The alpine belt hosts the treeless vegetation above the high elevation climatic treeline. The
way alpine plants manage to thrive in a climate that prevents tree growth is through small …

Abstract The Little Ice Age (LIA) is known as one of the coldest stages of the Holocene. Most
records from the Northern Hemisphere show evidence of significantly colder conditions …

Globally accelerating trends in societal development and human environmental impacts
since the mid-twentieth century,,,,,–are known as the Great Acceleration and have been …

Mountain ecosystems are sensitive and reliable indicators of climate change. Long-term
studies may be extremely useful in assessing the responses of high-elevation ecosystems to …

The high tropical Andes host one of the richest alpine floras of the world, with exceptionally
high levels of endemism and turnover rates. Yet, little is known about the patterns and …

Climate warming is shifting the distributions of mountain plant species to higher elevations.
Cold‐adapted plant species are under increasing pressure from novel competitors that are …

The alpine life zone is perhaps the only biome that occurs globally where mountains are
high enough. At latitudinally varying elevation, the alpine belt hosts small stature plants that …

Under the contemporary climate change, the Himalaya is reported to be warming at a much
higher rate than the global average. However, little is known about the alpine vegetation …

Aims Understanding fine‐grain diversity patterns across large spatial extents is fundamental
for macroecological research and biodiversity conservation. Using the GrassPlot database …

The physical avoidance of overwinter damage is important for determining the success of
herbaceous perennial plants in climates with cold winters. Exposure to damaging frost can …