Largest Rises of Swedish Treelines, Consistent with Climate Change Since the Early-20th Century
Repeat in situ measurements were taken at 14 places across the Swedish Scandes, spanning 800 kilometres from south to north, to estimate treeline advance during the last 100 years. Mountain birch (Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii), Norway spruce (Picea abies), Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), and rowan were among the threatened...
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Recent Local Birch Forest (Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii) Evolution in the Treeline Ecotone of the Swedish Scandes-response to Earlier Snow-melt
Repeat photography, demographic analysis, and tree growth surveillance in permanent plots were used to study the conversion of a confined region of treeless alpine/subalpine tundra to mountain birch forest (Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii) in the context of recent climatic change. In addition, changes in the flora of the growing...
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