In new research published last month, work by a Montana State University scientist aims to explore the gradations in elevation-dependent changes in climate, including in mountainous ecosystems like those in Montana and the Rockies.

John Knowles, an assistant professor in MSU’s Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences in the College of Agriculture, is one of nearly two dozen authors from around the world on the new paper, titled “Elevation-dependent climate change in mountain environments.” The work was published Nov. 25 in the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment.

Because they are difficult places to collect consistent data, mountain ecosystems around the world have been understudied in terms of changes in climate or long-term weather trends, Knowles said. That idea

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