In spite of their small global area and restricted distributions, tropical montane forests (TMFs)
are biodiversity hotspots and important ecosystem services providers, but are also highly …

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 …

This review summarizes current understanding of drivers for change and of the impact of
accelerating global changes on mountains, encompassing effects of climate change and …

Mountain plant communities are thought to be sensitive to climate change and, thus, able to
reveal its effects sooner than others. The status as sentinels of two plant communities are …

Global climates have been warming over the past four decades, with many implications and
effects on species and natural communities, in terms of shifts in geographic and elevational …

Key message Pine benefited from a warming climate with increasing recruitment and
upslope shifts of alpine treeline but birch treelines were mostly static highlighting the …

Little is known about the relationships between treeline elevation and climate at regional
and local scales. It is compelling to fill this research gap with data from the Tibetan Plateau …

A possible response of many plant species to global warming is migration to higher
elevations. However, these migrations may not be required if species can tolerate higher …

Accurate predictions of community stability feedback to climate warming depend on an
advanced understanding of responses of the key species. The transition from seed …

Montane plant communities throughout the world have responded to changes in
temperature regimes by shifting ranges upward in elevation, and made downslope …