Simulating forest ecosystem response to climate warming incorporating spatial effects in north-eastern China

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2043-2056

  He, Hong S ^a,b   Hao, Zhanqing ^a   Mladenoff, David J ^c   Shao, Guofan ^d   Hu, Yuanman ^a   Chang, Yu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate warming; Fire; Forest response; Gap model; LANDIS; Landscape model; North eastern China; Result validation; Seed dispersal; Spatial configuration

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEED DISPERSAL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

ABIES; BETULA PUBESCENS SUBSP. TORTUOSA; PICEA; PINUS KORAIENSIS;

EID: 33745413891     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01353.x     Document Type: Article

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