The effect of exposure on alpine treeline position: A case study from the High Sudetes, Czech Republic

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 751-760

  Treml, Václav ^a   Banaš, Marek ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ELEVATION; GROWING SEASON; HABITAT CORRIDOR; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOLAR RADIATION; TREELINE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE; SUDETES;

EID: 58149380525     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(07-060)[TREML]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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