Inferring shifts in tree species distribution using asymmetric distribution curves: A case study in the Iberian mountains

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 147-159

  Urli, Morgane ^a,b   Delzon, Sylvain ^a,b   Eyermann, Audrey ^a,b,c   Couallier, Vincent ^c   García Valdés, Raúl ^e   Zavala, Miguel Angel ^d,e   Porté, Annabel J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b UMR 1202 BIOGECO   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

^d Instituto Nacional de Investigacion y Tecnologia Agraria y Alimentaria   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Altitudinal distribution; Fagus; Forest; Model; Optimum; Quercus

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDINAL ZONATION; ASYMMETRY; COLONIZATION; DECIDUOUS TREE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST INVENTORY; MOUNTAIN REGION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SKEWNESS; SUCCESSION; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

IBERIAN CORDILLERA; SPAIN;

FAGACEAE; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; ILEX; QUERCUS; QUERCUS FAGINEA; QUERCUS ILEX; QUERCUS PETRAEA; QUERCUS SUBER;

EID: 84890557918     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12079     Document Type: Article

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