Use of a latitudinal gradient in bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) production to examine physiological controls of biotic boundaries and potential responses to environmental change
Middleton BA and McKee KL. 2004. Use of a latitudinal gradient in bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) production to examine physiological controls of biotic boundaries and potential responses to environmental change. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 13:247-258
Predictions of vegetation change with global warming require models that accurately reflect physiological processes underlying growth limitations and species distributions. However, information about environmental controls on physiology and consequent effects on species boundaries and ecosystem functions such as production is limited, especially for forested wetlands that are potentially important carbon sinks.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Middleton, Beth; McKee, Karen
- Units
- JELA
- Keywords
- Biotic boundary, curvilinear model, Distribution, Global Climate Change, impoundment, litter production, Taxodium distichum, temperature.
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Wetland Communities