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 . And a great value too! We understand the importance of your data and the value of a full, fast and secure recovery. At Data Rescue MDs, our motto is “Lose your fear, not your data!” We demonstrate our data recovery commitment to our customers every day working tirelessly to successfully rescue their data. Our data recovery engineers are HIPAA certified to appropriately manage sensitive data throughout our secure data recovery process. Christopher W. Woodall, Research Forester, U.S. Forest Service, St. Paul, MN . Grant Domke. Sean Healey. John . Coulston. James Smith. Andrew Gray. Co-Authors. Outline. Where we’ve been…. Where we are at…. Species – latitude relationship of birds across the New World show the typical pattern of increased species diversity towards the equator.. 0. 300. 600. 900. 1200. 1500. -80. -40. 0. 40. 80. Latitude. 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 . Unit 3: Food from the Land. Vegetation Zones. A regions vegetation is determined by its climate & soils. . Different types of vegetation require different combinations of . climate and vegetation to . Land . Cover Mapping and Habitat Analysis. Understand the difference between land cover, vegetation, ecosystems, and habitat. Understand the general procedure used for mapping land cover using remote sensing. 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 . 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.. 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. Wildlife. Natural . Vegetation & . . Wild Life. . in. Karnataka. Natural . Vegetation in Karnataka. Natural . vegetation. is plants that have not been grown by humans. It doesn’t need help from humans and gets whatever it needs from its natural environment. Scott . Clingan. Winter Ecology Spring 2014. Terrestrial Carbon Cycle. Soil respiration estimated to account for 20-38% of annual biogenic CO. 2. emissions . (Scott 2002). Increased Respiration from global warming = lower carbon sequestration (positive feedback?). Dmitry . Schepaschenko. J. . . Chave. , S. Davies, R. . Dubayah. , . T. . . LeToan. , S. Lewis, . O. . Phillips, S. . Quegan. , S. Saatchi, K. Scipal. 31/10/2016. 3 . Spaceborne. Missions . to measure forest structure . (Dynamics & Distribution, Structure, Hyperspectral). Vegetation Supergroup breakout report. (Dynamics & Distribution, Structure, Hyperspectral). 22 in-person, 24 online. Current Syntheses. Multi-Disturbance (A. Foster, paper submitted soon).