The response of reproductive phenology and success of alpine plants to warming and precipitation changes on the Tibetan Plateau

Changes in reproductive phenology induced by warming are happening across the globe with significant implications for plant sexual reproduction, however, the response of plant reproductive efforts (number of flowers and fruits) and success (successful fruits/total flowers) in response to climate change have not been well-characterized. Here, we conducted a warming and altered precipitation experiment in an alpine meadow on the eastern Tibetan Plateau to investigate the effects of climate change on the reproductive phenology and success of six common species belonging to two flowering functional groups.