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Moisture‐mediated responsiveness of treeline shifts to global warming in the Himalayas by Sigdel, Shalik Ram, Wang, Yafeng, Camarero, Jesus Julio, Zhu, Haifeng, Liang, Eryuan, Peñuelas, Josep

“…Among forest ecosystems, the alpine treeline ecotone can be considered to be a simplified model to study global ecology and climate change. Alpine treelines…”
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Tree‐to‐tree interactions slow down Himalayan treeline shifts as inferred from tree spatial patterns by Sigdel, Shalik Ram, Liang, Eryuan, Wang, Yafeng, Dawadi, Binod, Camarero, Jesús Julio

“…Aim The spatial patterns of tree populations reflect multiple ecological processes. However, little is known on whether these patterns mediate responses to…”
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Density‐dependent species interactions modulate alpine treeline shifts by Zheng, Xiangyu, Babst, Flurin, Camarero, Jesús Julio, Li, Xiaoxia, Lu, Xiaoming, Gao, Shan, Sigdel, Shalik Ram, Wang, Yafeng, Zhu, Haifeng, Liang, Eryuan

“…Species interactions such as facilitation and competition play a crucial role in driving species range shifts. However, density dependence as a key feature of…”
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Functional traits of a plant species fingerprint ecosystem productivity along broad elevational gradients in the Himalayas by Sigdel, Shalik Ram, Liang, Eryuan, Rokaya, Maan Bahadur, Rai, Samresh, Dyola, Nita, Sun, Jian, Zhang, Lin, Zhu, Haifeng, Chettri, Nakul, Chaudhary, Ram Prasad, Camarero, J. Julio, Peñuelas, Josep

“…It is a challenge to scale‐up from simplified proxies to ecosystem functioning since the inherent complexity of natural ecosystems hinders such an approach…”
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Opposite Tree-Tree Interactions Jointly Drive the Natural Fir Treeline Population on the Southeastern Tibetan Plateau by Yafeng Wang, Qing Mao, Ping Ren, Shalik Ram Sigdel

“…The long-term stability of alpine treeline positions and increased stem density are frequently reported by recent studies; however, whether a denser treeline…”
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Heterogeneous Responses of Alpine Treelines to Climate Warming across the Tibetan Plateau by Yafeng Wang, Daihan Li, Ping Ren, Shalik Ram Sigdel, Jesús Julio Camarero

“…The Tibetan Plateau hosts a continuous distribution of alpine treelines from the Qilian Mountains to the Hengduan Mountains and the Himalaya Mountains…”
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Growth response of Abies spectabilis to climate along an elevation gradient of the Manang valley in the central Himalayas by Rai, Samresh, Dawadi, Binod, Wang, Yafeng, Lu, Xiaoming, Ru, Huang, Sigdel, Shalik Ram

“…Abstract The Himalayas are characterized by a broad gradient of bioclimatic zones along their elevation. However, less is known how forest growth responds to…”
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Forest Resilience in the Himalayas Inferred From Tree Growth After Earthquake Disturbances by Pandey, Jayram, Camarero, J. Julio, Lu, Xiaoming, Sigdel, Shalik Ram, Gao, Shan, Liang, Eryuan

“…The Himalayas are one of the most seismically active regions in the world; thus, experiencing frequent catastrophic earthquakes. A growing body of evidence has…”
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Moisture-Limited Tree Growth for a Subtropical Himalayan Conifer Forest in Western Nepal by Shalik Ram Sigdel, Binod Dawadi, J. Julio Camarero, Eryuan Liang, Steven W. Leavitt

“…Chir pine (Pinus roxburghii Sarg.) is a common tree species with ecological and economic importance across the subtropical forests of the central Himalayas…”
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Summer Temperature Drives Radial Growth of Alpine Shrub Willows on the Northeastern Tibetan Plateau by Lu, Xiaoming, Huang, Ru, Wang, Yafeng, Sigdel, Shalik Ram, Dawadi, Binod, Liang, Eryuan, Camarero, J. Julio

“…Shrub willows (Salix species) are widespread beyond the latitudinal and altitudinal treelines. Their ring width has been shown to be a reliable ecological…”
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Retreating Glacier and Advancing Forest Over the Past 200 Years in the Central Himalayas by Sigdel, Shalik Ram, Zhang, Hui, Zhu, Haifeng, Muhammad, Sher, Liang, Eryuan

“…The Himalayan glaciers, as unique reservoirs of freshwater for densely populated Asian countries, have been receiving considerable attention in public and…”
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Species richness is a strong driver of forest biomass along broad bioclimatic gradients in the Himalayas by Dyola, Nita, Sigdel, Shalik Ram, Liang, Eryuan, Babst, Flurin, Camarero, J. Julio, Aryal, Sugam, Chettri, Nakul, Gao, Shan, Lu, Xiaoming, Sun, Jian, Wang, Tao, Zhang, Gengxin, Zhu, Haifeng, Piao, Shilong, Peñuelas, Josep

“…Forest biomass is an important component of terrestrial carbon pools. However, how climate, biodiversity, and structural attributes co‐determine spatiotemporal…”
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Growth response of Abiesspectabilis to climate along an elevation gradient of the Manang valley in the central Himalayas by Rai, Samresh, Dawadi, Binod, Wang, Yafeng, Lu, Xiaoming, Ru, Huang, Sigdel, Shalik Ram

“…The Himalayas are characterized by a broad gradient of bioclimatic zones along their elevation. However, less is known how forest growth responds to climatic…”
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The Coupling of Treeline Elevation and Temperature is Mediated by Non-Thermal Factors on the Tibetan Plateau by Yafeng Wang, Eryuan Liang, Shalik Ram Sigdel, Bo Liu, J. Julio Camarero

“…Little is known about the relationships between treeline elevation and climate at regional and local scales. It is compelling to fill this research gap with…”
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Warming menaces high-altitude Himalayan birch forests: Evidence from cambial phenology and wood anatomy by Li, Xiaoxia, Rossi, Sergio, Sigdel, Shalik Ram, Dawadi, Binod, Liang, Eryuan

“…•Moisture availability influenced positively xylem growth besides thermal conditions.•Trees with earlier onsets and longer durations of vessel enlargement…”
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Loss of growth resilience towards the alpine shrubline by Lu, Xiaoming, Hu, Fang, Liang, Eryuan, Sigdel, Shalik Ram, Shang, Zhanhuan, Camarero, J. Julio

“…•Willow growth resilience could identify critical slowing down in alpine shrubland.•Willow growth resilience decreased from treeline to shrubline.•The loss of…”
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Contribution of winter precipitation to tree growth persists until the late growing season in the Karakoram of northern Pakistan by Huang, Ru, Zhu, Haifeng, Liang, Eryuan, Bräuning, Achim, Zhong, Linhao, Xu, Chenxi, Feng, Xiaoyu, Asad, Fayaz, Sigdel, Shalik Ram, Li, Lingcheng, Grießinger, Jussi

“…Schematic diagram for frequency-dependent climatic signals in tree-ring latewood δ18O and its indication to water source of tree growth. [Display omitted] •A…”
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The stability of spruce treelines on the eastern Tibetan Plateau over the last century is explained by pastoral disturbance by Wang, Yafeng, Sylvester, Steven Paul, Lu, Xiaoming, Dawadi, Binod, Sigdel, Shalik Ram, Liang, Eryuan, Julio Camarero, J.

“…[Display omitted] •Effects of human activities on alpine treelines in the Tibetan Plateau remain unclear.•Grazing-disturbed treelines showed no significant…”
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No benefits from warming even for subnival vegetation in the central Himalayas by Sigdel, Shalik Ram, Pandey, Jayram, Liang, Eryuan, Muhammad, Sher, Babst, Flurin, Leavitt, Steven W., Shen, Miaogen, Zhu, Haifeng, Salerno, Franco, Piao, Shilong, Camarero, J. Julio, Peñuelas, Josep

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Linking leaf elemental traits to biomass across forest biomes in the Himalayas by Dyola, Nita, Liang, Eryuan, Peñuelas, Josep, Camarero, J. Julio, Sigdel, Shalik Ram, Aryal, Sugam, Lin, Wentao, Liu, Xiang, Liu, Yongwen, Xu, Xingliang, Rossi, Sergio

“…Plants require a number of essential elements in different proportions for ensuring their growth and development. The elemental concentrations in leaves…”
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