Environmental conditions for alternative tree-cover states in high latitudes

• Published in: Biogeosciences Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 511 - 527
• Main Authors: Abis, Beniamino, Brovkin, Victor
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 02.02.2017; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Additives; Annual rainfall; Atmospheric models; Boreal ecosystems; Carbon; Climate and vegetation; Climate effects; Distribution; Ecosystems; Environmental aspects; Environmental conditions; Environmental factors; Forests; Frequency distribution; Histograms; Mean annual precipitation; Minimum temperatures; Natural vegetation; Permafrost; Permafrost distribution; Plant cover; Precipitation; Rain; Rainfall; Regions; Remote sensing; Seasons; Snow; Soil; Soil moisture; Soil properties; Soil temperature; Soil texture; Soils; Taiga; Temperature; Texture; Thawing; Transition zone; Trees; Trees (Plants); Vegetation; Vegetation cover; Wildfires; Woodlands; Eurasia; North America; Germany

Previous analysis of the vegetation cover from remote sensing revealed the existence of three alternative modes in the frequency distribution of boreal tree cover: a sparsely vegetated treeless state, an open woodland state, and a forest state. Identifying which are the regions subject to multimodal...