Winter conditions impose dramatic constraints on temperate, boreal, and polar ecosystems,
and shape the abiotic and biotic interactions underpinning these systems. At high latitudes …

Many ecologists increasingly advocate for research frameworks centered on the use of 'big
data'to address anthropogenic impacts on ecosystems. Yet, experiments are often …

Changes in net primary productivity (NPP) to global change have been studied, yet the
relative impacts of global change on grassland productivity at large scales remain poorly …

Variations in snow cover resulting from global warming inevitably affect alpine vegetation
growth on the Tibetan Plateau (TP), but our knowledge of such influences is still limited …

Precipitation is a primary climatic determinant of grassland productivity, with many global
change experiments manipulating precipitation. Here we examine the impacts of …

More frequent and intense drought events resulting from climate change are anticipated to
become important drivers of change for terrestrial ecosystem function by affecting water and …

A warming climate will cause shrubification and less winter snow cover in peatlands, which
are an important global carbon sink. Both shrubification and snowpack reduction affect …

It is important to elucidate the changing distribution pattern of net primary productivity (NPP)
to mechanistically understand the changes in aboveground and belowground ecosystem …

Two important threats to the sustainable functioning of seminatural grasslands in temperate
zones are (1) nutrient loading due to agricultural fertilization and pollution, and (2) the …

Climate warming is strongest in winter and in northern ecosystems. Ecological and
biogeochemical impacts, however, depend mainly on soil temperatures. Climate warming …