Direct and indirect impacts of climate change on forests: three case studies from British Columbia

Climate is an important driver of forest dynamics. In this paper, we present three case studies from the forests of British Columbia to illustrate the direct and indirect effects of climatic variation and global warming on forest composition and function. (1) Tree mortality rates in old forests of w...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Canadian journal of plant pathology Jg. 33; H. 2; S. 108 - 116
Hauptverfasser:	Daniels, Lori D, Maertens, Thomas B, Stan, Amanda B, McCloskey, Shane P. J, Cochrane, Jed D, Gray, Robert W
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	Philadelphia Taylor & Francis 11.04.2011 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Schlagworte:	Alaska basal area British Columbia Case studies Climate change climate variation Climatic conditions climatic factors coastal forests cold cyprès jaune death decline dendroctone du pin ponderosa Dendroctonus ponderosae disturbance regimes dépérissement de la forêt Ecological effects Environmental impact Extreme cold Extreme weather fire regimes fires forest decline Forest ecosystems Forests forêts anciennes forêts côtières forêts de montagne Global warming humans insects Land use montane forests mort des arbres Mortality mortality rates Mountain forests mountain pine beetle old forests pathogens roots régimes d'incendies régimes de perturbation stand basal area storms taux de mortalité temperature tree deaths tree mortality Trees variation climatique wind yellow-cedar Alaska British Columbia Canada, British Columbia INE, USA, Alaska
ISSN:	1715-2992, 0706-0661, 1715-2992
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