Cortaderia (Poaceae; Danthonioideae) is a medium-sized genus of C3 tussock grasses, widespread in the temperate to tropic-alpine regions of South America. It is particularly important in the subalpine and alpine zones of the Andes. We revised the classification of the genus, and recognize 17 species grouped into five informal groups. We describe one new species, Cortaderia echinata H.P.Linder, ...

The recent impacts of climate change have threatened the health and functioning forested ecosystems on a global scale. Widespread tree mortality from altered disturbance regimes creates significant uncertainty about recovery in subalpine ecosystems. Aging seedlings is an important mechanism for understanding regeneration, when paired with long-term climate, can provide critical information clim...

Oligoglena sirintaylan sp. n. is defined from Saklıkent in Mediterranean Turkey, which are part of the Taurus Mountains. Mountains known for their high diversity and endemism rate both plants animals. The new species has a characteristic morphology distinguished all other genus Horváth also by its behavioural character. It prefers subalpine zone lives gramineous vegetation.

Mediterranean mountain grasslands, including the Pyrenees, are highly vulnerable to climate change, due increasing temperatures and heat weaves frequency, among other factors. However, effects of increased on CO2 fluxes in those ecosystems have been barley explored. To address this gap knowledge, we established FLUXPYR-ECOFUN micrometeorological flux network, which included three eddy covarianc...

An overview is presented on recent ecosystem studies in the Medicine Bow National Forest and Yellowstone National Park. Most of the research has focused on lodgepole pine forests. Hydrology, leaf area development, decomposition, nutrient dynamics, soil chemistry, landscape ecology, and the effects of tree harvest, fire, and mountain pitie beetles have been emphasized. The subalpine elevations o...