Vegetation structure and temperature regimes of tropical alpine treelines

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 353-364

  Bader, Maaike Y ^a,c   Rietkerk, Max ^b   Bregt, Arnold K ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ECOTONE; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; MICROCLIMATE; SHIELD VOLCANO; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TREELINE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ANDES; ARGENTINA; BOLIVIA; ECUADOR; HALEAKALA; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; MAUI; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VENEZUELA;

EID: 36048989437     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(06-055)[BADER]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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