Influences of geomorphology and geology on alpine treeline in the American West - More important than climatic influences?

Physical Geography

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 434-450

  Butler, David R ^a   Malanson, George P ^b   Walsh, Stephen J ^c   Fagre, Daniel B ^d  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine treeline; American west; Biogeomorphology; Ecotone; Geologic control; Geomorphic facilitation; Rocky mountains

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOTONE; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORM; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TREELINE;

NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 42149137828     PISSN: 02723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3646.28.5.434     Document Type: Article

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