Responses of boreal conifers to climate fluctuations: indications from tree-ring widths and carbon isotope analyses

Journal Article Spatial distribution and species composition of the boreal forest are expected to change under predicted climate change scenarios. Current research indicates that water limitations control the southern boundary of the central Canadian boreal forest and temperature limitations control...

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Main Authors: Ehleringer, James R., Brooks, J. Ren?e; Flanagan, Lawrence B.
Other Authors: College of Science, Biology
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: National Research Council Canada Research Press 1998
Subjects:
Boreal forests
Carbon budget
Picea mariana
Pinus banksiana
Carbon isotopes
Climatic changes
Taiga ecology
Tree-rings
Dendrochronology
Black spruce
Jack pine
Boreas
taiga
Online Access:https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6nz8s0m
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Summary:Journal Article Spatial distribution and species composition of the boreal forest are expected to change under predicted climate change scenarios. Current research indicates that water limitations control the southern boundary of the central Canadian boreal forest and temperature limitations control the northern boundary. As part of Boreal Ecosystem ? Atmosphere Study (BOREAS), we examined this idea by comparing annual variation in tree-ring widths and carbon isotope ratios (d13C) of tree-ring cellulose with annual climatic parameters in the northern and southern boreal forest.

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