Climate change is causing extensive alterations to ecosystems globally, with some more
vulnerable than others. Alpine ecosystems, characterised by low-temperatures and …

The personal safety and well-being of one fifth, and water supply for almost half of all people
depend directly or indirectly on the functional integrity of mountain ecosystems, the key …

With the rise of new powerful statistical techniques and GIS tools, the development of
predictive habitat distribution models has rapidly increased in ecology. Such models are …

Generations of plant scientists have been fascinated by alpine plant life-with the exposure of
organisms to dramatic climatic gradients over a very short distance. This comprehensive text …

From the reviews of the 3rd edition:" The textbook of Walter Larcher (...) belongs certainly to
the most successful manuals that ever existed."(Photosynthetica, Czech Republic)"(...) it …

Despite the variety of statistical methods available for static modeling of plant distribution,
few studies directly compare methods on a common data set. In this paper, the predictive …

High mountain ecosystems and their biota are governed by low‐temperature conditions and
thus can be used as indicators for climate warming impacts on natural ecosystems, provided …

Summary 1 Statistical modelling is often used to relate sparse biological survey data to
remotely derived environmental predictors, thereby providing a basis for predictively …

Aim To assess the geographical transferability of niche‐based species distribution models
fitted with two modelling techniques. Location Two distinct geographical study areas in …

Spatially explicit information on the species composition and structure of forest vegetation is
needed at broad spatial scales for natural resource policy analysis and ecological research …