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Recent advances in studying vegetation at forest edges by Rinas, Christina L., Harper, Karen A., Rad, Javad Eshaghi

“…Natural and anthropogenic forest edges are an integral part of the landscape. On-going timber harvesting and deforestation has resulted in an increase in…”
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Diversity and assembly of lichens and bryophytes on tree trunks along a temperate to boreal elevation gradient by Rinas, Christina L., McMullin, R. Troy, Rousseu, François, Vellend, Mark

“…Based on hypotheses related to environmental filtering vs. stochastic community assembly, we tested taxon-specific predictions regarding the relationships of…”
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Shrubline but not treeline advance matches climate velocity in montane ecosystems of south‐central Alaska by Dial, Roman J., Scott Smeltz, T., Sullivan, Patrick F., Rinas, Christina L., Timm, Katriina, Geck, Jason E., Carl Tobin, S., Golden, Trevor S., Berg, Edward C.

“…Tall shrubs and trees are advancing into many tundra and wetland ecosystems but at a rate that often falls short of that predicted due to climate change. For…”
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Thermal segregation drives patterns of alder and willow expansion in a montane ecosystem subject to climate warming by Rinas, Christina L., Dial, Roman J., Sullivan, Patrick F., Smeltz, T. Scott, Tobin, S. Carl, Loso, Michael, Geck, Jason E.

“…1. Tall-shrub expansion into low-statured communities, a hallmark of recent vegetative change across tundra ecosystems, involves three major genera: Alnus,…”
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