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placeflacepleat t1_j94izgd wrote

Reply to comment by Lonny_loss in Plants are spreading up mountains faster than thought in North America by BlitzOrion

It really doesn't though. Out here in the US pacific NW, timberline lodge on Mt hood is an example. You get to an elevation where it's simply too cold for trees to grow any further up. Obviously close to the lodge the flora are somewhat maintained, but the altitude and temp have kept it tree free since before white guys showed up. Succession simply can't happen, at least currently.

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harishahuja t1_j98q74g wrote

In some areas, the altitude and temperature are simply too extreme for trees to grow, but this is not the case everywhere.

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