Disturbances catalyze the adaptation of forest ecosystems to changing climate conditions

Global Change Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 269-282

  Thom, Dominik ^a   Rammer, Werner ^a   Seidl, Rupert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

climate change adaptation; forest dynamics; forest ecosystem management; Kalkalpen National Park; natural disturbance; novel ecosystems; species turnover; succession

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUCCESSION;

AUSTRIA; KALKALPEN NATIONAL PARK; UPPER AUSTRIA;

FAGUS SYLVATICA;

AUSTRIA; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; FOREST; TREE;

AUSTRIA; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; FORESTS; TREES;

EID: 84990848468     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13506     Document Type: Article

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