Long-term vegetation changes in a temperate forest impacted by climate change

Ecosphere

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Oakes, Lauren E ^a   Hennon, Paul E ^b   O'Hara, Kevin L ^c   Dirzo, Rodolfo ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Biodiversity; Callitropsis nootkatensis; Climate change; Community composition; Disturbance; Forest dieback; Stand development

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTES; CALLITROPSIS NOOTKATENSIS; CONIFEROPHYTA; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS COLUMBIANUS; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS SITKENSIS; POACEAE; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 84919817117     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21508925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/ES14-00225.1     Document Type: Article

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