ToTE: A global database on trees of the treeline ecotone.

• Published in: Ecology
• Main Authors: Dar, Firdous Ahmad, Hamid, Maroof, Malik, Rayees Ahmad, Wani, Sajad Ahmad, Singh, Chandra Prakash, Shah, Manzoor Ahmad, Khuroo, Anzar Ahmad
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2024
• Subjects: ToTE database; alpine ecosystems; climate change; mountains; treeline; trees; Prisma; Subarctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4309; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38724027

Globally, treelines form a transition zone between tree-dominated forest downslope and treeless alpine vegetation upslope. Treelines represent the highest boundary of "tree" life form in high-elevation mountains and at high latitudes. Recently, treelines have been shifting upslope in respo...