Habitat and Migration Dynamics of North American Tree Species Under Climate Change

We model and map the climatically suitable habitats and migration potential of 326 tree species by combining forest inventories of the United States, Canada and to a lesser extent, Mexico, with the goal of providing a continental perspective of species ranges and migration potential to facilitate better forest stewardship under a changing climate.

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  2025

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  Journal of Biogeography

• Publication date

  2025-04-08

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  DOI 10.1111/jbi.15138
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