04994nam 2201369z- 450 991040409050332120231214132856.03-03928-631-5(CKB)4100000011302233(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/40686(EXLCZ)99410000001130223320202102d2020 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAlpine and Polar Treelines in a Changing EnvironmentMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20201 electronic resource (268 p.)3-03928-630-7 Concerns have been raised with respect to the state of high-altitude and high-latitude treelines, as they are anticipated to undergo considerable modifications due to global changes, and especially due to climate warming. As high-elevation treelines are temperature-limited vegetation boundaries, they are considered to be sensitive to climate warming. As a consequence, in this future, warmer environment, an upward migration of treelines is expected because low air and root-zone temperatures constrain their regeneration and growth. Despite the ubiquity of climate warming, treeline advancement is not a worldwide phenomenon: some treelines have been advancing rapidly, others have responded sluggishly or have remained stable. This variation in responses is attributed to the potential interaction of a continuum of site-related factors that may lead to the occurrence of locally conditioned temperature patterns. Competition amongst species and below-ground resources have been suggested as additional factors explaining the variability in the movement of treelines. This Special Issue (book) is dedicated to the discussion of treeline responses to changing environmental conditions in different areas around the globe.tree seedling recruitmentshrublinelight qualityhigher altitudeprecipitationexperimental rain exclusionPinus cembraChangbai Mountaintreeline dynamicsfungal ecologythermal continentalitytree regenerationelevational transectmonitoringconifer shrubplant water availabilitypermafrostfoehn windstreelineHolocenenitrogen cyclingcarotenoidstimberline15N natural abundancespectrometerbasal area incrementpalynologyxylem embolismdiversityelevational treelineEuropean Alpstemperaturetree linewinter stressphotosynthetic pigmentsPinus sibiricawesterly windsrelative air humidityecosystem manipulationLarix deciduamicrositepolar treelineCentral Austrian AlpsSwitzerlandmulti-stemmed growth formconifersforest edgehistory of treeline researchsoil droughtdendroclimatologyknowledge engineeringRocky Mountainsapical controlcloudpostglacialalpine timberlinespace-for-time substitutionclimate changeexpert elicitationshoot elongationpit aspirationclimate warmingclimate zonealpine treelinerefillingAbies sibiricagrowth trendwestern Montanalight quantityPicea abiesMediterranean climateforest climatologyaltitudeenvironmental stresssub-AntarcticErman's birchphotoinhibitiontocopherolelevational gradientsNDVIlong-term trendssap flowpeattree seedlingsSouthern Oceanchlorophyllnon-structural carbohydrates (NSCs)droughtupward advanceremote sensing dataWieser Gerhardauth1328859BOOK9910404090503321Alpine and Polar Treelines in a Changing Environment3039038UNINA