Plants growing at the edges of their range limits are expected to be particularly sensitive to
changes in precipitation and temperature regimes associated with climatic change …

Although climate warming is generally expected to facilitate upward advance of forests,
conifer seedling regeneration and survival may be hindered by low substrate moisture, high …

Aims While treeline positions are globally correlated to growing season temperatures,
seedling establishment, an important process of alpine treeline dynamics, is additionally …

Treeline advance has occurred throughout the twentieth century in mountainous regions
around the world; however, local variation and temporal lags in responses to climate …

Background: Seedling germination and survival is a critical control on forest ecosystem
boundaries, such as at the alpine–treeline ecotone. In addition, while it is known that …

Accurately predicting upslope shifts in subalpine tree ranges with warming requires
understanding how future forest populations will be affected by climate change, as these are …

Background: Climate change is projected to alter the elevation and latitude of treeline
globally. Seed germination and seedling survival are critical controls on treeline expansion …

Aims Alpine tree line ecotones are harsh environments where low temperatures constrain
tree regeneration and growth. However, the expected upward shift of tree line ecotones in …

Climate niche models project that subalpine forest ranges will extend upslope with climate
warming. These projections assume that the climate suitable for adult trees will be adequate …

Knowledge of regeneration processes of the endangered whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis
Engelm.) is critical for developing approaches for recovery and restoration of the species …