Birch as a Model Species for the Acclimation and Adaptation of Northern Forest Ecosystem to Changing Environment
Northern forest ecosystems are exposed to rapid climate change, i.e., climate warming, extended growing seasons, increasing greenhouse gases, and changes in precipitation and water availability, accompanied by increasing pressure of herbivores and pathogens. Silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) is an...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-05-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Forests and Global Change |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2021.682512/full |