Can treeline dynamics in the afro-alpine north Ethiopian highlands be used as proxy to study climate change? Universiteit Gent
Worldwide average temperatures have risen during the past century, a change that is most prominent and rapid at high altitudes and latitudes. The composition and extension of the temperature sensitive treelines within these zones are potentially responsive to climate warming. In contrast to dynamics at higher northern latitudes, treeline dynamics in the tropics are scarcely investigated. The purpose of this paper is to reconstruct the extent of ...