Do Himalayan treelines respond to recent climate change? An evaluation of sensitivity indicators

Schickhoff, U.; Bobrowski, M.; Böhner, J.; Bürzle, B.; Chaudhary, R. P.; Gerlitz, L.; Heyken, H.; Lange, J.; Müller, M.; Scholten, T.; Schwab, N.; Wedegärtner, R.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-6-245-2015

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12 May 2015

Research article |

| 12 May 2015

Do Himalayan treelines respond to recent climate change? An evaluation of sensitivity indicators

U. Schickhoff, M. Bobrowski, J. Böhner, B. Bürzle, R. P. Chaudhary, L. Gerlitz, H. Heyken, J. Lange, M. Müller, T. Scholten, N. Schwab, and R. Wedegärtner

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RC C574: 'Do Himalayan treelines respond to recent climate change? An evaluation of sensitivity indicators', Anonymous Referee #1, 20 Nov 2014
- AC C697: 'Reply to Anonymous Referee #1', Lars Gerlitz, 22 Jan 2015
RC C617: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 10 Dec 2014
- AC C698: 'Reply to Anonymous Referee #2', Lars Gerlitz, 22 Jan 2015

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AR by Anna Wenzel on behalf of the Authors (20 Feb 2015) Author's response

ED: Publish as is (28 Feb 2015) by Valerio Lucarini

AR by Lars Gerlitz on behalf of the Authors (07 Apr 2015) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

Near-natural Himalayan treelines are usually krummholz treelines, which are relatively unresponsive to climate change. Intense recruitment of treeline trees suggests a great potential for future treeline advance. Competitive abilities of tree seedlings within krummholz thickets and dwarf scrub heaths will be a major source of variation in treeline dynamics. Tree growth-climate relationships show mature treeline trees to be responsive in particular to high pre-monsoon temperature trends.