Height growth rate tradeoffs determine northern and southern range limits for trees

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 735-742

  Loehle, Craig ^a,b  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Natl Cncl Air Stream I   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Climate change; Ecotone; North America; Range limits; Trees

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; COLD TOLERANCE; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; TRADE-OFF;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0031775336     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1998.2540735.x     Document Type: Article

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