The alpine belt hosts the treeless vegetation above the high elevation climatic treeline. The
way alpine plants manage to thrive in a climate that prevents tree growth is through small …

Background Conservation of the unique biodiversity of mountain ecosystems needs trans-
disciplinary approaches to succeed in a crowded colloquial world. Geographers …

The last decades have seen a major shift in the planning and development of ecosystem
and landscape management in Europe. First of all, in line with international developments …

Specific leaf area (SLA) is an important plant functional trait as it is an indicator of
ecophysiological characteristics like relative growth rate, stress tolerance and leaf longevity …

Understanding species distribution, genetic diversification and evolutionary history is
extremely important for mountainous regions with a high diversity of endemic species, which …

Aim Past climatic oscillations are the main driving force of evolutionary changes in alpine
species. Species' response to paleoclimatic oscillations is crucial in forecasting their future …

Human activities such as urban densification, soil sealing and the spread of service
infrastructure are altering the quality and quantity of ecosystems. They are depleting natural …

Despite the increasing interest in elevational patterns in biodiversity, few studies have
investigated variations in life forms and biogeographical composition, especially in the …

Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) was domesticated in the Indo-Birmanian region, which is
also the primary center of diversity for this crop. From there eggplant spread to other regions …

Towards establishing association of ISSR markers with antioxidant activity in Valeriana
jatamansi, 5 distantly located populations were analysed. Total phenolics, flavonoids …