Linking climate and environmental factors to the recent and surprising growth increase of red spruce trees across the northeastern US

Alexandra M Kosiba1, Paul Gerard Schaberg2, Shelly A Rayback3 and Gary J. Hawley1, (1)University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, Burlington, VT, United States, (2)USDA Forest Service, Burlington, VT, United States, (3)University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States