Dwarf-shrubs dynamics in Mediterranean high mountain ecosystems
A. De Toma, M. Carboni, M. Bazzichetto, M. Malavasi, M. Cutini
The paper examines how environmental factors shape the spatial distribution and temporal trends of dwarf shrubs in alpine ecosystems over 60 years, finding increased shrub cover but strong environmental constraints.
bioRxiv · Oct 6, 2021Ecology