Regional and local effects of disturbance and climate on altitudinal treelines in northern Patagonia

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 733-742

  Daniels, Lori D ^a   Veblen, Thomas T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentina; Chile; Climate change; Nothofagus pumilio; Southern Andes; Spatial variation

Indexed keywords

ASPECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISTURBANCE; GLOBAL WARMING; SPATIAL VARIATION; TREELINE;

PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

NOTHOFAGUS PUMILIO;

EID: 0242277033     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2003.tb02205.x     Document Type: Article

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