Changing alpine treeline : the example of Glacier National Park, MT, USA.
The alpine treeline ecotone (ATE) is an area of transition high on mountains where closed canopy forests from lower elevations give way to the open alpine tundra and rocky expanses above. Alpine tundra is an island biome and its ecotone with forest is subject to change, and like oceanic islands, alp...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
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| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam :
Elsevier,
2009.
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| Series: | Developments in earth surface processes ;
12. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
