Approach used to measure climate change impact on alpine plant species

Mountain systems contain plant communities that are strongly affected by the occurring environmental change especially, the plant community found in alpine zone of the mountain. Studies have used different ways to measure the present and potential future impact of climate change on the plant communities. This systematic review study looks at the method of approach used by the articles to assess the impact of climate change on the alpine plant species. Fifteen journal articles were assessed based on their study design, location of the study, duration of the study, method of sampling and statistical analysis.

山地生态系统孕育的植物群落极易受到当前环境变化的影响，其中尤以山地高山带（alpine zone）内的植物群落为甚。过往研究已采用多种方法，对气候变化给各类植物群落带来的当前及潜在未来影响进行评估。本项系统综述（systematic review）旨在梳理现有期刊文献中用于评估气候变化对高山植物物种影响的研究方法。本研究共纳入15篇期刊论文，从研究设计、研究地点、研究周期、采样方法及统计分析方法五个维度对其展开系统性评估。