Trace-Element Air Pollution Monitoring in the Coppermine River Area and Reproduction Strategies of "Picea mariana and Picea glauca" (Black and White Spruce) Along the Arctic Treeline as Early Indicators of Climate Change

Régions: Kitikmeot, Nunavut

étiquettes: contaminants, biology, climate change, seeds, trees, pollen

chercheur principal: Gould, William (5)
Nᵒ de permis: 12054
Organisation: Department of Plant Biology, University of Minnesota
Année(s) de permis: 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
Délivré: janv. 01, 1992
Équipe de projet: James M. Dunn

Objectif(s): To collect specimens of the epiphytic lichens "Hypogymnia physodes and Evernia mesomorpha" from spruce trees; to collect samples of seed and pollen from spruce trees.

Description du projet: The research involves the collection of lichens and spruce tree seed and pollen for analysis. The researchers will analyze the lichen samples for pollutants and will study the seed and pollen collections as part of a climate change study.