Does tree canopy closure moderate the effect of climate warming on plant species composition of temperate Himalayan oak forest?

摘要

Question: We ask H there are significant changes in plant species composition after 20 yr of documented temperature increase (similar to 1 degrees C), and if the temporal changes are different in closed temperate oak forest compared to semi-open canopy. Answers to these questions may indicate if climate warming and/or canopy closure, controlled by land-use regime, is the main driver of any documented compositional changes in the forest between 1993 and 2013.