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alpine treeline

Scope: landscape
Papers: 2 | Mentions: 5

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Knowledge graph centered on alpine treeline with 39 nodes and 103 connections. Top connected: Elevation alters ecosystem properties across tempe, species diversity, groundwater storage dynamics, evapotranspiration, climate-induced range shifts.

Definition

The biogeographic transition zone between subalpine forest and alpine tundra, representing the elevational limit of individual trees with an upright growth form

Related Terms (2)

treelinetree line

Publications (2)

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Elevation alters ecosystem properties across temperate treelines globally

2017Naturecentral
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Reconstruction and spatial analysis of alpine treeline in the Elk Mountains, Colorado, USA

2016Physical Geographycentral

Documents (1)

Document

A Classification of the Riparian Vegetation of the Gunnison River Basin, Colorado

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