Shifts of forest species along an elevational gradient in Southeast France: Climate change or stand maturation?

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 269-283

  Bodin, Jeanne ^a,b   Badeau, Vincent ^a   Bruno, Eric ^c   Cluzeau, Catherine ^d   Moisselin, Jean Marc ^e   Walther, Gian Reto ^b,f   Dupouey, Jean Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c Inventaire Forestier National   (France)

^d Inventaire Forestier National   (France)

^e MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

^f Bundesamt fur Umweltschutz   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Elevation; Forest dynamics; Forest inventory; Land use change; Long term monitoring; Mountains of Southeast France; Niche modelling; Plant species shift

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ELEVATION; FLORISTICS; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST INVENTORY; LAND USE CHANGE; MATURATION; MONITORING; MONTANE FOREST; MOVEMENT; NICHE; RECOLONIZATION; SUCCESSION; WARMING;

FRANCE;

EID: 84872966027     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01456.x     Document Type: Article

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