1. A THEORETICAL TREE LINE IN CENTRAL CANADA.
- Author
-
Mitchell, Val L.
- Subjects
- *
TREE growth , *BLACK spruce , *WHITE spruce , *PLANT growth , *FOREST ecology - Abstract
An index of tree growth based on the mean growth curve of black spruce shows that tree growth in the boreal forest of central Canada decreases linearly as the forest-tundra boundary is approached. A theoretical tree line is defined by black spruce growth data. The distribution of tree growth and the theoretical tree line indicate that the forest-tundra boundary is the mean summer position of the arctic front. The growth of white spruce is briefly considered, but because of a small sample size, no conclusions are drawn. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 1973
- Full Text
- View/download PDF