Snowmelt timing regulates community composition, phenology, and physiological performance of alpine plants

• Published in: Frontiers in Plant Science
• Main Authors: Winkler, DE, Butz, RJ, Germino, MJ, Reinhardt, K, Kueppers, LM
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: eScholarship, University of California 2018
• Subjects: Reinhardt; Sibbaldia procumbens
• Online Access: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/9ct125d7

© 2018 Winkler, Butz, Germino, Reinhardt and Kueppers. The spatial patterning of alpine plant communities is strongly influenced by the variation in physical factors such as temperature and moisture, which are strongly affected by snow depth and snowmelt patterns. Earlier snowmelt timing and greater...