Climate-induced mountain tree-line evolution in southern Siberia

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 446-454

  Kharuk, Vyacheslav I ^a   Im, Sergey T ^a   Dvinskaya, Maria L ^a   Ranson, Kenneth J ^b  

^a SUKACHEV INSTITUTE OF FOREST   (Russian Federation)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine forest tundra ecotone; Krummholz; Larix sibirica; Pinus sibirica; Tree line response to climate change

Indexed keywords

FOREST-TUNDRA ECOTONE; KRUMMHOLZ; LARIX SIBIRICA; PINUS SIBIRICA; TREE-LINE RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; LANDFORMS;

REFORESTATION;

LARIX; LARIX SIBIRICA; PINUS SIBIRICA;

EID: 77957761796     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827581.2010.509329     Document Type: Article

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