Tree clusters migration into alpine tundra, Siberia

We hypothesize that in mountain windy habitat trees formed clusters (hedges) as adaptive structures for seedlings’ rooting, survival, and tress’ upslope migration. We studied hedges formed by Siberian pine (Pinus sibirica du Tour) and larch (Larix sibirica Ledeb.) within the treeline ecotone in sout...

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Published in:Journal of mountain science Vol. 19, № 12. P. 3426-3440
Other Authors: Kharuk, Viacheslav I., Petrov, Ilya A., Im, Sergei T., Golyukov, Alexey S., Dvinskaya, Maria L., Shushpanov, Alexander S.
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Language:English
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