climate change
Climate change and the reproductive ecology of Australian alpine plants Alpine environments are extreme places for plants to grow and reproduce. Physical and biotic factors such as low temperatures, limited growing and flowering season, strong seasonality, highly variable conditions between years, and a limited diversity and abundance of pollinators all act as constraints on plants and its...
Scotland has over 90 percent of the UK's montane (alpine) habitat. These areas contain important populations of relic arctic, alpine and endemic plants, which also support important bird populations, all of which are of high conservation value. Within these areas, natural zonation of vegetation can be seen at different altitudes. This zonation is largely due the effects of temperature and...
