North American tree migration paced by climate in the West, lagging in the East

Shubhi Sharma; Robert Andrus; Yves Bergeron; Michal Bogdziewicz; Don C. Bragg; Dale G. Brockway; Natalie L. Cleavitt; Benoit Courbaud; Adrian Das; Michael Dietze; Timothy J. Fahey; Jerry F. Franklin; Gilbert S. Gregory; Cathryn H. Greenberg; Qinfeng Guo; Janneke Hille Ris Lambers; Ines Ibanez; Jill F. Johnstone; Christopher L. Kilner; Johannes M. H. Knops; Walter D. Koenig; Georges Kunstler; Jalene M. LaMontagne; Diana Macias; Emily V. Moran; Jonathan A. Myers; Robert Parmenter; Ian Pearse; Renata Poulton-Kamakura; Miranda D. Redmond; Chantal D. Reid; Kyle C. Rodman; C. Lane Scher; William H. Schlesinger; Michael A. Steele; Nathan L. Stephenson; Jennifer J. Swenson; Margaret Swift; Thomas T. Veblen; Amy V. Whipple; Thomas G. Whitham; Andreas P. Wion; Christopher W. Woodall; Roman Zlotin; James S. Clark

doi:10.1073/pnas.2116691118

North American tree migration paced by climate in the West, lagging in the East

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By: Shubhi Sharma, Robert Andrus, Yves Bergeron, Michal Bogdziewicz, Don C. Bragg, Dale G. Brockway, Natalie L. Cleavitt, Benoit Courbaud, Adrian Das, Michael Dietze, Timothy J. Fahey, Jerry F. Franklin, Gilbert S. Gregory, Cathryn H. Greenberg, Qinfeng Guo, Janneke Hille Ris Lambers, Ines Ibanez, Jill F. Johnstone, Christopher L. Kilner, Johannes M. H. Knops, Walter D. Koenig, Georges Kunstler, Jalene M. LaMontagne, Diana Macias, Emily V. Moran, Jonathan A. Myers, Robert Parmenter, Ian Pearse, Renata Poulton-Kamakura, Miranda D. Redmond, Chantal D. Reid, Kyle C. Rodman, C. Lane Scher, William H. Schlesinger, Michael A. Steele, Nathan L. Stephenson, Jennifer J. Swenson, Margaret Swift, Thomas T. Veblen, Amy V. Whipple, Thomas G. Whitham, Andreas P. Wion, Christopher W. Woodall, Roman Zlotin, and James S. Clark

https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2116691118

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Abstract

Tree fecundity and recruitment have not yet been quantified at scales needed to anticipate biogeographic shifts in response to climate change. By separating their responses, this study shows coherence across species and communities, offering the strongest support to date that migration is in progress with regional limitations on rates. The southeastern continent emerges as a fecundity hotspot, but it is situated south of population centers where high seed production could contribute to poleward population spread. By contrast, seedling success is highest in the West and North, serving to partially offset limited seed production near poleward frontiers. The evidence of fecundity and recruitment control on tree migration can inform conservation planning for the expected long-term disequilibrium between climate and forest distribution.

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Publication type	Article
Publication Subtype	Journal Article
Title	North American tree migration paced by climate in the West, lagging in the East
Series title	PNAS
DOI	10.1073/pnas.2116691118
Volume	119
Issue	3
Year Published	2022
Language	English
Publisher	National Academy of Sciences
Contributing office(s)	Western Ecological Research Center
Description	e2116691118, 8 p.
Country	Canada, United States
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