Biodiversity plots History and Description Data collection Results Benefits and Outcomes Recommendations Biodiversity Plots History Smithsonian Institute Global Climate change monitoring project ID: 229406
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Outline
Biodiversity plots History and Description
Data collection
Results
Benefits and Outcomes
RecommendationsSlide3
Biodiversity Plots History
Smithsonian Institute Global Climate change monitoring project
Canada representation
Ontario plots on escarpment
Protocol is strict, repeatable and comparable
500 +
sites exist worldwide with 104 sites in
Canada
protocols were created to be long term monitoring projects in partnerships with communities, educators, researchers and other environmental organizations
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Why Monitor?
As the global climate warms we need to
observe and record the well-being of many species
within their changing habitats
Trees are
important
sequester
carbon and put oxygen back into the
atmosphere
Monitoring makes us think critically on how trees will be impacted by climate change, and
what trees will survive the changes
predicted for 2050 and beyond
Examining how ecosystems function and the role that biodiversity plays within this habitat can allow for anticipated
negative impacts to be mitigated
(
Dallmeier
2000)Slide5Slide6
Physical Pressures
Increasing Development
grade changes, utilities, removal of edge and corridors
Disturbance
trails, vandalism,
bmx’ers
, encroachment
Climate Change
drought, insect and disease, changing precipitation patterns, Slide7
BackgroundSlide8
Richard Jones Park woodland, Mississauga, soil shrinking and cracking June 2007
Benares Museum, Mississauga. Grass dieback July 2007Slide9Slide10Slide11
floraSlide12
mammalsSlide13
mammalsSlide14
Forest
activities
Non-motor
boating
Wildlife
viewing
Fishing
Cross-country
skiing
Hiking
Bird
watching
Bicycle trails
Guided tours
Historic site
visits
Picnics
Programs
& talks
Geological site
visits
GolfSlide15Slide16Slide17
Data Collection
Students
Grade 6
High school
University Undergraduates
Graduates (Masters and PhD students
)
City Staff
Citizen ScientistSlide18
Data Collection
Spring and Summer
Protocol-based
Base-line (Benchmark date 1990)
Tree information
Species
Height
Dbh
Health
LocationSlide19
Data Collection
Web-shared
Incorporated in Climate research
Analysi
Base-line Biodiversity informationSlide20
Current Diameter Class DistributionSlide21
Basal AreaSlide22
Mortality RatesSlide23
The Spheres of Benefits
Meet
Experts
Teamwork
Science
Exercise
Geography
Mapping
(GIS)
Tree ID
(Dendrology)
Communication
Tree
Measurements
(Mensuration)
Math
Smell
Nature
Taste
Nature
Fresh Air
Hear Nature
Touch
Nature
See NatureSlide24
Win-Win for ALL!
Teachers
Students
ACER
Researchers
Environment Canada
University Research
Smithsonian Institute
Global Climate Change Database
CitizensSlide25
Recommendations
Data should be kept in one repository and copies kept with partners such as academic
institutions
Protocols
must be followed to ensure
comparability.
Share
monitoring reports and data with forest managers such as municipal and conservation managers to
help
them identify risks to their forests as well as to provide input to assist in watershed
management
Sampling for biodiversity needs to be done using more than 5 plots as it does not accurately represent the
species count.
Sampling
for basal area and stems/hectare using 5 plots was acceptable and yielded comparable results
from
benchmark data basal area values of the entire 25
quadrats.
Establish
plots in additional forested areas to better capture forest change in other forest types as well as
at
locations with differing future climate change characteristics and impacts.
Need
more eyes in the forest….developing citizen scientists is crucial. future climate change characteristics and impacts.Slide26