Patterns and dynamics of treeline advance on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Lloyd, Andrea H ^a   Rupp, T Scott ^b   Fastie, Christopher L ^a   Starfield, Anthony M ^c  

^a MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Boreal forest; Climate change; Model; Seed dispersal; Treeline

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CLIMATE CHANGE; SEED DISPERSAL; TREELINE;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; SEWARD PENINSULA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042141158     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jd000852     Document Type: Article

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