Climate induced birch mortality in Trans-Baikal lake region, Siberia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 289, Issue , 2013, Pages 385-392

  Kharuk, V I ^a   Ranson, K J ^b   Oskorbin, P A ^a   Im, S T ^a   Dvinskaya, M L ^a  

^a SIBERIAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Betula pendula; Climate induced tree mortality; Drought impact; Forest die off; Forest steppe

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BETULA PENDULA; CLIMATE IMPACTS; DIE-OFF; FOREST DECLINE; FOREST-STEPPE; GROUND MEASUREMENTS; LAKE BAIKAL; METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATION; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; PENDULA; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; PRECIPITATION EXTREMES; SATELLITE DATA; SIBERIA; SIBERIAN FOREST; SOIL WATER CONTENT; STEM VOLUME; STUDY AREAS; TREE MORTALITY; TREE RING DATA; TREE-RING ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DROUGHT; LAKES; SOIL MOISTURE;

FORESTRY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DROUGHT STRESS; ECOTONE; MORTALITY; POPULATION DECLINE; SATELLITE DATA; SOIL WATER; STEPPE; TREE RING; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; WATER CONTENT;

BETULA VERRUCOSA; DROUGHT; FORESTRY; LAKES; MOISTURE; MORTALITY; SOIL; TEMPERATURE;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SIBERIA; TRANSBAIKALIA;

BETULA PENDULA;

EID: 84870169814     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.10.024     Document Type: Article

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