Anticipating the consequences of climate change for Canada's boreal forest ecosystems
DT Price, RI Alfaro, KJ Brown… - Environmental …, 2013 - cdnsciencepub.com
Canadian boreal woodlands and forests cover approximately 3.09× 106 km2, located within
a larger boreal zone characterized by cool summers and long cold winters. Warming since …
a larger boreal zone characterized by cool summers and long cold winters. Warming since …
Changes in ecologically critical terrestrial climate conditions
Terrestrial ecosystems have encountered substantial warming over the past century, with
temperatures increasing about twice as rapidly over land as over the oceans. Here, we …
temperatures increasing about twice as rapidly over land as over the oceans. Here, we …
Differential responses to changes in growth temperature between trees from different functional groups and biomes: a review and synthesis of data
The response of tree growth to a change in temperature may differ in predictable ways.
Trees with conservative growth strategies may have little ability to respond to a changing …
Trees with conservative growth strategies may have little ability to respond to a changing …
Global assessment of relationships between climate and tree growth
M Wilmking… - Global Change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Tree‐ring records provide global high‐resolution information on tree‐species responses to
global change, forest carbon and water dynamics, and past climate variability and extremes …
global change, forest carbon and water dynamics, and past climate variability and extremes …
On the 'divergence problem'in northern forests: a review of the tree-ring evidence and possible causes
An anomalous reduction in forest growth indices and temperature sensitivity has been
detected in tree-ring width and density records from many circumpolar northern latitude sites …
detected in tree-ring width and density records from many circumpolar northern latitude sites …
A “signal-free” approach to dendroclimatic standardisation
TM Melvin, KR Briffa - Dendrochronologia, 2008 - Elsevier
We describe a potential problem with the use of standardisation techniques that fit growth
curves directly to measurement data. The existence of medium-frequency variance …
curves directly to measurement data. The existence of medium-frequency variance …
On the long‐term context for late twentieth century warming
Previous tree‐ring–based Northern Hemisphere temperature reconstructions portray a
varying amplitude range between the “Medieval Warm Period”(MWP),“Little Ice Age”(LIA) …
varying amplitude range between the “Medieval Warm Period”(MWP),“Little Ice Age”(LIA) …
Climate change and the northern Russian treeline zone
GM MacDonald, KV Kremenetski… - … Transactions of the …, 2008 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The Russian treeline is a dynamic ecotone typified by steep gradients in summer
temperature and regionally variable gradients in albedo and heat flux. The location of the …
temperature and regionally variable gradients in albedo and heat flux. The location of the …
Torneträsk tree-ring width and density ad 500–2004: a test of climatic sensitivity and a new 1500-year reconstruction of north Fennoscandian summers
H Grudd - Climate dynamics, 2008 - Springer
This paper presents updated tree-ring width (TRW) and maximum density (MXD) from
Torneträsk in northern Sweden, now covering the period ad 500–2004. By including data …
Torneträsk in northern Sweden, now covering the period ad 500–2004. By including data …
Climate warming induced synchronous growth decline in Norway spruce populations across biogeographical gradients since 2000
Covering large parts of Europe, Norway spruce (Picea abies L Karst.) plays an important
role in the adaptation strategy of forest services to future climate change. Although …
role in the adaptation strategy of forest services to future climate change. Although …