Woodland-to-Forest Transition during Prolonged Drought in Minnesota after ca. AD 1300

Interactions among multiple causes of ecological perturbation, such as climate change and disturbance, can produce "ecological surprises." Here, we examine whether climate-fire-vegetation interactions can produce ecological changes that differ in direction from those expected from the effe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ecology. - Duke University Press. - 90(2009), 10, Seite 2792-2807
1. Verfasser: Shuman, Bryan (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Henderson, Anna K., Plank, Colin, Stefanova, Ivanka, Ziegler, Susy S.
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2009
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Ecology
Schlagworte:Big Woods, Minnesota, USA drought ecological surprises fire forest expansion fossil pollen analysis lake levels prairie-forest ecotone radiocarbon dating woodlands mehr... Biological sciences Physical sciences Environmental studies