A shift in transitional forests of the North American boreal will persist through 2100

• Published in: Communications earth & environment Vol. 5; no. 1; p. 290
• Main Authors: Montesano, Paul M, Frost, Melanie, Li, Jian, Carroll, Mark, Neigh, Christopher S R, Macander, Matthew J, Sexton, Joseph O, Frost, Gerald V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Nature Publishing Group 01.01.2024; Nature Publishing Group UK; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: Boreal forests; Climate models; Forests; Taiga; Tundra; North America; Biogeography; Climate-change impacts; Boreal ecology; Projection and prediction; Forest ecology

High northern latitude changes with Arctic amplification across a latitudinal forest gradient suggest a shift towards an increased presence of trees and shrubs. The persistence of change may depend on the future scenarios of climate and on the current state, and site history, of forest structure. He...