High Leaf Respiration Rates May Limit the Success of White Spruce Saplings Growing in the Kampfzone at the Arctic Treeline

Arctic Treeline is the transition from the boreal forest to the treeless tundra and may be determined by growing season temperatures. The physiological mechanisms involved in determining the relationship between the physical and biological environment and the location of treeline are not fully under...

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Main Authors: Kevin L. Griffin, Stephanie C. Schmiege, Sarah G. Bruner, Natalie T. Boelman, Lee A. Vierling, Jan U. H. Eitel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.746464/full