Simulating the dynamics of linear forests in Great Plains agroecosystems under changing climates

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2564-2572

  Guo, Qinfeng ^a,c   Brandle, J ^a   Schoeneberger, M ^b   Buettner, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CULTIVATION; ECOLOGY;

AGROECOSYSTEMS; LINEAR FORESTS; MOSAICS; REGIONAL CIRCULATION MODELS (REGCM); SPATIAL VARIATIONS;

FORESTRY;

FOREST DYNAMICS; GROWTH MODELING; HABITAT MOSAIC; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUCCESSION;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CULTIVATION; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; METEOROLOGY; SIMULATION;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

RIPARIA;

EID: 15944425068     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X04-138     Document Type: Article

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