Low Temperature Extremes: Their Effects on Plants at Timberline


In Rocky Mountain National Park of Colorado cessation of tree growth occurs at 10,947 + 371 ft. independent of exposure. The cause may be due to a -40°C winter hardiness limit of the dominant timberline trees and other woody flora. Low temperature extremes at timberline are near -40°C and lower at higher elevations.
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Publication Forest Nursery Proceedings
Event Aspen, CO - 1979
Author Michael R. Becwar and Michael J. Burke
Published 1980/01/01
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