The influence of changes in climate and land-use on regeneration dynamics of Norway spruce at the treeline in the swiss alps

Silva Fennica

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-70

  Bolli, Jacqueline C ^a   Rigling, Andreas ^a   Bugmann, Harald ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dendroecology; Microsites; Subalpine meadow succession; Tree growth; Tree invasion

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; LAND USE;

DENDROECOLOGY; MICROSITES; SUBALPINE MEADOW SUCCESSION; TREE GROWTH; TREE INVASION;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DENDROECOLOGY; ELEVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; GROWTH RESPONSE; LAND USE CHANGE; REGENERATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TREELINE;

ABIES LASIOCARPA; CLIMATES; DENDROLOGY; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY;

ALPS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GRAUBUNDEN; SEDRUN; SWITZERLAND;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 34247538493     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.307     Document Type: Article

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