Mountain regions are globally important areas for biodiversity but are subject to multiple
human‐induced threats, including climate change, which has been more severe at higher …

Alpine zones are threatened globally by invasive species, hunting, and habitat loss caused
by fire, anthropogenic development and climate change. These global threats are pertinent …

Mountains cover 12.3 percent of the terrestrial area outside Antarctica (Table 17.1; Körner et
al. 2011) and harbor a proportionally higher amount of biodiversity than lowlands, including …

Based on its adverse global conservation status, and the global importance but rapid
decline of the UK's breeding population, the Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata should …

Afforestation of open habitats is one of the principal land-use changes underway in Europe
and elsewhere in the world at present, and it can have a considerable impact on local …

Species' distributions are strongly affected by climate, and climate change is affecting
species and populations. Thermal niches are widely used as proxies for estimating thermal …

Birds living in alpine environments are becoming increasingly impacted by human‐induced
threats. We investigated the impacts of introduced mammalian predators on an endangered …

Microhabitat utilisation holds a pivotal role in shaping a species' ecological dynamics and
stands as a crucial concern for effective conservation strategies. Despite its critical …

New Zealand's mountainous environments support unique flora and fauna specially
adapted to the extreme cold and harsh conditions of the alpine zone. The orange-spotted …

Long-term monitoring on smaller study plots revealed different traits of seasonal and annual
dynamics even between species with similar life history (eg Coal and Crested Tit). In some …