Structure and Composition of Tree Islands and Krummholz within the Forest-Tundra Ecotone in Central and Eastern Canada

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Albertsen, Elena, Harper, Karen, De Fields, Danielle
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2014
• Subjects: expansion; forest-tundra ecotone; krummholz; Picea glauca; structure; species composition; tree island; écotone de la toundra forestière; composition des espèces; îlot boisé; Canada; Mealy Mountains; Arctic; Churchill; toundra; Tundra
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67445

The forest-tundra ecotone is expected to experience some of the initial effects of climate change. At the forefront of this transition zone, we find clonal growth forms of stunted and deformed trees with and without taller erect trees, called tree islands and krummholz, respectively. We sought to as...