Herbivory influences tree lines

By David M. Cairns, J. Moen. 2004

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Subfields: Forestry, Mechanics of Materials, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Regeneration of Treeline Birch (Betula utilis D. Don) Forest in a Trans-Himalayan Dry Valley in Central Nepal (2007, background): “It appears that high herbivory pressure in this region limited the upslope migration of Betula utilis, similar to the Scandinavian mountain birch (Betula pubescens) treeline (Cairns and Moen 2004).”
Influence of bioclimatic variables on tree‐line conifer distribution in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: implications for species of conservation concern (2008, background): “…current and future distributions of species may be limited because these models do not incorporate biotic interactions among species, dispersal ability, evolutionary change, disturbance or herbivory (Pearson & Dawson, 2003; Cairns & Moen, 2004; Guisan & Thuiller, 2005; Araújo & Guisan, 2006).”
Tree recruitment of European tree species at their current upper elevational limits in the Swiss Alps (2012, background): “…and geomorphic and anthropogenic disturbance, potentially may modify the current upper limits of tree species at local and regional scales (Cairns & Moen, 2004; Gehrig-Fasel et al., 2007; Moen et al., 2008), but the global nature of the treeline phenomenon suggests the possibility of a…”
Interactions between growth, demography and biotic interactions in determining species range limits in a warming world: the case of Pinus sylvestris (2012, background): “…the growth rate of Scots pine populations, sporadic damage by frost, pests and herbivory may persist or even be intensified over the coming decades (Cairns and Mohen, 2004; Slot et al., 2005), potentially reducing rates of population expansion predicted based solely on direct effects of climatic…”
Spatial and temporal patterns of recent forest encroachment in montane grasslands of the Valles Caldera, New Mexico, USA (2007, result): “These results parallel the findings of Cairns & Moen (2004), who found that tree lines in Sweden had advanced only at sites where reindeer herbivory was low, and showed little change at sites where reindeer herbivory was high.”
Large scale experimental effects of three levels of sheep densities on an alpine ecosystem (2008, background): “However, low to middle alpine ecosystems in Scandinavian mountains have shown to be far from stable (Cairns and Moen 2004).”
Going against the flow: potential mechanisms for unexpected downslope range shifts in a warming climate (2010, background): “In a conceptual model involving climate change and herbivory pressure, Cairns and Moen (2004) have highlighted a potential pathway for the interaction of both climate change and herbivore pressure on tree line fluctuations leading to upslope migration, a stationary state, or retrogression of tree…”
Differences between tree species seedling and adult altitudinal distribution in mountain forests during the recent warm period (1986–2006) (2009, background): “For example, lower hervivory pressure in conjunction with climate change has been associated with increasing numbers of small trees above the current tree line in northern Sweden, suggesting that herbivory needs to be considered as a potentially significant driver of change (Cairns and Moen 2004).”