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Climatic controls of eastern North American coastal tree and shrub distributions

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Guofan Shao, ; Halpin, PN
Published in: Journal of Biogeography
January 1, 1995

The geographic ranges of six coastal tree and shrub species were assessed against paired combinations of climate variables in order to define the most precise climatic envelope for each species. Actual evapotranspiration and growing degree day indices, processed with an elliptical distribution model and data exclusion techniques, proved to be the most accurate climatic predictor of species ranges. Identification of the statistical central tendency of the climatic distribution of a species allows for the definition of a core range of climatic features and significantly increased predictive ability. -from Authors

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Journal of Biogeography

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0305-0270

Publication Date

January 1, 1995

Volume

22

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1083 / 1089

Related Subject Headings

  • Ecology
  • 41 Environmental sciences
  • 37 Earth sciences
  • 31 Biological sciences
  • 06 Biological Sciences
  • 05 Environmental Sciences
  • 04 Earth Sciences
 

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Guofan Shao, ., & Halpin, P. N. (1995). Climatic controls of eastern North American coastal tree and shrub distributions. Journal of Biogeography, 22(6), 1083–1089. https://doi.org/10.2307/2845837
Guofan Shao, J., and P. N. Halpin. “Climatic controls of eastern North American coastal tree and shrub distributions.” Journal of Biogeography 22, no. 6 (January 1, 1995): 1083–89. https://doi.org/10.2307/2845837.
Guofan Shao, Halpin PN. Climatic controls of eastern North American coastal tree and shrub distributions. Journal of Biogeography. 1995 Jan 1;22(6):1083–9.
Guofan Shao, J., and P. N. Halpin. “Climatic controls of eastern North American coastal tree and shrub distributions.” Journal of Biogeography, vol. 22, no. 6, Jan. 1995, pp. 1083–89. Scopus, doi:10.2307/2845837.
Guofan Shao, Halpin PN. Climatic controls of eastern North American coastal tree and shrub distributions. Journal of Biogeography. 1995 Jan 1;22(6):1083–1089.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of Biogeography

DOI

ISSN

0305-0270

Publication Date

January 1, 1995

Volume

22

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1083 / 1089

Related Subject Headings

  • Ecology
  • 41 Environmental sciences
  • 37 Earth sciences
  • 31 Biological sciences
  • 06 Biological Sciences
  • 05 Environmental Sciences
  • 04 Earth Sciences