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...

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Veröffentlicht in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. - National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. - 110(2013), 20, Seite 8117-8122
1. Verfasser: Macias-Fauria, Marc (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Johnson, Edward A.
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Schlagworte:Environmental studies Biological sciences Physical sciences