A global change-induced biome shift in the Montseny mountains (NE Spain)

Global Change Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 131-140

  Penuelas, Josep ^a   Boada, Martí ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Altitudinal shift; Biome replacement; Calluna heathland; Climate change; Defoliation status; Fagus sylvatica; Land use change; Mediterranean forest; Montseny mountains; Quercus ilex; Recruitment; Temperate forest

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDINAL ZONATION; BIOME; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL CHANGE; LAND USE CHANGE; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

SPAIN;

CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; ILEX; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 0037294676     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2486.2003.00566.x     Document Type: Article

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