Alpine plants, fragile and adapted to live in a limited ecosystem, may be the canary in the coal mine of climate change. Alpine plants face a number of threats: Recreation (trampling and disturbance ...
Reduced snow cover and shifting vegetation patterns in the Alps, both driven by climate change, are having major combined impacts on biodiversity and functioning of ecosystems in the high mountains, ...
Many alpine ecosystems are undergoing vegetation degradation because of global change, which is affecting ecosystem functioning and biodiversity. The ecological consequences of alpine pioneer ...
The tall alpine ash forests in Australia’s high country have lived in a delicate relationship with fire for tens of thousands ...
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Scientists surprised by results after growing wildflowers under heaters: 'A sign of things to come'
In the 29-year study period, the consistently high temperatures severely affected the ecosystem: Soil surfaces were as much ...
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With thousands of feral horses gone, Kosciuszko's fragile ecosystems are slowly recovering
In Kosciuszko National Park in Australia's alpine region, the landscape is slowly changing. Patches of native vegetation cropped bald by horses are regrowing. Some long-eroded creek banks look less ...
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