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Recent decades are the warmest in over 400 years in Northeast Asia: evidence from tree-ring anatomyNARA Subscribed
Recent rapid climate warming often exceeds the rate and magnitude of pre-industrial variability over the Common Era. While contemporary warming exhibits a high degree of global synchrony, pre-industrial warm and cold periods were often spatially heterogeneous and asynchronous. Consequently, reliable regional paleoclimate records remain essential for understanding past climate variability. Here, we present an annually resolved,...
Climate and Volcanic Activity Modulate Area–Distance Effects on Plant Diversity Along the Temperate–Subarctic Island Volcanic ArcNARA Subscribed
Aims To evaluate how equilibrium (ETIB) and niche‐based (NTIB) island‐biogeography frameworks jointly explain taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity in a temperate–subarctic, volcanically active archipelago. Location Kuril Islands, northwestern Pacific (44°–50° N). Time Period Present. Taxon Vascular plants. Methods We compiled island‐level floras. We quantified species richness (SR) and phylogenetic diversity metrics and relate...
Unprecedented tropical cyclone in temperate‐boreal ecotone drives declines in emergent conifers and canopy complexityNARA Subscribed
Poleward shifts in tropical cyclone (TC) activity have introduced unprecedented disturbances to Northeast Asia's boreal and temperate‐boreal ecotone forests. As TCs migrate northward, they increasingly influence previously unaffected regions, yet their impacts on forest structure and species composition remain poorly understood. This study examines TC Maysak (2020), the most intense cyclone recorded in the ecotone forests near...
Growth dynamics and climate sensitivities in alpine cushion plants: insights from Silene acaulis in the Swiss AlpsNARA Subscribed
Understanding alpine plants’ growth dynamics and responses to warming is essential for predicting climate change impacts on mountain ecosystems. Here, we examine growth determinants in the alpine cushion plant Silene acaulis in the Swiss Alps, exploring ontogeny, elevation, and climate influences. We collected 40 Silene individuals and 159 individuals from 38 co-occurring alpine species across 2200–3130 m elevations in the Swi...
Changes in Distribution Ranges of Abies Species Dominating in the Forests of Northeast Asia Since the Last Glacial MaximumNARA Subscribed
Aim Climate variations within the stadial–interstadial cycles drive shifts in the distribution of forest dominants. This study examines how climate dynamic alters the distribution ranges of two boreal and one cold‐temperate Abies species dominating in Northeast Asia. Location Northeast Asia: China, Japan, Korea and Russia. Taxon Abies nephrolepis , A. sachalinensis (sect. Balsamea ) and A. holophylla (sect. Pseudopicea ). Meth...
Major tree species of Central European forests differ in their proportion of positive, negative, and nonstationary growth trendsNARA Subscribed
Temperate forests are undergoing significant transformations due to the influence of climate change, including varying responses of different tree species to increasing temperature and drought severity. To comprehensively understand the full range of growth responses, representative datasets spanning extensive site and climatic gradients are essential. This study utilizes tree‐ring data from 550 sites from the temperate forest...