The climate is warming increasingly quickly, especially in the Alps, which poses a challenge for organisms. If they do not spread to higher altitudes, they must very quickly adapt to higher ...

Identification of plant species at high risk of extinction in climate-sensitive alpine ecosystems. Alpine ecosystems are especially vulnerable to climate change, and many of them are already ...

Alpine ecosystems are especially vulnerable to climate change, and many of them are already experiencing rapid warming that is associated with noticeable shifts in alpine vegetation. After previous ...

As the last bits of snow on Mount Washington melt away in early summer, they’re providing more for the alpine ecosystem than their soggy remnants may suggest. According to research from the ...

In a study published in Science Advances on December 19, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with collaborators from international ...