Global warming may pose a serious threat to seed germination and establishment in alpine ecosystems, given that temperature is a primary factor in sti......
While the high elevation limit of trees is commonly related to low temperature, the rear edge of their distribution is often associated with drought. ......
期刊: ALPINE BOTANY, 2020; 130 (2)
Graminoids are typically the dominant plants in certain grassland communities, and their clonal growth is considered an important method of evaluating......
期刊: ALPINE BOTANY, 2019; 129 (1)
Soil fauna are critical for litter decomposition via physical fragmentation, chemical digestion, and changing activity of microorganisms, yet a few st......
期刊: ALPINE BOTANY, 2019; 129 (2)
Climate refugia are locations where plants are able to survive periods of regionally adverse climate. Such refugia may affect evolutionary processes a......
期刊: ALPINE BOTANY, 2022; 132 (2)
Uncertainty still exists on the directions and intensity of changes in leaf herbivory under scenarios of global warming. We, therefore, conducted an i......
期刊: ALPINE BOTANY, 2018; 128 (2)
Mountain ecosystems are becoming increasingly threatened by non-native plant invasions. In this paper, the occurrence of non-native plant species was ......
期刊: ALPINE BOTANY, 2022; 132 (1)
The Sino-Himalaya region is located in the southeast margin of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) with several Asian rivers in this area, namely the Ya......
期刊: ALPINE BOTANY, 2022; 132 (1)
The Himalaya-Hengduan Mountain (HHM) region consists of two global biodiversity hotspots characterized by a high degree of plant endemism. However, li......