Most studies of invasive species have been in highly modified, lowland environments, with
comparatively little attention directed to less disturbed, high‐elevation environments …

The personal safety and well-being of one fifth, and water supply for almost half of all people
depend directly or indirectly on the functional integrity of mountain ecosystems, the key …

Tropical montane cloud forests (TMCF) typically experience conditions of frequent to
persistent fog. On the basis of the altitudinal limits between which TMCF generally occur …

Current threats to the planet's biodiversity are unprecedented, and they particularly imperil
insular floras. In this investigation, we use the threat factors identified by the Millennium …

Recent climate projections indicate substantial environmental alterations in oceanic island
regions during the 21st century, setting up profound threats to insular floras. Inherent …

The Hawaiian honeycreepers (Drepanidae) represent a superb illustration of evolutionary
radiation, with a single colonization event giving rise to 19 extant and at least 10 extinct …

In spite of their small global area and restricted distributions, tropical montane forests (TMFs)
are biodiversity hotspots and important ecosystem services providers, but are also highly …

Global climate change models predict reduced cloud water in tropical montane forests. To
test the effects of reduced cloud water on epiphytes, plants that are tightly coupled to …

Spatial patterns of rainfall in Hawai 'i are among the most diverse in the world. As the global
climate warms, it is important to understand observed rainfall variations to provide context for …

Using 1979–2003 radiosonde data at Hilo and Līhu 'e, Hawaii, the trade wind inversion
(TWI) is found to occur approximately 82% of the time at each station, with average base …