Understanding how tree individuals allocate nonstructural carbohydrate (NSC) between
storage and growth is key to reveal the mechanism of alpine treeline formation as well as its …

Carbon allocation has been fundamental for long‐lived trees to survive cold stress at their
upper elevation range limit. Although carbon allocation between non‐structural …

In low temperature‐adapted plants, including treeline trees, light‐saturated photosynthesis
is considerably less sensitive to temperature than growth. As a consequence, all plants …

Key message A ratio of storage to growth of at least 8.4 and a balanced storage-growth
relationship might be essential for subalpine larch trees to persist at the treeline. Abstract …

Abstract Non-structural carbohydrate (NSC), a major substrate of primary metabolism, has
been implicated in mediating cold-induced termination of tree growth, particularly in the …

Non‐structural carbohydrates (NSCs) play an important functional role in determining plant
survival as a backup carbon (C) source, while they also represent a large C sink being …

The low-temperature limited alpine treeline is one of the most obvious boundaries in
mountain landscapes. The question of whether resource limitation is the physiological …

Although forests store significant amounts of carbon in tree stems, the extent to which stem
growth depends on carbon assimilation and environmental factors is poorly understood. In …

Environmental factors that drive carbon storage are often used as an explanation for alpine
treeline formation. However, different tree species respond differently to environmental …

Global climate change can affect tree growth and carbon sink function by influencing plant
carbohydrate synthesis and utilization, while elevation can be used as an ideal setting under …