Ecological Studies Along the Gradient From Subarctic Forest to Tundra

Régions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region

étiquettes: biology, revegetation, forestry, plant ecology, tree growth

chercheur principal: Henry, Greg H R (4)
Nᵒ de permis: 12696
Organisation: University of British Columbia
Année(s) de permis: 1995 1994 1993 1991
Délivré: janv. 01, 1994
Équipe de projet: Dr. B. Freedman, K. McLeod, S. Kesting, J. Hamilton, K. Barton

Objectif(s): To study population ecology of isolated white spruce clones beyond the present treeline; to determine how special plant communities on south-facing slopes change through treeline; and to determine the succession and regeneration patterns in burned sites of different ages in the forest-tundra.

Description du projet: The researchers want to determine the age of the isolated "tree islands" and how they manage to grow so far from the treeline. Researchers look for old stems for carbon dating, and map the position of each stem. The age and growth rates of the trees are determined by counting and measuring tree-rings. This year plant communities found on south-facing slopes down the Anderson River will be studied. Rare, southern species of trees are present here.