Long-term change in sub-alpine forest cover, tree line and species composition in the Swiss Alps

Aims: The 20th century has been marked by dramatic changes in land use, disturbance regimes and climate, which have interacted to affect global ecological patterns and dynamics, including changes in the extent, composition and structure of forest cover. Although much research has highlighted dramati...

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Published in:	Journal of vegetation science Vol. 28; no. 5; pp. 951 - 964
Main Authors:	Mietkiewicz, Nathan, Kulakowski, Dominik, Rogan, John, Bebi, Peter
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hoboken John Wiley & Sons Ltd 01.09.2017 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	20th century Aerial photography Alps region Classification Climate Climate change Disturbances Ecological effects Forests Historical maps Image classification Land use land use change Larix Larix decidua Picea Picea abies Pine trees Position (location) Repeat photography Species composition species diversity Sub‐alpine forests Switzerland treeline Switzerland Alps region
ISSN:	1100-9233, 1654-1103
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