Global Controls of Forest Line Elevation in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

1. We explored whether the independent evolutionary history of extratropical forests in the southern and northern hemispheres affects the temperature-elevation relationship of mountain forest lines. We compiled 115 forest line descriptions from the literature, covering the major extratropical mounta...

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Veröffentlicht in:Global Ecology and Biogeography. - John Wiley & Sons Ltd. - 9(2000), 3, Seite 253-268
1. Verfasser: Jobbagy, Esteban G. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Jackson, Robert B.
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2000
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Global Ecology and Biogeography
Schlagworte:Alpine Ecosystems Convergent Evolution Forest Distribution Mountain Ecosystems Seasonality Temperature Thermal Amplitude Timberline Treeline Biological sciences mehr... Physical sciences Mathematics