Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Kivalliq Region, Nunavut
Tags: climate change, trees, treeline, reproduction
| Principal Investigator: | Nichols, Harvey (1) |
| Licence Number: | 12416 |
| Organization: | University of Colorado |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1993
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1993 |
| Project Team: | W. Gould, S. Sedelnikov plus pilot and two additional students |
Objective(s): To test whether the predicted global warming has affected the reproductive status of the arctic tree-line tree species by comparing the vegetative versus sexual reproductive status of trees from studies done in 1972 and 1973 to those collected in this study.
Project Description: Tree-line plant species are sensitive to changes in climate. Most trees growing in the tree-line reproduce by `layering' which means that they do not produce seeds but instead the tree limbs of individual trees produce roots to generate another `tree'. Seeds can only be produced when the summer climate is warm enough. By monitor- ing the reproduction of trees in the tree-line, information can be gathered to determine if the climate is gradually warming.
