Long-term integrated studies show complex and surprising effects of climate change in the northern hardwood forest

BioScience

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1056-1066

  Groffman, Peter M ^a   Rustad, Lindsey E ^b   Templer, Pamela H ^c   Campbell, John L ^b   Christenson, Lynn M ^d   Lany, Nina K ^e   Socci, Anne M ^c   Vadeboncoeur, Matthew A ^f   Schaberg, Paul G ^b   Wilson, Geoffrey F ^g   Driscoll, Charles T ^h   Fahey, Timothy J ⁱ   Fisk, Melany C ^j   Goodale, Christine L ⁱ   Green, Mark B ^b,k   Hamburg, Steven P ^l   Johnson, Chris E ^h   Mitchell, Myron J ^m   Morse, Jennifer L ^a   Pardo, Linda H ^b   Rodenhouse, Nicholas L ⁿ   more..

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c Boston University   (United States)

^d VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^e Dartmouth College   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^g Hubbard Brook Research Foundation   (United States)

^h Syracuse University   (United States)

ⁱ Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^j MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND   (United States)

^m STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

ⁿ WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

climate change; forests; long term studies; northeastern United States; winter

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871211541     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/bio.2012.62.12.7     Document Type: Article

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