At high elevation or latitude, trees reach low-temperature range limits. In attempting an
explanation, the range limits of individual tree species (set by freezing tolerance) and the …

Abstract Research on fragmented ecosystems has focused mostly on the biogeograpbic
consequences of the creation of habitat “islands” of different sizes and has provided little of …

山地是一个生态复杂系统, 它具有特定的结构和功能, 拥有丰富的生物多样性资源, 水资源,
矿产资源和旅游资源. 开展山地生态学研究对阐明山地系统的结构与功能 …

Christian Körner has been at the forefront of research investigating treelines, and in the late
1990s and early 2000s he proposed a unifying theory to explain the global occurrence of …

Generations of plant scientists have been fascinated by alpine plant life-with the exposure of
organisms to dramatic climatic gradients over a very short distance. This comprehensive text …

From the reviews of the 3rd edition:" The textbook of Walter Larcher (...) belongs certainly to
the most successful manuals that ever existed."(Photosynthetica, Czech Republic)"(...) it …

环境是植物生存和发展的条件, 在各种不同的生境中聚生着特定的植物种类.
全球气候变化迅速而显著地改变着高海拔地区的生态环境, 这必将导致山地植物生理生态适应性 …

Aim At a coarse scale, the treelines of the world's mountains seem to follow a common
isotherm, but the evidence for this has been indirect so far. Here we aim at underpinning this …

In this review I first compile data for the worldwide position of climate-driven alpine treelines.
Causes for treeline formation are then discussed with a global perspective. Available …

Low temperature represents, together with drought and salt stress, one of the most important
environmental constraints limiting the pro ductivity and the distribution of plants on the Earth …