Where are alpine vegetation found?
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10 Citations | Because they do not currently occupy the alpine zone and the vegetation has not evolved to accommodate their presence, their impact on alpine vegetation is likely to be greater than migratory alpine grazers/browsers. |
| Whereas the continued increase in plant species richness of high alpine summit vegetation is confirmed, our results also suggest an acceleration of the trend in the upward shift of alpine plants. | |
7 Citations | Our results demonstrate how two vegetation types that to co-occur in the same alpine landscape have distinct species characteristics with specific functional traits and ecological requirements. |
27 Citations | Edaphic and topographic variables appear to be more important in discriminating the environments of alpine formations than the environments of alpine floristic communities. |
15 Citations | It is suggested that the arctic–alpine species r... |
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