Climate Change and Forest Disturbances

Studies of the effects of climate change on forests have focused on the ability of species to tolerate temperature and moisture changes and to disperse, but they have ignored the effects of disturbances caused by climate change. Climate change can affect forests by altering the frequency, intensity,...

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Veröffentlicht in:Bioscience 2001-09, Vol.51 (9), p.723-734
Hauptverfasser: Dale, Virginia H., Joyce, Linda A., McNulty, Steve, Neilson, Ronald P., Ayres, Matthew P., Flannigan, Michael D., Hanson, Paul J., Irland, Lloyd C., Lugo, Ariel E., Peterson, Chris J., Simberloff, Daniel, Swanson, Frederick J., Stocks, Brian J., Wotton, B. Michael
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Zusammenfassung:Studies of the effects of climate change on forests have focused on the ability of species to tolerate temperature and moisture changes and to disperse, but they have ignored the effects of disturbances caused by climate change. Climate change can affect forests by altering the frequency, intensity, duration, and timing of fire, drought, introduced species, insect and pathogen outbreaks, hurricanes, windstorms, ice storms or landslides.
ISSN:0006-3568
1525-3244
DOI:10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0723:CCAFD]2.0.CO;2