Mohren, G.M.J., Kramer, K., Sabate, S. (ed.): Impacts of Global Change on Tree Physiology and Forest Ecosystems

1998 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Pospisilova
Keyword(s):  
Global Change ◽  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Tree Physiology

Summary of Prospective Global Change Impacts on Northern U.S. Forest Ecosystems

2000 ◽  
pp. 543-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Birdsey ◽  
Robert A. Mickler ◽  
John Hom ◽  
Linda S. Heath
Keyword(s):  
Global Change ◽  
Forest Ecosystems

scholarly journals Impacts of Global Change on the Spatial Dynamics of Treeline in Venezuelan Andes

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eulogio Chacón-Moreno ◽  
Mayanín Rodríguez-Morales ◽  
Daniela Paredes ◽  
Patricia Suárez del Moral ◽  
Anderson Albarrán
Keyword(s):  
Global Change ◽  
Climate Warming ◽  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Spatial Dynamics ◽  
Montane Forest ◽  
Land Transformation ◽  
The Andes ◽  
Fallow Vegetation ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact

The treeline in the Andes is considered an essential ecotone between the Montane forest and Páramo. This treeline in the Venezuelan Andes corresponds with a transitional ecosystem defined as the Páramo forest. In this work, we identify and analyze the impact of climate warming and land transformation as agents altering the Páramo forest ecosystem’s spatial dynamics along the Venezuelan Andes’ altitudinal gradient. We carry out multitemporal studies of 57 years of the land transformation at different landscapes of the Cordillera de Mérida and made a detailed analysis to understand the replacement of the ecosystems potential distribution. We found that the main ecosystem transition is from Páramo to the Páramo forest and from Páramo to the Montane forest. Based on the difference between the current lower Páramo limit and the Forest upper limit for 1952, the treeline border’s displacement is 72.7 m in the 57 years of study, representing ∼12.8 m per decade. These changes are mainly driven by climate warming and are carried out through an ecological process of densification of the woody composition instead of the shrubland structure. We found that Páramo forest ecosystems practically have been replaced by the Pastures and fallow vegetation, and the Crops. We present a synthesis of the transition and displacement of the different ecosystems and vegetation types in the treeline zone. The impact of climate warming and deforestation on the Páramo forest as a representative ecosystem of the treeline shows us that this study is necessary for an integrated global change adaptation plan.

scholarly journals Impacts of Climate Change on Tree Physiology and Responses of Forest Ecosystems

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 1728
Author(s):  
Mariangela N. Fotelli
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Forest Trees ◽  
Tree Physiology ◽  
Changing Climate ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

In a changing climate, forest trees have to deal with a range of altered environmental conditions [...]

scholarly journals Focus on tropical dry forest ecosystems and ecosystem services in the face of global change

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 090201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer S Powers ◽  
Xue Feng ◽  
Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa ◽  
David Medvigy
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Global Change ◽  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
The Face
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