Abstract Species Distribution Modelling (SDM) techniques were originally developed in the
mid-1980s. In this century they are gaining increasing attention in the literature and in …

Topographic variation underpins a myriad of patterns and processes in hydrology,
climatology, geography and ecology and is key to understanding the variation of life on the …

The integrated stratigraphic, radiocarbon and palynological record from an end-moraine
system of the Oglio valley glacier (Italian Alps), propagating a lobe upstream in a lateral …

Climate change is altering the species composition, structure, and function of vegetation in
natural terrestrial ecosystems. These changes can also impact the essential ecosystem …

Betula utilis is a major constituent of alpine treeline ecotones in the western and central
Himalayan region. The objective of this study is to analyse for the first time the performance …

Understanding the causes and effects of species invasions is a priority in ecology and
conservation biology. One of the crucial steps in evaluating the impact of invasive species is …

Microsatellites, also known as simple sequence repeats (SSRs), are among the most
commonly used marker types in evolutionary and ecological studies. Next Generation …

Aim Climate change is affecting biodiversity at an accelerating rate. Despite the importance
of fungi in ecosystems in general, and in the global carbon and nitrogen cycle in particular …

Aim Knowing a species' response to historical climate shifts helps understanding its
perspectives under global warming. We infer the hitherto unresolved postglacial history of …

Abstract Background In Europe, Pinus cembra forests cover subalpine and alpine areas and
they are of high conservational and ecological relevance. These forests experience strong …