Vegetation in the Australian Alps
... lower slopes include areas of grassy woodlands and open woodlands found above the level of cold air drainage in valley floors. On the lower slopes or tableland areas of the Alps there are grassy woodlands and dry open forests. Lower growing trees are well spaced and allow a lot of sunlight on to the ...
... lower slopes include areas of grassy woodlands and open woodlands found above the level of cold air drainage in valley floors. On the lower slopes or tableland areas of the Alps there are grassy woodlands and dry open forests. Lower growing trees are well spaced and allow a lot of sunlight on to the ...
Vegetation in the Australian Alps (DOCX – 601KB)
... a band of tall open forest dominated by Alpine Ash (also known as Woollybutt because of its butt of rough, fibrous bark). This narrow band of forest has high precipitation levels with temperatures that allow rapid rates of organic breakdown and vigorous plant growth. Consequently there is a lot of o ...
... a band of tall open forest dominated by Alpine Ash (also known as Woollybutt because of its butt of rough, fibrous bark). This narrow band of forest has high precipitation levels with temperatures that allow rapid rates of organic breakdown and vigorous plant growth. Consequently there is a lot of o ...
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... 3. The restored ecosystem consists of indigenous species to the greatest practicable extent. In restored cultural ecosystems, allowances can be made for exotic domesticated species and for non-invasive ruderal and segetal species that presumably co-evolved with them. Ruderals are plants that coloniz ...
... 3. The restored ecosystem consists of indigenous species to the greatest practicable extent. In restored cultural ecosystems, allowances can be made for exotic domesticated species and for non-invasive ruderal and segetal species that presumably co-evolved with them. Ruderals are plants that coloniz ...
interpretation of alpine areas for recreation: i. vegetati on
... disturbance in alpine areas (Willard & Marr, 1970; Kuchar, 1972) and estimated the length of time required to cauSe damage in various alpine ecosystems. ...
... disturbance in alpine areas (Willard & Marr, 1970; Kuchar, 1972) and estimated the length of time required to cauSe damage in various alpine ecosystems. ...
White Mountain Arctic
... Range of the WMNF (USFS 2001, McFarland 2003). Its presence or absence in a given area of its range is dependent on the abundance of host plants as well as ground temperature, moisture, and winter snow cover depth (Anthony 1970, McFarland 2003). O. m. semidea populations tend to be locally abundant ...
... Range of the WMNF (USFS 2001, McFarland 2003). Its presence or absence in a given area of its range is dependent on the abundance of host plants as well as ground temperature, moisture, and winter snow cover depth (Anthony 1970, McFarland 2003). O. m. semidea populations tend to be locally abundant ...
Spruce-fir forest - Spruce-fir forests occur on high mountaintops in
... Spruce‐fir forests occur on high mountaintops in western North Carolina, generally above 4,500 feet in elevation. These forests are considered Pleistocene relicts that have become isolated from boreal forests of the northern United States and Canada. Many of the species of plants and animals fo ...
... Spruce‐fir forests occur on high mountaintops in western North Carolina, generally above 4,500 feet in elevation. These forests are considered Pleistocene relicts that have become isolated from boreal forests of the northern United States and Canada. Many of the species of plants and animals fo ...
Vegetation in North America Series: Abstract of Biomes Dominated
... allows moisture bearing winds from the Pacific to reach the western slopes of the Rockies, resulting in a wetter, milder climate than would normally be expected. Because of this, mountain hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana) is found growing with Engelmann spruce and subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa) in the h ...
... allows moisture bearing winds from the Pacific to reach the western slopes of the Rockies, resulting in a wetter, milder climate than would normally be expected. Because of this, mountain hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana) is found growing with Engelmann spruce and subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa) in the h ...
to a factsheet about the Mountain Pygmy Possum
... Since the populations are so small and isolated they are very susceptible to catastrophic events. For instance, the 2007 bushfires came close to burning the remaining Mountain Pygmy Possum habitat at Mt Buller. The major threats to its survival are the destruction of the Pygmy-possum’s habitat from ...
... Since the populations are so small and isolated they are very susceptible to catastrophic events. For instance, the 2007 bushfires came close to burning the remaining Mountain Pygmy Possum habitat at Mt Buller. The major threats to its survival are the destruction of the Pygmy-possum’s habitat from ...
Imported Pathogen: Woolly Adelgid Ecosystem Response
... rates, pulses of downed woody debris, and dramatic changes in microenvironment characteristics due to overstory canopy gaps. These ...
... rates, pulses of downed woody debris, and dramatic changes in microenvironment characteristics due to overstory canopy gaps. These ...
4. alpine and meadow ecosystems
... rain can incase plants necessary to the pika diet in ice and render them inedible; while drought The Cascade red fox, an already rare species, and earlier snowmelt can reduce the snow packs could see new stressors from competition as that pikas sometimes depend on for both shelter, other carnivores ...
... rain can incase plants necessary to the pika diet in ice and render them inedible; while drought The Cascade red fox, an already rare species, and earlier snowmelt can reduce the snow packs could see new stressors from competition as that pikas sometimes depend on for both shelter, other carnivores ...
Gaagaagimizh Eastern Hemlock Tsuga canadensis
... on birds, deer, squirrels and other animals. In the eastern US the HWA is spreading at an average of ...
... on birds, deer, squirrels and other animals. In the eastern US the HWA is spreading at an average of ...
Northern Rockies Ecosystem Types and Descriptions
... temperatures are cold, and high winds are common. Possible tree species include whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis), alpine larch (Larix lyallii), and limber pine (P. flexilis), but because of very harsh growing conditions, tree heights are often severely stunted. Alpine/subalpine shrubland/meadow The ...
... temperatures are cold, and high winds are common. Possible tree species include whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis), alpine larch (Larix lyallii), and limber pine (P. flexilis), but because of very harsh growing conditions, tree heights are often severely stunted. Alpine/subalpine shrubland/meadow The ...
HONEYMOON BAY
... Klanawa River. While redwood sorrel is now known from several other locations in the province, none of these present similar stands. (Similar forests are found in Washington state, however.) Western hemlock, western redcedar, red alder and bigleaf maple are less frequent trees in this community and ...
... Klanawa River. While redwood sorrel is now known from several other locations in the province, none of these present similar stands. (Similar forests are found in Washington state, however.) Western hemlock, western redcedar, red alder and bigleaf maple are less frequent trees in this community and ...
biomes in india
... relation to each other in India. In a roughly 22 degrees latitude span, we went from a warm, rainy climate to a flat grassland to an area of steep mountains. The tropical rainforest is in the southern tip and eastern side, while the grasslands/savanna is in the central and western area. The mountain ...
... relation to each other in India. In a roughly 22 degrees latitude span, we went from a warm, rainy climate to a flat grassland to an area of steep mountains. The tropical rainforest is in the southern tip and eastern side, while the grasslands/savanna is in the central and western area. The mountain ...
poster
... TRAPPING SET UP: Data Collection A • 49 Sherman live traps covering B an area of 0.49ha (Fig. 2) were placed in The eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) is a foundation species that each plot and set in June and July (Fig. 3). controls ecological structure by creating stable local conditions for other ...
... TRAPPING SET UP: Data Collection A • 49 Sherman live traps covering B an area of 0.49ha (Fig. 2) were placed in The eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) is a foundation species that each plot and set in June and July (Fig. 3). controls ecological structure by creating stable local conditions for other ...
Adelges tsugae
... from such forests will greatly affect the microclimate and soil conditions. Large-scale hemlock die-offs will affect species diversity, vegetation structure, stand environmental conditions and ecosystem processes ...
... from such forests will greatly affect the microclimate and soil conditions. Large-scale hemlock die-offs will affect species diversity, vegetation structure, stand environmental conditions and ecosystem processes ...
Forest--ecology
... REM 475—Forest Ecology Forests cover approximately 66% of British Columbia. Of this 83% is primarily coniferous forest. BC has the highest diversity in Canada of tree species. TREE SPECIES IN BC Tree communities vary dramatically across British Columbia. The location of these different communities i ...
... REM 475—Forest Ecology Forests cover approximately 66% of British Columbia. Of this 83% is primarily coniferous forest. BC has the highest diversity in Canada of tree species. TREE SPECIES IN BC Tree communities vary dramatically across British Columbia. The location of these different communities i ...
ERH 5 Plant Basics - Critical Practices LLC
... Western red cedar • Moist to wet soils, such as those that occur in riparian zones, around wetlands and bogs • Understory species – sword fern, salmonberry, black-cap raspberry, thimbleberry, and stinging nettle ...
... Western red cedar • Moist to wet soils, such as those that occur in riparian zones, around wetlands and bogs • Understory species – sword fern, salmonberry, black-cap raspberry, thimbleberry, and stinging nettle ...
Pacific Maritime Ecozone
... The Pacific Maritime Ecozone, as the name implies, includes the land margin along the entire Pacific Coast, as well the marine portion. Mountainous topography dominates, cut through by numerous fjords and glacial valleys and bordered by coastal plains along the ocean. This ecozone has some of the wa ...
... The Pacific Maritime Ecozone, as the name implies, includes the land margin along the entire Pacific Coast, as well the marine portion. Mountainous topography dominates, cut through by numerous fjords and glacial valleys and bordered by coastal plains along the ocean. This ecozone has some of the wa ...
Ecology of the North Cascades
The Ecology of the North Cascades is heavily influenced by the high elevation and rain shadow effects of the mountain range. The North Cascades is a section of the Cascade Range from the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River in Washington, United States, to the confluence of the Thompson and Fraser Rivers in British Columbia, Canada, where the range is officially called the Cascade Mountains but is usually referred to as the Canadian Cascades. The North Cascades ecoregion is a Level III ecoregion in the Commission for Environmental Cooperation's classification system.The terrain of the North Cascades is composed of high, rugged mountains. It contains the greatest concentration of active alpine glaciers in the conterminous United States and has a variety of climatic zones. A dry continental climate occurs in the east and mild, maritime, rainforest conditions are found in the west. It is underlain by sedimentary and metamorphic rock in contrast to the adjoining Cascades which are composed of volcanics.The North Cascades has a diversity of plant and animal species. It contains more than 1630 vascular plant species. The range has a number of top predators, including bald eagles, wolves, grizzly bears, mountain lions and black bears. The range is home to at least 75 species of mammals and 200 species of birds that either pass through or use the North Cascades for a breeding area. There are also 11 species of fish on the west side of the Cascades. Examples of amphibian species occurring in the North Cascades include the western toad (Bufo boreas) and the rough-skinned newt (Taricha granulosa).The ecology of the area can be understood by following a west-to-east line at the southern end of the North Cascades, at approximately 47.5 degrees north. As the line passes through the Cascade range, it passes through a number of ecoregions, first getting higher and colder, then getting warmer, yet drier. Each of these component ecoregions can be described by either a tree indicator species, or by a lack of trees: Western Hemlock, Pacific Silver Fir, Subalpine Mountain Hemlock, Alpine, Subalpine Fir, and Grand Fir/Douglas-fir.