In this overview (introductory article to a special issue including 14 papers), we consider all
main types of natural and artificial inland freshwater habitas (fwh). For each type, we identify …

Forest ecosystems are critical to mitigating greenhouse gas emissions through carbon
sequestration. However, climate change has affected forest ecosystem functioning in both …

Anthropogenic activities such as uncontrolled deforestation and increasing greenhouse gas
emissions are responsible for triggering a series of environmental imbalances that affect the …

Regions and localities may lose many species to extinction under rapid climate change and
may gain other species that colonize from nearby warmer environments. Here, it is argued …

A noticeable increase in mean temperature has already been observed in Switzerland and
summer temperatures up to 4.8 K warmer are expected by 2090. This article reviews the …

Atmospheric warming may influence plant productivity and diversity and induce poleward
migration of species, altering communities across latitudes. Complicating the picture is that …

Calcareous fens represent an endangered type of peatlands, acting as refugia for stress-
tolerant species in the currently changing landscapes. The resurveys across many regions …

Climate warming and associated environmental changes lead to compositional shifts and
local extinctions in various ecosystems. Species closely associated with rare island-like …

S. teres and Straminergon stramineum in most of rich fens. Sphagnum fallax and S.
flexuosum spread only in poor fens. At the level of individual species, the intensity of change …

Aims and background Groundwater-dependent minerotrophic fens are globally threatened
biodiversity hotspots. The supply of groundwater keeps their soil thermally stable and …