Alpine glaciers worldwide will lose most of their volume by the end of the 21st century,
placing alpine ecosystems and human populations at risk. The new lands that emerge from …

Basin sediments from Bjerkreim, SW Norway, have been analyzed regarding pollen, plant
macrofossils, chironomids, palaeomagnetism, elements, volcanic ash, and loss-on-ignition …

Climate warming is causing widespread deglaciation and pioneer soil formation over glacial
deposits. Melting glaciers expose rocky terrain and glacial till sediment that is relatively low …

Ecosystems shaped by retreating glaciers provide a unique opportunity to study the order
and timing of biotic colonization, and how this influences the structure of successive …

Glacier forelands are among the most rapidly changing landscapes on Earth. Stable ground
is rare as geomorphic processes move sediments across large areas of glacier forelands for …

Glacier forefields have long provided ecologists with a model to study patterns of plant
succession following glacier retreat. While plant-survey-based approaches applied along …

The development of terrestrial ecosystems depends greatly on plant mutualists such as
mycorrhizal fungi. The global retreat of glaciers exposes nutrient‐poor substrates in extreme …

Climate warming has accelerated the retreat of mountain glaciers worldwide, exposing new
areas to weathering, vegetation colonization, and soil formation. In light of probable climate …

The mechanisms underlying plant succession remain highly debated. Due to the local scope
of most studies, we lack a global quantification of the relative importance of species addition …

During past periods of advance, Arctic glaciers and ice sheets overrode soil, sediments, and
vegetation and buried significant stores of organic matter (OM); these glaciers are now …