Influences of geomorphology and geology on alpine treeline in the American West; more important than climatic influences?

作者: David R. Butler , George P. Malanson , Stephen J. Walsh , Daniel B. Fagre

DOI: 10.2747/0272-3646.28.5.434

关键词: Climate changeLandformGlacial periodGeologySpatial distributionSolifluctionBiogeomorphologyGeomorphologyEcotonePleistocene

摘要: … The north–south trend of the ranges in North America is in line with the global latitudinal … at first glance seems to be the controlling factor at treeline, fine-scale geomorphic processes …

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