The roles of disturbance, topography and climate in determining the leading and rear edges of population range limits

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 255-266

  Slaton, Michèle R ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Climate; Distribution modelling; Disturbance; Leading edge; Range limit; Rear edge; Succession; Topography

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; EDGE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; RANGE EXPANSION; SUCCESSION; TOPOGRAPHY;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84920995398     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12406     Document Type: Article

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