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This closing chapter summarizes the current understanding of the global treeline phenomenon with a focus on overarching biological principles. These causes of treeline formation are than re-visited from a palaeo-ecological point of view. The chapter closes by providing evidence for the likely action of global change on current and future treelines.
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Körner, C. (2012). Treeline formation - currently, in the past and in the future. In: Alpine Treelines. Springer, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-0396-0_12
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