Infrastructure Development Accelerates Range Expansion of Trembling Aspen ( Populus tremuloides, Salicaceae) into the Arctic

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Ackerman, Daniel, Breen, Amy
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; Northern Foothills; Brooks Range; Climate change; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.14430/arctic4560; https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/download/67601/51501

Interacting forces of climate change and increased human activity in the Arctic are driving rapid changes in ecosystem structure, function, and biodiversity. One such change is the northern range expansion of tree species. We present the first account of the boreal tree species trembling aspen (Popu...