Climate warming promotes growth in Himalayan alpine cushion plants but threatens survival through increased extreme snowfall

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Alternative codes found

RIV/67985939:_____/25:00636257 RIV/60076658:12310/25:43909771

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.70206" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.70206</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nph.70206" target="_blank" >10.1111/nph.70206</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Climate warming promotes growth in Himalayan alpine cushion plants but threatens survival through increased extreme snowfall

Original language description

Climate warming stimulates growth and reproduction in cold-adapted plants but also leads to extreme weather events that may hinder their performance. We examined these predictions in the cold-arid Himalayan subnival zone at 5900 m, where unprecedented warming and extreme snowfalls occurred over the past three decades. We collected 205 individuals of Ladakiella klimesii, analyzing climate influences on their growth and recruitment through annual growth rings. Radial growth was highly sensitive to summer temperatures, with warmer conditions significantly enhancing growth. However, increased winter precipitation negatively impacted growth and recruitment by shortening the growing season. Warmer winters and springs, combined with autumn snow cover, favored recruitment, while extreme late winter and summer snowfall disrupted growth and recruitment through intensified soil disturbances. We also found a trade-off between growth rate and longevity: Plants established during warmer periods grow rapidly but have shorter lifespans, whereas those emerging in colder conditions grow more slowly yet persist longer, with implications for long-term population stability. These findings highlight the complex relationship between growth, longevity, and survival in a shifting climate. Although warming promotes growth, it may also decrease longevity and population persistence. The rising frequency of extreme snowfall presents new survival challenges for the world's highest-occurring plants.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10618 - Ecology

Project

Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

New Phytologist

ISSN

0028-646X

e-ISSN

1469-8137

Volume of the periodical

247

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

115-127

UT code for WoS article

001486263000001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105004852950