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ArticleGlobal change biology2026

Natural Snow Accumulation Gradients Mediate Environmental and Plant Trait Responses to Earlier Snowmelt in Alpine Tundra.

Jonathan J Henn, Katherine Bardsley, Clifton P Bueno de Mesquita, Sarah C Elmendorf, Nancy C Emery, Emily C Farrer, Chiara Forrester, Jane G Smith, Marko J Spasojevic, Jennifer F Morse and 1 more

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Jonathan J HennDepartment of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1551-9238
Katherine BardsleyDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0821-425X
Clifton P Bueno de MesquitaDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2565-7100
Sarah C ElmendorfDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1085-8521
Nancy C EmeryInstitute for Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0278-514X
Emily C FarrerDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8003-8831
Chiara ForresterThe Watershed Center, Niwot, Colorado, USA.
Jane G SmithInstitute for Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8457-4663
Marko J SpasojevicDepartment of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1808-0048
Jennifer F MorseInstitute for Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA.
Katharine N SudingInstitute for Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA.

Funding

National Science Foundation DEB‒1637686National Science Foundation DEB‒2224439National Science Foundation DGE‒2022138
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mountain ecosystems are experiencing rapid climate changes, with implications for biodiversity and ecosystem function. Changing snow dynamics, especially earlier melt, are influencing the timing and length of growing seasons, species phenology, and plant abundance. Because mountains are characterized by high topographical and microclimatic variation, effects of changing snow dynamics may depend on small-scale variation in topographically mediated snow accumulation. Wind-scoured areas frequently lack snow cover and thus may be less vulnerable to earlier snowmelt than areas of deep snow accumulation. Here, we test this expectation by applying black sand to accelerate snowmelt in five 400 m

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Climate ChangeSnowTundraBiodiversityPlantsSeasonsalpine plantsbiotic homogenizationclimate nicheearly snowmeltgrowing season lengthmicroclimatesnow depth

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PMID42635580
PMCPMC13502219

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