Changes in alpine plant growth under future climate conditions

Biogeosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2013-2024

  Rammig, A ^a   Jonas, T ^b   Zimmermann, N E ^c   Rixen, C ^b  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b WSL INSTITUTE FOR SNOW AND AVALANCHE RESEARCH SLF   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE MODELING; GRASSLAND; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; PHENOLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHRUB; SNOWMELT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ALPS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 77954100082     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-7-2013-2010     Document Type: Article

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