At the core of plant regeneration, temperature and water supply are critical drivers for seed
dormancy (initiation, break) and germination. Hence, global climate change is altering these …

Given the rate of projected environmental change for the 21st century, urgent adaptation and
mitigation measures are required to slow down the on-going erosion of biodiversity. Even …

Modern climate change is producing poleward range shifts of numerous taxa, communities
and ecosystems worldwide. The response of species to changing environments is likely to …

Drought reduces plant productivity, induces widespread plant mortality and limits the
geographic distribution of plant species,,,,,,. As climates warm and precipitation patterns shift …

Most ecologists are not card-carrying members of either individualistic or interdependent
guilds, but our perception of plant community organization, and the way we conduct …

Populations left behind during climate-driven range shifts can persist in enclaves of benign
environmental conditions within an inhospitable regional climate. Such climate relicts exist …

An increasing number of studies have reported on forest declines and vegetation shifts
triggered by drought. In the Swiss Rhone valley (Valais), one of the driest inner‐Alpine …

Maximum entropy (Maxent) modeling was used to predict the potential climatic niches of
three medicinally important Asclepiad species: Pentatropis spiralis, Tylophora hirsuta, and …

Forest microclimate is crucial for the growth and survival of tree seedlings and understorey
vegetation. This high ecological relevance contrasts with the poor functional and quantitative …

Aim Treelines occur globally within a narrow range of mean growing season temperatures,
suggesting that low‐temperature growth limitation determines the position of the treeline …