Climate warming is expected to induce treelines to advance to higher elevations. Empirical
studies in diverse mountain ranges, however, give evidence of both advancing alpine …

Purpose Treelines and forest lines (TFLs) have received growing interest in recent decades,
due to their potential role as indicators of climate change. However, the understanding of …

Attempts at identifying climate warming effects on mountain and arctic vegetation caused a
recent hype in treeline studies. In this perspectives article, we recall the need of clear‐cut …

Forests are expected to expand into alpine areas because of climate warming, causing land-
cover change and fragmentation of alpine habitats. However, this expansion will only occur …

The forest timberline responds quickly and markedly to climate changes, rendering it a ready
indicator. Climate warming has caused an upshift of the timberline worldwide. However, the …

Recent advances in remote sensing technologies have facilitated the generation of very
high resolution (VHR) environmental data. Exploratory studies suggested that, if used in …

Studies investigating treelines in the Southern Hemisphere are underrepresented in the
global literature, with a strong bias towards Northern Hemisphere treelines. Treelines in the …

Aims While treeline positions are globally correlated to growing season temperatures,
seedling establishment, an important process of alpine treeline dynamics, is additionally …

Mountain plant communities are thought to be sensitive to climate change and, thus, able to
reveal its effects sooner than others. The status as sentinels of two plant communities are …

Little is known about how soil properties control tree growth at its upper limit. This paper
reviews the state of knowledge and discusses the results specifically related to ecozones, to …