Do the elevational limits of deciduous tree species match their thermal latitudinal limits?

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 913-923

  Randin, Christophe F ^a   Paulsen, Jens ^a   Vitasse, Yann ^a   Kollas, Chris ^a   Wohlgemuth, Thomas ^b   Zimmermann, Niklaus E ^b   Körner, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Climate equilibrium; Deciduous trees; Elevation; Europe; Latitude; Leading edge; Post glacial history; Swiss Alps

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; DECIDUOUS TREE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ELEVATION; LATITUDE; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; TREELINE;

ALPS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84880045917     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/geb.12040     Document Type: Article

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