At its maximum annual development, snow can cover more than half the Northern
Hemisphere land area with one-third experiencing seasonal snow cover. The precise …

Ecological research during winter has historically been a low priority in northeastern North
America, an oversight that stems from the commonly accepted notion that there is little …

In many mountainous regions, winter precipitation accumulates as snow that melts in the
spring and summer, which provides water to one billion people globally. Climate warming …

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 …

Mountain ecosystems are sensitive and reliable indicators of climate change. Long-term
studies may be extremely useful in assessing the responses of high-elevation ecosystems to …

The previous chapters have provided a first insight into the heterogeneity, complexity and
great physiognomic and ecological variety of the timberline phenomenon; a heterogeneity …

Cold regions involve hydrological processes that are not often addressed appropriately in
hydrological models. The Cold Regions Hydrological Modelling platform (CRHM) was …

In this special section of Biogeochemistry, we present results from asnow manipulation
experiment in the northernhardwood forest ecosystem at the Hubbard BrookExperimental …

Despite the importance of Arctic and boreal regions in the present carbon cycle, estimates of
annual high‐latitude carbon fluxes vary in sign and magnitude. Without accurate estimates …

Most forests in North America remain nitrogen limited, although recent studies have
identified forested areas that exhibit symptoms of N excess, analogous to overfertilization of …