Shifting climate, altered niche, and a dynamic conservation strategy for yellow-cedar in the north pacific coastal rainforest

BioScience

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 147-158

  Hennon, Paul E ^a   D'Amore, David V ^a   Schaberg, Paul G ^b   Wittwer, Dustin T ^a   Shanley, Colin S ^c  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Callitropsis nootkatensis; Chamaecyparis nootkatensis; climate adaptation; forest decline; root cold tolerance

Indexed keywords

CALLITROPSIS NOOTKATENSIS; CHAMAECYPARIS;

EID: 84856842132     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/bio.2012.62.2.8     Document Type: Article

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