Co-occurrence patterns of trees along macro-climatic gradients and their potential influence on the present and future distribution of Fagus sylvatica L.

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 371-382

  Meier, Eliane S ^a   Edwards Jr, Thomas C ^b   Kienast, Felix ^a   Dobbertin, Matthias ^a   Zimmermann, Niklaus E ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Environmental gradients; Europe; Forest; Generalized additive models; Relative abundance; Species distribution model; Species interactions; Stress gradient hypothesis

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COEXISTENCE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; HOME RANGE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EUROPE;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 78650337256     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02405.x     Document Type: Article

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