Abstract
The forest gap model FORCLIM that originally was developed for central European conditions is applied to simulate the species composition of near-natural forests in E North America along a latitudinal transect from 60 to 30°N covering the transition from the tundra to the boreal and deciduous forests. FORCLIM provides plausible species compositions along this gradient; most divergences concern species that are of minor abundance. In the boreal forest however, the behaviour of some light-demanding species is anomalous. Along drought gradients in the SW part of the gradient, FORCLIM misrepresents the influence of increased drought on forest structure. -from Authors
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 477-484 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Biogeography |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 2-3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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