Understanding plant thermal tolerance is fundamental to predicting impacts of extreme
temperature events that are increasing in frequency and intensity across the globe …

Alpine ecosystems (alpine tundra) occur at a range of air density, water availability and
seasonality worldwide on the treeless high terrain of mountains. They vary along geographic …

Invasive alien species are among the primary causes of biodiversity change globally, with
the risks thereof broadly understood for most regions of the world. They are similarly thought …

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

High‐mountain areas provide excellent opportunities to study the effects of combined abiotic
stresses on plant physiology given their variety of steep ecological gradients, low …

Studies investigating treelines in the Southern Hemisphere are underrepresented in the
global literature, with a strong bias towards Northern Hemisphere treelines. Treelines in the …

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

Climate change and elevated atmospheric CO2 levels could increase the vulnerability of
plants to freezing. We analyzed tissue damage resulting from naturally occurring freezing …

As global climate change leads to warmer and dryer conditions in the central Andes, alpine
plant communities are forced to upward displacements following their climatic niche …

Forest regeneration is a crucial ecological process for promote self-reproduction and
restoration, which is essential for maintaining complex community structure and preserving …