The northern limit of Pinus banksiana Lamb. in Canada: Explaining the difference between the eastern and western distributions

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1709-1718

  Asselin, Hugo ^a   Payette, Serge ^a   Fortin, Marie Josée ^b   Vallée, Sheila ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate; Eastern Canada; Fire; Jack pine; Pinus banksiana Lamb.; Plantation trial; Postglacial migration; Present northern distribution limit; Western Canada

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CLIMATE; FIRE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PLANTATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

CANADA;

LAMB; PARAGNETINA; PINUS BANKSIANA;

EID: 0242489176     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2003.00935.x     Document Type: Article

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