Clonality drives structural patterns and shapes the community assemblage of the Mediterranean Fagus sylvatica subalpine belt

Clonality drives structural patterns and shapes the community assemblage of the Mediterranean Fagus sylvatica subalpine belt

Past anthropogenic disturbances lowered the altitudinal distribution of the Mediterranean Fagus sylvatica forests below 2,000 m a.s.l. Accordingly, our current understanding of the southern distribution range of F. sylvatica forests is restricted to managed stands below this elevation, neglecting re...

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Main Authors: Luigi Saulino, Angelo Rita, Marina Allegrezza, Maurizio Zotti, Valentina Mogavero, Giulio Tesei, Silvia Montecchiari, Emilia Allevato, Marco Borghetti, Giuliano Bonanomi, Antonio Saracino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
treeline ecotone
Krummholz
layering
endemic species
microclimatic refugia
environmental heterogeneity
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2022.947166/full

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