Demography linked to climate change projections in an ecoregional case study: Integrating forecasts and field data

Ecosphere

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Mclaughlin, B C ^a   Morozumi, C N ^b,e   Mackenzie, J ^c   Cole, A ^b   Gennet, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate ^*  (Australia)

^d THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Climate change; Distribution shift; Leading edge; Mortality; Quercus lobata; Recruitment; Trailing edge; Trees; USA; Woodland.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940362837     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21508925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/ES13-00403.1     Document Type: Article

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