Contrasted dynamics of Northern Labrador tree lines caused by climate change and migrational lag

Ecology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 770-780

  Payette, Serge ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Climate change; Dendroecology, Labrador; Migrational lag; Northern Qu bec; Picea glauca; Postglacial tree migration; Spruce beetle; Subarctic; Tree line; White spruce

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BOREAL FOREST; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DENDROECOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MIGRATION; NINETEENTH CENTURY; POPULATION DECLINE; SUBARCTIC REGION; TREELINE;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPRUCE; TREE;

ALTITUDE; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; PICEA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TREES;

CANADA; KAUMAJET MOUNTAINS; KIGLAPAIT MOUNTAINS; LABRADOR; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; TORNGAT MOUNTAINS;

COLEOPTERA; DENDROCTONUS RUFIPENNIS; HEXAPODA; PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 34247109700     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-0265     Document Type: Article

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