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Article

Tree Line Shift in the Olympus Mountain (Greece) and Climate Change

by
Athanasios Zindros
,
Kalliopi Radoglou
,
Elias Milios
and
Kyriaki Kitikidou
*
Department of Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources, Democritus University, Pandazidou 193, 68200 Orestiada, Greece
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Forests 2020, 11(9), 985; https://doi.org/10.3390/f11090985
Submission received: 11 August 2020 / Revised: 4 September 2020 / Accepted: 10 September 2020 / Published: 14 September 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Impacts of Climate Change on Tree Physiology and Responses of Forest Ecosystems)
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Abstract

One of the effects of climate change is, among others, changes to forest ecosystems. Research Highlights: Temperature increases and upward tree line shifts are linked in many studies. However, the impact of climate change on tree lines has not been studied in Greece. Background and Objectives: The aim of this study is to assess the relation of tree line shifts and climate change in Olympus mountain, and especially in a protected area. Materials and Methods: In the Olympus mountain, which includes a protected area (the Olympus National Park core) since 1938, GIS data regarding forest cover were analyzed, while climate change from a previous study is presented. Results: Forest expansion and an upward tree line shift are proven in the Olympus mountain area. In the National Park core, the tree line shift is the result of climate change and attributed to the significant temperature increase in the growing season. Conclusions: There are strong indications that a temperature increase leads to an upward shift of the tree lines in the National Park core.
Keywords: climate change; National Park; tree line shift climate change; National Park; tree line shift

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Zindros, A.; Radoglou, K.; Milios, E.; Kitikidou, K. Tree Line Shift in the Olympus Mountain (Greece) and Climate Change. Forests 2020, 11, 985. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11090985

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Zindros A, Radoglou K, Milios E, Kitikidou K. Tree Line Shift in the Olympus Mountain (Greece) and Climate Change. Forests. 2020; 11(9):985. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11090985

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Zindros, Athanasios, Kalliopi Radoglou, Elias Milios, and Kyriaki Kitikidou. 2020. "Tree Line Shift in the Olympus Mountain (Greece) and Climate Change" Forests 11, no. 9: 985. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11090985

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Zindros, A., Radoglou, K., Milios, E., & Kitikidou, K. (2020). Tree Line Shift in the Olympus Mountain (Greece) and Climate Change. Forests, 11(9), 985. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11090985

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