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      Treeline form - a potential key to understanding treeline dynamics : The causes of treeline form

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      Global Ecology and Biogeography
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          A world-wide study of high altitude treeline temperatures

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            Are treelines advancing? A global meta-analysis of treeline response to climate warming.

            Treelines are temperature sensitive transition zones that are expected to respond to climate warming by advancing beyond their current position. Response to climate warming over the last century, however, has been mixed, with some treelines showing evidence of recruitment at higher altitudes and/or latitudes (advance) whereas others reveal no marked change in the upper limit of tree establishment. To explore this variation, we analysed a global dataset of 166 sites for which treeline dynamics had been recorded since 1900 AD. Advance was recorded at 52% of sites with only 1% reporting treeline recession. Treelines that experienced strong winter warming were more likely to have advanced, and treelines with a diffuse form were more likely to have advanced than those with an abrupt or krummholz form. Diffuse treelines may be more responsive to warming because they are more strongly growth limited, whereas other treeline forms may be subject to additional constraints.
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              A re-assessment of high elevation treeline positions and their explanation

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                Journal
                Global Ecology and Biogeography
                Wiley-Blackwell
                1466822X
                July 2011
                July 2011
                : 20
                : 4
                : 582-596
                Article
                10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00622.x
                c0aaa65b-4235-4c3e-9ae4-91034af883d0
                © 2011

                http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/tdm_license_1

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