Anthropogenic-driven rapid shifts in tree distribution lead to increased dominance of broadleaf species

Global Change Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 3984-3995

  Vayreda, Jordi ^a,b   Martinez Vilalta, Jordi ^a,b   Gracia, Marc ^a   Canadell, Josep G ^c   Retana, Javier ^a,b  

^a CREAF   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

broadleaves; conifers; disturbance; forest abandonment; forest inventory; global change

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONIFEROUS TREE; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST INVENTORY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GLOBAL CHANGE; RANGE EXPANSION;

SPAIN;

CONIFEROPHYTA; FAGACEAE; PINACEAE;

BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE; FOREST; SPAIN; TREE;

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE; FORESTS; SPAIN; TREES;

EID: 84994300085     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13394     Document Type: Article

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