Predicting patterns of terrestrial lichen biomass recovery following boreal wildfires
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DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.3481
Abstract: Increased fire activity due to climate change may impact the successional dynamics of boreal forests, with important consequences for caribou habitat. Early successional forests have been shown to support lower quantities of caribou forage lichens,… read more here.
Keywords: boreal; lichen recovery; model; lichen biomass ... See more keywords
Environmental drivers of mixotrophs in boreal lakes
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DOI: 10.1002/lno.11144
Abstract: Mixotrophy is increasingly recognized as an important trophic pathway among phytoplankton, yet its underlying drivers remain largely unknown and unexplored. Here, we present a study utilizing 69 lake samplings in boreal Quebec, Canada, identifying variables… read more here.
Keywords: boreal; phytoplankton; biomass; drivers mixotrophs ... See more keywords
Compositional Changes in Foliage Phenolics with Plant Age, a Natural Experiment in Boreal Forests
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DOI: 10.1007/s10886-017-0881-5
Abstract: The composition of plant secondary metabolites (PSMs) extensively impacts ecosystem functioning. It is vital that we understand temporal patterns in the plants’ allocation of resources to PSMs, particularly those influenced by human activity. Existing data… read more here.
Keywords: plant; compositional changes; age; changes foliage ... See more keywords
Diurnal variation models for fine fuel moisture content in boreal forests in China
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DOI: 10.1007/s11676-020-01109-7
Abstract: Studying diurnal variation in the moisture content of fine forest fuel (FFMC) is key to understanding forest fire prevention. This study established models for predicting the diurnal mean, maximum, and minimum FFMC in a boreal… read more here.
Keywords: fuel moisture; moisture; boreal; fine fuel ... See more keywords
Is moss stoichiometry influenced by microtopography in a boreal peatland of Northeast China
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DOI: 10.1007/s11769-018-1000-4
Abstract: To examine the effects of microtopography on the stoichiometry of carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in mosses along the hummock-hollow gradient in boreal peatlands, we investigated species-level C׃N, C׃P and N׃P ratios of… read more here.
Keywords: moss stoichiometry; peatland; boreal; stoichiometry ... See more keywords
Physical processes responsible for the interannual variability of sea ice concentration in Arctic in boreal autumn since 1979
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DOI: 10.1007/s13351-017-6105-7
Abstract: Arctic sea ice concentration (ASIC) in boreal autumn exhibits prominent interannual variability since 1979. The physical mechanism responsible for the year-to-year variation of ASIC is investigated through observational data analyses and idealized numerical modeling. It… read more here.
Keywords: sea ice; sea; boreal; ice concentration ... See more keywords
Precipitation extremes influence patterns and partitioning of evapotranspiration and transpiration in a deciduous boreal larch forest
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2020.107936
Abstract: Abstract High latitude boreal forests are experiencing dramatic changes in climate and hydrology. It is not clear how boreal forests will adapt to hydrological change or how stable they will be to extreme climate fluctuations… read more here.
Keywords: larch forest; hydrology; precipitation; boreal ... See more keywords
Effects of warming and increased nitrogen and sulfur deposition on boreal mire geochemistry
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2016.12.015
Abstract: Boreal mire ecosystems are predicted to experience warmer air temperatures as well as changed deposition loads of nitrogen and sulfur during the coming century. In this study, we hypothesized that vegetation changes that accompany these… read more here.
Keywords: boreal; deposition; geochemistry; nitrogen sulfur ... See more keywords
Annual dynamics and resilience in post-fire boreal understory vascular plant communities
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2017.06.062
Abstract: Abstract Boreal forests in western North America are considered to be resilient to wildfire disturbance, demonstrated by paleoecological evidence and adaptive regenerative traits possessed by many species. However, little is known about drivers of fine-scale… read more here.
Keywords: plant; boreal; post fire; composition ... See more keywords
Types and rates of decomposition of Larix sibirica trees and logs in a mixed European boreal old-growth forest
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2019.03.007
Abstract: Abstract Information on pathways and rates of decomposition of coarse woody debris (CWD) from one of the dominant boreal tree species – Siberian larch (Larix sibirica Ledeb.) – is scarce. We examined presence and distribution… read more here.
Keywords: boreal; rates decomposition; wood; old growth ... See more keywords
Height growth stagnation of planted spruce in boreal mixedwoods: Importance of landscape, microsite, and growing-season frosts
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118533
Abstract: Abstract Reforestation in the boreal forest is challenging; trees must survive to large daily temperature variations and to the cold environment. Even if local tree species are adapted to withstand these harsh environmental conditions, spruce… read more here.
Keywords: season frosts; growth; boreal; tree height ... See more keywords