Even modest climate change may lead to major transitions in boreal forests

Reich, Peter B.; Bermudez, Raimundo; Montgomery, Rebecca A.; Rich, Roy L.; Rice, Karen E.; Hobbie, Sarah E.; Stefanski, Artur

doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05076-3

Even modest climate change may lead to major transitions in boreal forests

Journal Article · 10 August 2022 · Nature (London)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05076-3· OSTI ID:1978707

; Bermudez, Raimundo; Montgomery, Rebecca A.; ; Rice, Karen E.; ;

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: FG02-07ER64456

OSTI ID:: 1978707

Journal Information:: Nature (London), Vol. 608, Issue 7923; ISSN 0028-0836

Publisher:: Nature Publishing Group

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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