Among‐tree variability and feedback effects result in different growth responses to climate change at the upper treeline in the Swiss Alps
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3290
Abstract: Abstract Upper treeline ecotones are important life form boundaries and particularly sensitive to a warming climate. Changes in growth conditions at these ecotones have wide‐ranging implications for the provision of ecosystem services in densely populated… read more here.
Keywords: feedback; among tree; treeline; growth ... See more keywords
Himalayan arc and treeline: distribution, climate change responses and ecosystem properties
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DOI: 10.1007/s10531-019-01777-w
Abstract: This study adopts a twofold strategy by reviewing literature from scattered Himalayan studies (145 sites) to use meta data (i) to synthesize the ecosystem properties of treeline ecotone, treeline response to climate change and influencing… read more here.
Keywords: treeline; climate change; ecosystem properties; himalayan arc ... See more keywords
Low recruitment above treeline indicates treeline stability under changing climate in Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve, Western Nepal
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DOI: 10.1080/02723646.2018.1428266
Abstract: Abstract A treeline can respond to climate change by shifting position, infilling, increasing recruitment, and increasing radial growth. More studies from understudied areas and their associated species are needed to understand treeline structure and dynamics.… read more here.
Keywords: western nepal; dhorpatan hunting; climate; hunting reserve ... See more keywords
A comparison of sedimentary DNA and pollen from lake sediments in recording vegetation composition at the Siberian treeline
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DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.12689
Abstract: Reliable information on past and present vegetation is important to project future changes, especially for rapidly transitioning areas such as the boreal treeline. To study past vegetation, pollen analysis is common, while current vegetation is… read more here.
Keywords: vegetation; sedimentary dna; treeline; pollen ... See more keywords
Reproduction as a bottleneck to treeline advance across the circumarctic forest tundra ecotone
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DOI: 10.1111/ecog.03733
Abstract: The fundamental niche of many species is shifting with climate change, especially in sub‐arctic ecosystems with pronounced recent warming. Ongoing warming in sub‐arctic regions should lessen environmental constraints on tree growth and reproduction, leading to… read more here.
Keywords: seed; production; ecotone; reproduction ... See more keywords
Moisture‐mediated responsiveness of treeline shifts to global warming in the Himalayas
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DOI: 10.1111/gcb.14428
Abstract: Among forest ecosystems, the alpine treeline ecotone can be considered to be a simplified model to study global ecology and climate change. Alpine treelines are expected to shift upwards in response to global warming given… read more here.
Keywords: treeline shifts; precipitation; treeline dynamics; himalayas ... See more keywords
Phytosociology and ecology of treeline ecotone vegetation in Rolwaling Himal, Nepal
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DOI: 10.1127/phyto/2017/0130
Abstract: Questions: Species composition and ecology of treeline vegetation types in the Rolwaling Valley is largely unknown to date. The aim of this study is to differentiate plant communities along the elevational gradient in the treeline… read more here.
Keywords: community; treeline ecotone; vegetation; treeline ... See more keywords
Sensitivity to environmental change of the treeline ecotone and its associated biodiversity in European mountains
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DOI: 10.3354/cr01474
Abstract: Transition zones between mountain forests and treeless tundra, i.e. treeline ecotones, are characterized by great regional variety. In this paper, we discuss the biodiversity in various trophic levels in treeline ecotones throughout Europe, with particular… read more here.
Keywords: plant; change; treeline ecotone; biodiversity ... See more keywords
Climate and Nothofagus pumilio Establishment at Upper Treelines in the Patagonian Andes
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DOI: 10.3389/feart.2018.00057
Abstract: Due to its climate sensitivity, the upper treeline offers a unique opportunity to document variations in forest dynamics in response to current climate change. It is generally accepted that the expansion of the upper treeline… read more here.
Keywords: pumilio establishment; establishment; patagonian andes; upper treeline ... See more keywords
Crossing Treeline: Bacterioplankton Communities of Alpine and Subalpine Rocky Mountain Lakes
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.533121
Abstract: From the aboveground vegetation to the belowground microbes, terrestrial communities differ between the highly divergent alpine (above treeline) and subalpine (below treeline) ecosystems. Yet, much less is known about the partitioning of microbial communities between… read more here.
Keywords: treeline; alpine subalpine; summer; communities alpine ... See more keywords
Minimum Leaf Conductance (gmin) Is Higher in the Treeline of Pinus uncinata Ram. in the Pyrenees: Michaelis’ Hypothesis Revisited
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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.786933
Abstract: The search for a universal explanation of the altitudinal limit determined by the alpine treeline has given rise to different hypotheses. In this study, we revisited Michaelis’ hypothesis which proposed that an inadequate “ripening” of… read more here.
Keywords: pinus uncinata; michaelis hypothesis; leaf conductance; hypothesis ... See more keywords