Seedling Regeneration in the Alpine Treeline Ecotone: Comparison of Wood Microsites and Adjacent Soil Substrates

Seedling Regeneration in the Alpine Treeline Ecotone: Comparison of Wood Microsites and Adjacent Soil Substrates

Although climate warming is generally expected to facilitate upward advance of forests, conifer seedling regeneration and survival may be hindered by low substrate moisture, high radiation, and both low and high snow accumulation. To better understand substrate-related factors promoting regeneration...

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Main Authors: Adelaide Chapman Johnson, J. Alan Yeakley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Mountain Society 2016-11-01
Series:Mountain Research and Development
Subjects:
forest line
alpine treeline ecotone
plant water potential
moisture
temperature
conifer seedling regeneration
Pacific Northwest
Online Access:http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-16-00024R.1

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