Forest structure and species traits mediate projected recruitment declines in western US tree species

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 917-927

  Dobrowski, Solomon Z ^a   Swanson, Alan K ^a   Abatzoglou, John T ^b   Holden, Zachary A ^c   Safford, Hugh D ^c   Schwartz, Mike K ^d   Gavin, Daniel G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Demographic niche differences; Facilitation; Tree regeneration; Water balance; Western USA

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSPECIFIC; FACILITATION; FOREST CANOPY; NICHE; POPULATION DECLINE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; STAND STRUCTURE; TREE; WATER BUDGET;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84936210398     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/geb.12302     Document Type: Article

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