ArticleNational science review2023
Warming-induced phenological mismatch between trees and shrubs explains high-elevation forest expansion.
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- Resistance of vegetation sensitivity to climate and human activities under short-term drought in subtropical humid region: a case study of Guangdong, China.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Enhancing carbon sinks in China using a spatially-optimized forestation strategy.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Spatiotemporal Distribution Patterns and Conservation Priorities of Gymnosperms With Different Leaf Shapes in China Under Climate Change.Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
- Accelerated succession in Himalayan alpine treelines under climatic warming.Nature plants · 2024Article
- Flowering in the Northern Hemisphere is delayed by frost after leaf-out.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Editorial: Vegetation-based degradation and restoration on the alpine grasslands of the Tibetan plateau.Frontiers in plant science · 2024Article
- Global tree growth resilience to cold extremes following the Tambora volcanic eruption.Nature communications · 2023Article
- Windows of opportunity: a new tree-shrub dynamic at alpine treeline?National science review · 2023Article
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Abstract
Despite the importance of species interaction in modulating the range shifts of plants, little is known about the responses of coexisting life forms to a warmer climate. Here, we combine long-term monitoring of cambial phenology in sympatric trees and shrubs at two treelines of the Tibetan Plateau, with a meta-analysis of ring-width series from 344 shrubs and 575 trees paired across 11 alpine treelines in the Northern Hemisphere. Under a spring warming of +1°C, xylem resumption advances by 2-4 days in trees, but delays by 3-8 days in shrubs. The divergent phenological response to warming was due to shrubs being 3.2 times more sensitive than trees to chilling accumulation. Warmer winters increased the thermal requirement for cambial reactivation in shrubs, leading to a delayed response to warmer springs. Our meta-analysis confirmed such a mechanism across continental scales. The warming-induced phenological mismatch may give a competitive advantage to trees over shrubs, which would provide a new explanation for increasing alpine treeline shifts under the context of climate change.
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