Disequilibrium of fire-prone forests sets the stage for a rapid decline in conifer dominance during the 21st century

The impacts of climatic changes on forests may appear gradually on time scales of years to centuries due to the long generation times of trees. Consequently, current forest extent may not reflect current climatic patterns. In contrast with these lagged responses, abrupt transitions in forests under...

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Published in:	Scientific reports Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 1 - 12
Main Authors:	Serra-Diaz, Josep M., Maxwell, Charles, Lucash, Melissa S., Scheller, Robert M., Laflower, Danelle M., Miller, Adam D., Tepley, Alan J., Epstein, Howard E., Anderson-Teixeira, Kristina J., Thompson, Jonathan R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 30.04.2018 Nature Publishing Group Nature Portfolio
Subjects:	631/158/1144 631/158/2165 631/158/2454 631/158/2465 704/158/2454 Biodiversity and Ecology Chaparral Climate change Coniferous forests Coniferous trees Dominance Environmental impact Environmental Sciences Forest ecosystems Forests Global Changes Humanities and Social Sciences Landscape multidisciplinary Science Science (multidisciplinary) Temperate forests Terrestrial ecosystems Trees
ISSN:	2045-2322, 2045-2322
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