Boundary detection in altitudinal treeline ecotones in the Spanish central pyrenees

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 117-126

  Camarero, J Julio ^a   Gutiérrez, Emilia ^a   Fortin, Marie Josée ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOTONE; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; TREELINE;

PYRENEES; SPAIN;

PINUS UNCINATA;

EID: 0343570529     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1552443     Document Type: Article

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