Warming-induced upslope advance of subalpine forest is severely limited by geomorphic processes.

Forests are expected to expand into alpine areas because of climate warming, causing land-cover change and fragmentation of alpine habitats. However, this expansion will only occur if the present upper treeline is limited by low-growing season temperatures that reduce plant growth. This temperature...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Macias-Fauria, M, Johnson, E
Materialtyp: Journal article
Språk:English
Publicerad: National Academy of Sciences 2013

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