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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Publié dans:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. - National Academy of Sciences. - 110(2013), 20, Seite 8117-8122
Auteur principal: Macias-Fauria, Marc (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Johnson, Edward A.
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2013
Accès à la collection:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Sujets:Environmental studies Biological sciences Physical sciences