Hailstorm damage promotes aspen invasion into grassland

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1142-1147

  Peltzer, Duane A ^a   Wilson, Scott D ^b  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Hailstorm; Native grassland; Populus tremuloides; Tree recruitment; Treeline

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; HAILSTORM; NATIVE GRASSLAND; TREE RECRUITMENT; TREELINE;

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; GLOBAL WARMING;

FORESTRY;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOTONE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GRASSLAND; HAIL; LICHEN; MIGRATION; SHRUB; STEM; STORM; TREE; WOODY PLANT;

BIOMASS; GRASS LANDS; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

POACEAE; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 33750023657     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B06-079     Document Type: Article

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