The Mass Elevation Effect of the Central Andes and Its Implications for the Southern Hemisphere's Highest Treeline

The Mass Elevation Effect of the Central Andes and Its Implications for the Southern Hemisphere's Highest Treeline

One of the highest treelines in the world is at 4810 m above sea level on the Sajama Volcano in the central Andes. The climatological cause of that exceptionally high treeline position is still unclear. Although it has been suggested that the mass elevation effect (MEE) explains the upward shift of...

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Main Authors: Wenhui He, Baiping Zhang, Fang Zhao, Shuo Zhang, Wenwen Qi, Jing Wang, Wenjie Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Mountain Society 2016-05-01
Series:Mountain Research and Development
Subjects:
mass elevation effect
central Andes
treeline
heating effect
air temperature
Online Access:http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-15-00027

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http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-15-00027

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