Mediterranean mountains are extraordinarily diverse and hold a high proportion of endemic plants, but they are particularly vulnerable to climate change, and most species distribution …
Although there is a general consensus on the distribution and ecological features of terrestrial biomes, the allocation of alpine ecosystems in the global biogeographic system is …
J Xie, T Jonas, C Rixen, R de Jong, I Garonna… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Snow accumulation and melt have multiple impacts on Land Surface Phenology (LSP) and greenness in Alpine grasslands. Our understanding of these impacts and their interactions …
J Xie, M Kneubühler, I Garonna… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Snow cover impacts alpine land surface phenology in various ways, but our knowledge about the effect of snow cover on alpine land surface phenology is still limited. We studied …
Mountain grasslands provide valuable ecosystem services for sustainable development and human wellbeing. These habitats have suffered important changes related with their …
Aims Shrub encroachment has been reported over a large proportion of the subalpine grasslands across Europe and is expected to have an important impact on the …
A Ubach, M Guardiola, X Oliver, M Lockwood… - Journal of Insect …, 2023 - Springer
Mountains harbour a disproportionate amount of biodiversity that is explained by both biotic and abiotic factors. Understanding the ultimate factors that shape these gradients including …
O Grau, K Saravesi, JM Ninot, J Geml… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The encroachment of shrubs into grasslands is common in terrestrial ecosystems dominated by grass. Land abandonment and favourable climatic trends in recent decades have …