The use of 'altitude' in ecological research.

By C. Körner. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2007

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High elevation Plantago lanceolata plants are less resistant to herbivory than their low elevation conspecifics: is it just temperature? (2014, background): “These findings indicate that abiotic factors that co-vary with elevation (e.g. temperature, Körner 2007) shape plant physiology to maximize fitness at different elevations (Linhart and Grant 1996, Joshi et al. 2001). ht tp :// do c. re ro .c h showing lower levels of total IGs (Fig.”
Plant invasions along mountain roads: the altitudinal amplitude of alien Asteraceae forbs in their native and introduced ranges (2009, background): “Of particular importance for temperate plant species, mean temperatures and the length of the growing season decrease with altitude, whilst UV-B intensity increases (Körner 2007).”
Consistent patterns of elevational change in tree taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity across Malesian mountain forests (2013, background): “Elevational gradients provide a natural experimental background for assessing the extent to which tree communities respond to gradual environmental change (K€orner, 2007).”
Linking small-scale topography with microclimate, plant species diversity and intra-specific trait variation in an alpine landscape (2015, background): “Hence, there are microclimatic differences within 40 m × 40 m sites similar to what is expected over an altitudinal range of 350–700 m (assuming a standard lapse rate of 5.5 K km; Körner 2007), or a latitudinal range of 308–616 km (2.”
Growth and carbon relations of tree line forming conifers at constant vs. variable low temperatures (2009, background): “Most of those studies described a low temperature limit for root growth and often (but not always) severe restrictions for above-ground biomass increment at root zone temperatures between 2 °C and 6 °C (e.g. Vapaavuori et al. 1992; Lyr & Garbe 1995; Solfjeld & Johnsen 2006; Alvarez-Uria & Körner 200”
Patterns of phenotypic plasticity and local adaptation in the wide elevation range of the alpine plant Arabis alpina (2018, background): “Colder sites (usually at high elevation and of Northern aspect) are also often associated with many characteristics other than low temperature (Körner, 2007): they have a shorter growing season, lower partial CO2 pressure and lower soil fertility (Körner, 2003).”
Plant traits co-vary with altitude in grasslands and forests in the European Alps (2010, methodology): “Although we are aware that altitude is not a causal factor but rather translates factors, such as temperature and moisture, which are accounted for in the PCA, and others that are unaccounted for, like wind (Körner 2007), we will use altitude as a simplified”
Learning from a benign neglect strategy in a national park: Response of saproxylic beetles to dead wood accumulation (2010, methodology): “To control for effects independent of the forest dynamics in our montane area, we used elevation (Körner, 2007) and the binary variable habitat continuity (Jonsson et al.”
Variability in functional traits mediates plant interactions along stress gradients (2013, background): “Physical stress at high elevations is mainly caused by low air temperature, low partial pressure of CO2 and high UV radiation (K€orner 2007), along with extremely thin soils and low nutrient availability (Huber et al. 2007).”
Intraspecific functional variability: extent, structure and sources of variation (2010, background): “Indirect gradients should not be used to describe ecological patterns as they are not comparable over time and space anddonot have any ecologicalmeaning (Körner 2007).”
Morphological traits are linked to the cold performance and distribution of bees along elevational gradients (2016, background): “This allows well replicated studies of trait distribution in natural species communities along extensive climatic gradients within feasible amounts of time (K€orner, 2007; Sanders & Rahbek, 2012).”
Latitudinal gradients as natural laboratories to infer species' responses to temperature (2013, methodology): “…type and structure, topography, wind speed, radiation balance, cloud and snow cover and atmospheric moisture will all affect the local temperature experienced by terrestrial organisms (Woodward 1987; K€orner 2003, 2007; Scherrer & K€orner 2010; Scherrer, Schmid & K€orner 2011; Graae et al. 2012).”