Differences between tree species seedling and adult altitudinal distribution in mountain forests during the recent warm period (1986-2006)

Ecography

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 765-777

  Lenoir, Jonathan ^a   Gégout, Jean Claude ^a   Pierrat, Jean Claude ^b   Bontemps, Jean Daniel ^a   Dhôte, Jean François ^b  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^b LERFoB   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; MONTANE FOREST; SEEDLING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TREE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

EID: 70349696281     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2009.05791.x     Document Type: Article

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