Climate, physical landscapes, and biota interact to generate heterogeneous hydrologic
conditions in space and over time, which are reflected in spatial patterns of species …

Snow cover is one of the most important factors controlling microclimate and plant growing
conditions for Arctic and alpine ecosystems. Climate change is altering snowfall regimes …

This book is unique in providing a global overview of alpine (high mountain) habitats that
occur above the natural (cold-limited) tree line, describing the factors that have shaped them …

This assessment of the vulnerability of Australia's biodiversity to climate change was begun
in early 2007 in response to a request from the Natural Resource Management Ministerial …

Natural ecosystems are generally considered to be one of the most vulnerable sectors to
negative impacts from rapid climate change. Australia's rich biodiversity is already under …

Environmental filters act to limit the local community assemblage from the regional species
pool by restricting the viable trait states that can occur there. In alpine snowpatches, the …

As with glaciers, long-lasting snowpatches have measurable features that are likely to be
affected by a warming climate. Changes in these snowpatches are important as they often …

Hydrospatial analyses of catchment topographic indices for 112 unregulated (unimpaired)
gauging stations show that mean catchment elevation is the primary control on annual …

Alpine ecosystems are globally at risk from climate change. We use the I nternational U nion
for the C onservation of N ature (IUCN) R ed L ist Criteria for ecosystems to assess the risk of …

Questions We assessed interactions between climate change, bedrock types and snow
cover duration on the trajectories of taxonomic and functional composition of subalpine plant …