Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata) and limber pine (Pinus flexilis) are
important high-elevation pines of the southern Rockies that are forecast to decline due to the …

Nonstructural carbohydrates (NSCs) are commonly used to assess the balance of carbon
sources and sinks in plants. A notable application of this approach has been tests of …

The alpine treeline ecotone in Glacier National Park (GNP) can respond to climate change.
An examination of what is known about treelines in general indicates that seedling …

Seedling establishment is an important factor dictating the altitudinal limits of treeline
species. Factors which affect seedling mortality and survival, however, have yet to be fully …

Climate change will cause large-scale plant migration. Seedling recruitment constitutes a
bottleneck in the migration process but is itself climate-dependent. We tested the effect of …

Studies on subalpine meadow invasions by Abies lasiocarpa (subalpine fir) in the Sierra
Nevada and the Rocky Mountain Front Range are abundant, yet little is understood about …

Whitebark pine, a hardy high-elevation species distributed throughout northwestern North
America, is a keystone species for alpine ecosystems for its seeds, a food source for many …