Growing seasons of Nordic mountain birch in northernmost Europe as indicated by long-term field studies and analyses of satellite images

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 155-166

  Shutova, E ^b   Wielgolaski, F E ^a   Karlsen, S R ^c   Makarova, O ^b   Berlina, N ^b   Filimonova, T ^e   Haraldsson, E ^d   Aspholm, P E ^d   Flo L ^d   Hogda K A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Kandalaksha Zapovednik ^*  (Russian Federation)

^c NORUT IT   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^e Polar Alpine Botanical Garden Institute   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Growing season; Mountain birch; Phenology; Satellite images; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRCH; EUROPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; SEASON; TELECOMMUNICATION; TEMPERATURE;

BETULA; EUROPE; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

BETULA PUBESCENS; BETULA PUBESCENS SUBSP. TORTUOSA; COLA; COLA ACUMINATA;

EID: 33750573922     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-006-0042-y     Document Type: Article

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