Siberian pine decline and mortality in southern siberian mountains

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 310, Issue , 2013, Pages 312-320

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

^a SIBERIAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate induced tree mortality; Drought impact on forests; Siberian pine decline; Tree die off

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIABLES; DIE-OFF; PRECIPITATION GRADIENTS; RUSSIAN FAR EAST; SIBERIAN PINE DECLINE; SPATIAL PATTERNS; TREE MORTALITY; VEGETATION INDEX;

DROUGHT; LANDFORMS; RADIOMETERS; WATER SUPPLY;

FORESTRY;

ARIDITY; CONIFEROUS TREE; DATA INTERPRETATION; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; DROUGHT STRESS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROWTH RATE; LANDSAT; MODIS; MORTALITY; MOUNTAIN REGION; POPULATION DECLINE; SATELLITE DATA; VEGETATION INDEX;

DROUGHT; FORESTRY; WATER SUPPLY;

KUZNETSK ALATAU; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SIBERIA;

EID: 84884132125     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.08.042     Document Type: Article

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