Influence of global warming on the growth of dwarf shrubs in the French Alps : dendroecological analysis of Rhododendron ferrugineum L. in contrasting topoclimatic contexts

• Main Author: Francon, Loïc
• Other Authors: Laboratoire de Géographie Physique et Environnementale (GEOLAB), Université Blaise Pascal - Clermont-Ferrand 2 (UBP)-Institut Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société (IR SHS UNILIM), Université de Limoges (UNILIM)-Université de Limoges (UNILIM)-Université Clermont Auvergne 2017-2020 (UCA 2017-2020 )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA), Université Clermont Auvergne 2017-2020, Irène Till-Bottraud, Christophe Corona
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: French
• Published: HAL CCSD 2020
• Subjects: [néant]; Changement climatique; Dendrochronologie; Dendroécologie; Arbustes; Alpes; Topographie; Ligneux bas; Colonisation arbustive; Mont Blanc; Oisans; Chartreuse; Queyras; [SHS.GEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Geography; Arctic; albedo; Global warming; Tundra
• Online Access: https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-03468756; https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-03468756/document; https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-03468756/file/2020CLFAL021_FRANCON.pdf

Alpine ecosystems, such as the Arctic tundra, are experiencing a pronounced warming compared to the rest of the world. In the Arctic, dendroecological studies have documented the climatic drivers of the expansion of dwarf shrubs. These changes in the Arctic tundra have far-reaching implications for...