Mountain roads across the globe significantly alter local soil microclimates
Renee LeJeune, Eduardo Fuentes‐Lillo, Jake M. Alexander, Romina D. Dimarco, Stef Haesen, Sylvia Haider, Lore Hostens, Anke Jentsch, Josef Kutlvašr, Jonathan Lenoir, Martín Andrés Nuñez, Aníbal Pauchard, Jan Pergl, Amber Pirée, Amanda Ratier Backes, , Jonas J. Lembrechts
This study quantifies global microclimatic differences between mountain roadsides and adjacent vegetation, finding warmer daytime and colder nighttime soil temperatures, with implications for biodiversity.
Global Ecology and Biogeography · Apr 1, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology