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Forest Ecosystems

Table 6 Pearson’s correlation between rate of biomass accumulation and selected climatic variables

From: Climate change evidence in tree growth and stand productivity at the upper treeline ecotone in the Polar Ural Mountains

 

Precipitation

Temperature

 

Growth period (5–8)

Dormant period (p9–4)

Growth period (5–8)

May

June

July

August

Larch

 Treeline

0.07

0.19

0.42*

0.29

0.47*

0.30*

0.01

 Open forest

0.12

0.29*

0.45*

0.30*

0.48*

0.31*

0.05

 Closed forest

0.15

0.42*

0.52*

0.27

0.50*

0.42*

0.05

Spruce

 Treeline

0.09

0.23*

0.38*

0.32*

0.44*

0.13

0.03

 Open forest

−0.00

− 0.01

0.37**

0.30**

0.49**

0.11

0.01

 Closed forest

0.14

0.32**

0.44*

0.35*

0.46*

0.21

0.02

  1. *N = 104, p < 0.01; **N = 73, p < 0.01
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