Principal Investigator:Johnston-Schuetz, Cheryl Licensed Year(s):
2007
Summary:
The objective of this project is to examine the environmental thresholds to the successful establishment of a boreal (high latitude) conifer forest by measuring photosynthetic rates in conifer seedlings. Climate change has the potential to shift southern commercial tree species and treelines northward with implications for existing ecosystems and future economic development.
The project’s goal ...
Principal Investigator:Lantz, Trevor C. Licensed Year(s):
2006
20052004 Summary:
The objective of this research is to explore the influence of temperature and disturbance on green alder by comparing alder characteristics on sites with different average temperatures and disturbance histories. Understanding of factors that influence alder populations today will assist in predicting the likely consequences of rising temperatures and increased disturbance on tall shrubs.
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