Impacts of climatic variation on the growth of black spruce across the forest-tundra ecotone : positive effects of warm growing seasons and heat waves are offset by late spring frosts

• Published in: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
• Main Authors: Moreau, Guillaume, Chagnon, Catherine, Auty, David, Caspersen, John Peter, Achim, Alexis
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
• Subjects: Black spruce–lichen forests; Climate warming; Heat wave; Frost injuries; Nunavik; Northern Quebec and Labrador; Cold wave; Growth-climate relationships; Épinette noire > Croissance; Épinette noire > Facteurs climatiques; Climat > Changements; Taïgas; Noire; Tundra
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/111483; https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2020.613523

Climate strongly limits the physiological processes of trees near their range limits, leading to increased growth sensitivity. Northeastern North America is experiencing considerable warming, so the growth of trees near the northern treeline represents a key indicator of forest responses to climate...