• Phenological and elevational shifts of plants, animals and fungi under climate change in the European Alps 

      Vitasse, Yann; Ursenbacher, Sylvain; Klein, Geoffrey; Bohnenstengel, Thierry; Chittaro, Yannick; Delestrade, Anne; Monnerat, Christian; Rebetez, Martine; Rixen, Christian; Strebel, Nicolas; Schmidt, Benedikt R.; Wipf, Sonja; Wohlgemuth, Thomas; Yoccoz, Nigel; Lenoir, Jonathan (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-27)
      Mountain areas are biodiversity hotspots and provide a multitude of ecosystem services of irreplaceable socio-economic value. In the European Alps, air temperature has increased at a rate of about 0.36°C decade<sup>−1</sup> since 1970, leading to glacier retreat and significant snowpack reduction. Due to these rapid environmental changes, this mountainous region is undergoing marked changes in spring ...