PPT-The Boreal Forest By Jake Shaffer and Doug McCarty

Climate in the Boreal Forest The Taiga is cold with average temperatures between 5 and 5 degrees Celsius Precipitation varies from 20cm200cm depending on region However most of this precipitation is in the form of snow. Janne Heiskanen, Miina Rautiainen, Lauri Korhonen, . Matti . Mõttus. , . Pauline. Stenberg. IGARSS 2011, 24. –. 29 . July. 2011, Vancouver, Canada. Leaf area index (LAI). Key variable in modeling vegetation-atmosphere interactions, particularly carbon and water cycle. Lishman. . Boreal Forest. What is a Boreal . F. orest?. aka taiga (coniferous forest). Covers over 11% of the earths land area. Some forests are very thick . Others can pass through easily . http://www.kleercut.net/en/. Chapter 4.4. Chapter 4.4. What is a biome?. Biomes are described in terms of . abiotic. factors and . biotic. factors. . Each biome is associated with seasonal patterns of temperature and precipitation. . Canadian . Biomes. Biomes. Biomes – . large geographical regions. . that have a . similar climate. and a specific set of biotic and . abiotic. features. Similar ecosystems. . fit into the same biome. Mikulov. , Czech . Republic, 1 – 5 August, . 2016. Organizers . and sponsors. ”My sponsors”. PRIFOR. – The Nordic . working group on the ecology of primeval boreal . forests. A . platform for exchange among . Biomes. Biomes – . large geographical regions. . that have a . similar climate. and a specific set of biotic and . abiotic. features. Similar ecosystems. . fit into the same biome. Earth has many biomes with recognizable ecosystems – . Muskeg. Taiga. Timberland. The Boreal Shield. The Boreal Shield is a combination of two important natural features:. The rocky Canadian Shield. The coniferous northern forest. The Boreal Shield is a huge . Key Features of the Boreal Forest Biome. This biome has short summers and long cold winters. It has moderate precipitation. A few species of evergreen or coniferous trees like pine, spruce, fir, cedar and larch dominate the plant cover. Coniferous trees are adapted to survive the cold climate and acidic, poorly drained soils. The Taiga terrain (Russian word) alternates between bogs and coniferous forests.. LMR Travel Company: . The Boreal Forest. . LMR. LMR. Soils in the boreal forest are typically . podzols. , gray soils that are thin, acidic, and poor in nutrients. . T. he boreal forest region ranges in elevation from about 150 m, near the Alberta-Northwest Territories border, to over 1,100 m near the Alberta-British Columbia border. With all types of elevations, there is something for everyone! . Basic Description. Also know as taiga. Covers over 11% of earth’s land area. Dominated by trees and occasional lakes and rivers. Very dense forests. Location, Location, Location. Located between latitudes of 50⁰ and 65⁰ N. Bourgeau. -Chavez, . Endres. , Powell, . Battaglia. , . Benscoter. , . Turetsky. , . Kasischke. and Banda. published April 2017 Canadian Journal of Forest Research. Research funded by NASA . Grant . Lazar & Matthew . Lindenbaum. Historical Background. Oswald Avery. Canadian born. Graduated from Colgate University. , and received . MD from Colombia . University. Colin MacLeod. Canadian born. Attended McGill University . Synthesis of impacts, interactions and responses . Foster, A.C., Wang, J.A., Frost, G.V., . et al.. . Environmental Research Letters . 17, 113001. (2022). . 10.1088/1748-9326/ac98d7. We synthesized the major disturbances within the North American Arctic and Boreal Region (ABR), focusing on temporal dynamics of vegetation loss and recovery, disturbance interactions, and major unknowns and data needs.. Laura Duncanson, University of Maryland (PI) . Paul Montesano, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | ADNET (Co-I) . Amy Neuenschwander, University of Texas at Austin (Co-I) . Chris Neigh, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (Co-I) .