Timing and duration of phenological sequences of alpine plants along an elevation gradient on the Tibetan plateau.

Highlights: [•] Timing of phenological events is not necessarily delayed as elevation increases. [•] Changes in timing of phenological events are inconsistent as elevation increases. [•] Individual reproductive components have independent responses to climate change. [•] Duration of reproduction stage is dependent on timing of phenological events. [•] Response of phenological events to climate change is species-specific. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]