Contrasted growth of black spruce (Picea mariana) forest trees at treeline associated with climate change over the last 400 years

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 400-406

  Vallee S ^a   Payette, S ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECIDUOUS FOREST;

PICEA; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 15044345753     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2004)036[0400:CGOBSP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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