Temperatures and treeline elevation in the Sierra Nevada de Mérida of the Venezuelan Andes

• Published in: Arctic, antarctic, and alpine research Vol. 56; no. 1
• Main Authors: Marcano, Vicente, Navarro-González, Rafael, McKay, Christopher P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 31.12.2024
• Subjects: mean annual soil temperature; Pico Bolivar; Polylepis; topographic lapse rate; tree line; Tropical Andes

We report here on two extensive data sets across the tree line in the Sierra Nevada de Mérida in the Venezuelan Andes. First, we describe the tree distribution with elevation at this site. Second, we report on several years of temperature data beginning in 2001 for the soil surface, 10, 20, and 40 c...