Climate continentality and treeline species distribution in the Alps

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 66-78

  Caccianiga, M ^a   Andreis, C ^a   Armiraglio, S ^b   Leonelli, G ^a   Pelfini, M ^a   Sala, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alps; Climate continentality; Larix decidua; Picea abies; Pinus cembra; Treeline

Indexed keywords

LARIX; LARIX DECIDUA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS CEMBRA;

EID: 40549121338     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500701872416     Document Type: Article

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