Climatic limits for the present European distribution of hornbeam (Carpinus betulus), with special reference to Ukraine
Journal: bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Year: 2018

In this study, we used a ecological niche modeling approach to detect the importance of diverse climatic parameters in controlling the distribution of forest tree species, exemplified by the common hornbeam (Carpinus betulus L.), with special reference to Ukraine from where digitized data on the species has been scarce. In Ukraine populations of this tree species are found on the edge of its home range and are exposed to extreme climate conditions. The main objectives of the present study were t