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Climate Change and Extreme Events in Alpine Ecosystems

Editorial

Article
Climate change and extreme events – their impacts on alpine and arctic ecosystem structure and function
Sonja Wipf, Michael Gottfried & Laszlo Nagy
Pages: 303-306
Published online: 27 Sep 2013
First Page PreviewforClimate change and extreme events – their impacts on alpine and arctic ecosystem structure and function | Full Text | References | PDF (98.4 KB)
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Special Issue Research Articles

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Conifer seedling recruitment across a gradient from forest to alpine tundra: effects of species, provenance, and site
C. Castanha, M.S. Torn, M.J. Germino, B. Weibel & L.M. Kueppers
Pages: 307-318
Published online: 30 Oct 2012
AbstractforConifer seedling recruitment across a gradient from forest to alpine tundra: effects of species, provenance, and site | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Seed–seedling conflict in conifers as a result of plant–plant interactions at the forest-tundra ecotone
Brittany H. Cranston & Luise Hermanutz
Pages: 319-327
Published online: 27 Sep 2013
AbstractforSeed–seedling conflict in conifers as a result of plant–plant interactions at the forest-tundra ecotone | Full Text | References | PDF (466.1 KB)
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Similar tree seedling responses to shrubs and to simulated environmental changes at Pyrenean and subarctic treelines
Oriol Grau, Josep M. Ninot, Johannes H.C. Cornelissen & Terry V. Callaghan
Pages: 329-342
Published online: 27 Sep 2013
AbstractforSimilar tree seedling responses to shrubs and to simulated environmental changes at Pyrenean and subarctic treelines | Full Text | References | PDF (345.4 KB)
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Spatial relations and population structure of a dominant tree along a treeline ecotone in the Tropical Andes: interactions at gradient and plant-neighbourhood scales
Luis D. Llambí, Johanna Puentes Aguilar & Carlos García-Núñez
Pages: 343-353
Published online: 27 Sep 2013
AbstractforSpatial relations and population structure of a dominant tree along a treeline ecotone in the Tropical Andes: interactions at gradient and plant-neighbourhood scales | Full Text | References | PDF (660.9 KB)
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Uncoupled changes in tree cover and field layer vegetation at two Pyrenean treeline ecotones over 11 years
Iker Pardo, J. Julio Camarero, Emilia Gutiérrez & María B. García
Pages: 355-364
Published online: 27 Sep 2013
AbstractforUncoupled changes in tree cover and field layer vegetation at two Pyrenean treeline ecotones over 11 years | Full Text | References | PDF (527.1 KB) | Supplemental
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Early season temperature controls cambial activity and total tree ring width at the alpine treeline
Armando Lenz, Günter Hoch & Christian Körner
Pages: 365-375
Published online: 05 Oct 2012
AbstractforEarly season temperature controls cambial activity and total tree ring width at the alpine treeline | Full Text | References | PDF (779.2 KB)
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Response of dark respiration to temperature in Eriophorum vaginatum from a 30-year-old transplant experiment in Alaska
Martine J. van de Weg, Ned Fetcher & Gus Shaver
Pages: 377-381
Published online: 09 Nov 2012
AbstractforResponse of dark respiration to temperature in Eriophorum vaginatum from a 30-year-old transplant experiment in Alaska | Full Text | References | PDF (208.3 KB)
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Rapid photosynthetic recovery of a snow-covered feather moss and Peltigera lichen during sub-Arctic midwinter warming
Jarle W. Bjerke, Stef Bokhorst, Terry V. Callaghan, Matthias Zielke & Gareth K. Phoenix
Pages: 383-392
Published online: 06 Mar 2013
AbstractforRapid photosynthetic recovery of a snow-covered feather moss and Peltigera lichen during sub-Arctic midwinter warming | Full Text | References | PDF (462.6 KB)
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Article
How extreme summer weather may limit control of Festuca paniculata by mowing in subalpine grasslands
Marie-Lise Benot, Patrick Saccone, Rachel Vicente, Emmanuelle Pautrat, Annette Morvan-Bertrand, Marie-Laure Decau, Karl Grigulis, Marie-Pascale Prud'homme & Sandra Lavorel
Pages: 393-404
Published online: 24 Apr 2013
AbstractforHow extreme summer weather may limit control of Festuca paniculata by mowing in subalpine grasslands | Full Text | References | PDF (965 KB) | Supplemental
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Vegetation pattern of mountains in West Greenland – a baseline for long-term surveillance of global warming impacts
Birgit Jedrzejek, Birgit Drees, Fred J.A. Daniëls & Norbert Hölzel
Pages: 405-422
Published online: 27 Sep 2013
AbstractforVegetation pattern of mountains in West Greenland – a baseline for long-term surveillance of global warming impacts | Full Text | References | PDF (854.7 KB) | Supplemental
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Patterns and origin of intraspecific functional variability in a tropical alpine species along an altitudinal gradient
Juan P. Almeida, Rommel Montúfar & Fabien Anthelme
Pages: 423-433
Published online: 03 Oct 2012
AbstractforPatterns and origin of intraspecific functional variability in a tropical alpine species along an altitudinal gradient | Full Text | References | PDF (472.8 KB)
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Plant functional strategies and environmental constraints in Mediterranean high mountain grasslands in central Spain
Alba Gutiérrez-Girón & Rosario Gavilán
Pages: 435-446
Published online: 24 Apr 2013
AbstractforPlant functional strategies and environmental constraints in Mediterranean high mountain grasslands in central Spain | Full Text | References | PDF (450.9 KB) | Supplemental
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The oldest monitoring site of the Alps revisited: accelerated increase in plant species richness on Piz Linard summit since 1835
Sonja Wipf, Veronika Stöckli, Kristina Herz & Christian Rixen
Pages: 447-455
Published online: 07 Feb 2013
AbstractforThe oldest monitoring site of the Alps revisited: accelerated increase in plant species richness on Piz Linard summit since 1835 | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB) | Supplemental
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Article
The relationship between soil water storage capacity and plant species diversity in high alpine vegetation
Peter M. Kammer, Christian Schöb, Gabriel Eberhard, Renzo Gallina, Remo Meyer & Christian Tschanz
Pages: 457-466
Published online: 14 Apr 2013
AbstractforThe relationship between soil water storage capacity and plant species diversity in high alpine vegetation | Full Text | References | PDF (420.6 KB)
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Positive effects of an extremely hot summer on propagule rain in upper alpine to subnival habitats of the Central Eastern Alps
Siegrun Ertl
Pages: 467-474
Published online: 27 Sep 2013
AbstractforPositive effects of an extremely hot summer on propagule rain in upper alpine to subnival habitats of the Central Eastern Alps | Full Text | References | PDF (229 KB) | Supplemental
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Effects of nutrient amendments on modular growth, flowering effort and reproduction of snowbed plants
Alessandro Petraglia, Michele Carbognani & Marcello Tomaselli
Pages: 475-486
Published online: 16 Jul 2013
AbstractforEffects of nutrient amendments on modular growth, flowering effort and reproduction of snowbed plants | Full Text | References | PDF (358.3 KB)
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Regular Research Articles

Article
A nodding capitulum enhances the reproductive success of Cremanthodium campanulatum (Asteraceae) at high elevations in the Sino–Himalayan Mountains
Jianguo Chen, Yang Yang, Zhiqiang Zhang, Yang Niu & Hang Sun
Pages: 487-494
Published online: 17 Sep 2012
AbstractforA nodding capitulum enhances the reproductive success of Cremanthodium campanulatum (Asteraceae) at high elevations in the Sino–Himalayan Mountains | Full Text | References | PDF (602.4 KB)
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Divergent seed production responses of white and blue flowers of Gentiana leucomelaena (Gentianaceae) to warming and watering
Junpeng Mu, Youhong Peng & Kechang Niu
Pages: 495-501
Published online: 15 Mar 2013
AbstractforDivergent seed production responses of white and blue flowers of Gentiana leucomelaena (Gentianaceae) to warming and watering | Full Text | References | PDF (536.6 KB) | Supplemental
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Seed and microsite limitation in Rheum nobile, a rare and endemic plant from the subnival zone of Sino-Himalaya
Bo Song, Jürg Stöcklin, Zhiqiang Zhang, Yang Yang & Hang Sun
Pages: 503-509
Published online: 22 Jul 2013
AbstractforSeed and microsite limitation in Rheum nobile, a rare and endemic plant from the subnival zone of Sino-Himalaya | Full Text | References | PDF (534.8 KB)
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Limited effect of hare grazing and short-term climatic variations on the most common alpine vegetation community in the Snowy Mountains, Australia
Ken Green & Catherine Pickering
Pages: 511-522
Published online: 24 Apr 2013
AbstractforLimited effect of hare grazing and short-term climatic variations on the most common alpine vegetation community in the Snowy Mountains, Australia | Full Text | References | PDF (289.8 KB)
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Spring phenology shows genetic variation among and within populations in seedlings of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in the Scottish Highlands
Matti J. Salmela, Stephen Cavers, Joan E. Cottrell, Glenn R. Iason & Richard A. Ennos
Pages: 523-536
Published online: 27 Sep 2013
AbstractforSpring phenology shows genetic variation among and within populations in seedlings of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in the Scottish Highlands | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB)
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Long-term glacier monitoring at the LTER test sites Hintereisferner, Kesselwandferner and Jamtalferner and other glaciers in Tyrol: a source of ancillary information for biological succession studies
Andrea Fischer
Pages: 537-547
Published online: 27 Sep 2013
AbstractforLong-term glacier monitoring at the LTER test sites Hintereisferner, Kesselwandferner and Jamtalferner and other glaciers in Tyrol: a source of ancillary information for biological succession studies | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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