Geographical patterns of tree-limits of Norway spruce and Scots pine in the southern Swedish Scandes

Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 237-245

  Kjällgren, Lena ^a   Kullman, Leif ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Geographical Variables; Global Warming; Monitoring; Tree limit Altitude

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; BIOCLIMATOLOGY; TREELINE;

SCANDES; SWEDEN;

BETULA PUBESCENS; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0036978412     PISSN: 00291951     EISSN: 15025292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00291950210002441     Document Type: Article

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