Northern climates and woody plant distribution

摘要: Climatic warming in northern latitudes will undoubtedly create new ecological opportunities for vegetation advance as ice sheets retreat and permanent snow cover is reduced. Depending on proximity to the oceans, this includes Arctic Ocean, degree of winter versus summer likely differ. In regions influence oceanicity plant distribution very marked. The models described paper show that among some commonest woody species may cases cause a significant areas where climate influenced by ocean, while other make advances. Due seasonal differentiation responses temperature nature migration into these vacated or changing communities unlikely be mere latitudinal shift northwards existing assemblages. It appears therefore highly probable strongly seasonality change, any one similar patterns climatic change different parts its range, could result opposite directions. Consequently, thermal conditions alter composition communities. Attention have given roles gradients potential barriers notwithstanding overall warming.