PPT-Mapping boreal forest biomass recovery rates across gradients of vegetation structure

Laura Duncanson University of Maryland PI Paul Montesano NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ADNET CoI Amy Neuenschwander University of Texas at Austin CoI Chris Neigh NASA Goddard Space Flight Center CoI . Chapter . 20. Introduction to the . Boreal. Climate. Two types of cold climate are. :. Tundra climate . – coldest (furthest from equator). Boreal climate. ‘Boreal’ means ‘northern’. Tundra climate is in Arctic Circle. 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/. soil quality and forest productivity. Brian Bell. University of Idaho, IFTNC. Some Current Forestry Issues . 73 million acres of Overstocked Forest in West (USFS, 2003). 40 million dead acres of beetle killed forest in BC/Alberta, 4 million CO/WY. How do we explain . why. vegetation is found where it is in TVC?. S . oil. C . limate. A . ltitude. R . elief. E . ruptions. (history). S . tage. of succession (or climax). Boulder/Gravel Fields. Can be covered in snow and ice. Glossary Terms!. 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 . 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. 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 – . Climate in the Boreal Forest. The Taiga is cold with average temperatures between -5 and 5 degrees Celsius.. Precipitation varies from 20cm-200cm depending on region.. However most of this precipitation is in the form of snow.. 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 . 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..