Spaceborne potential for examining taiga–tundra ecotone form and vulnerability
| Autor: | K. Jon Ranson, Guoqing Sun, Paul Montesano, Ralph Dubayah |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Ecology Taiga lcsh:QE1-996.5 Vulnerability lcsh:Life Circumpolar star Vegetation Ecotone 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Tundra Article lcsh:Geology lcsh:QH501-531 lcsh:QH540-549.5 Forest structure Environmental science Tree cover lcsh:Ecology Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Earth-Surface Processes |
| Zdroj: | Biogeosciences, Vol 13, Iss 13, Pp 3847-3861 (2016) Biogeosciences |
| ISSN: | 1726-4189 1726-4170 |
| Popis: | In the taiga–tundra ecotone (TTE), site-dependent forest structure characteristics can influence the subtle and heterogeneous structural changes that occur across the broad circumpolar extent. Such changes may be related to ecotone form, described by the horizontal and vertical patterns of forest structure (e.g., tree cover, density, and height) within TTE forest patches, driven by local site conditions, and linked to ecotone dynamics. The unique circumstance of subtle, variable, and widespread vegetation change warrants the application of spaceborne data including high-resolution ( |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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