Spring-flowering herbaceous plant species of the deciduous forests of eastern Canada and 20th century climate warming

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 505-512

  Houle, Gilles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; GREENHOUSE GASES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

HERBACEOUS PLANT SPECIES; PLANT PHENOLOGY; SPRING-FLOWERING;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CLIMATE EFFECT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FLOWERING; GLOBAL WARMING; HERB; METROPOLITAN AREA; PHENOLOGY;

CLIMATES; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE GASES; PLANTS;

CANADA; GATINEAU; MONTREAL; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; OTTAWA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 34547466306     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-239     Document Type: Article

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