Comparative water relations and moisture-limited growth of co-occurring white spruce and paper birch in interior Alaska: implications for deciduous dominance of the Boreal Forest

Patrick Sullivan1, Sarah Ellison2, Annalis Brownlee1 and Sean M.P. Cahoon2, (1)University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK, United States, (2)USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Anchorage, AK, United States