy release and its physiological characteristics are still …

Each taxon is characterized by a temperature range over which seed germination is
possible and this may vary in space and time in relation to climate and ecological conditions …

Abstract Background and Aims Seed persistence in soil depends on environmental factors
that affect seed dormancy and germination, such as temperature and water availability. In …

The evolutionary potential of populations inhabiting marginal areas has been extensively
debated and directly affects their conservation value. Gene flow is one of the main factors …