FORESTRY 215 - FOREST ECOLOGY SYLLABUS SPRING 2017
... By the end of the course, students should be able to read the lay of the land in relation to how productive and diverse different locations are likely to be, what disturbances and other abiotic factors are likely to be important, what stages of succession and forest development are present, and how ...
... By the end of the course, students should be able to read the lay of the land in relation to how productive and diverse different locations are likely to be, what disturbances and other abiotic factors are likely to be important, what stages of succession and forest development are present, and how ...
Leaf, stem and root tissue strategies across 758
... support and hydraulic transport (Pratt et al. 2007; Chave et al. 2009). Here we investigate how root structural traits coordinate with leaf and stem traits in Amazonian forests that harbour the world’s highest species diversity (Groombridge & Jenkins 2002). Amazonian diversification has largely been ...
... support and hydraulic transport (Pratt et al. 2007; Chave et al. 2009). Here we investigate how root structural traits coordinate with leaf and stem traits in Amazonian forests that harbour the world’s highest species diversity (Groombridge & Jenkins 2002). Amazonian diversification has largely been ...
Forest Fragmentation Study
... Forests are valuable ecological, environmental, and economic resources that provide direct and indirect benefits to people. While normally the overall loss of forest area is the focus of concern, the threats from forest fragmentation can be just as devastating. There is no shortage of evidence showi ...
... Forests are valuable ecological, environmental, and economic resources that provide direct and indirect benefits to people. While normally the overall loss of forest area is the focus of concern, the threats from forest fragmentation can be just as devastating. There is no shortage of evidence showi ...
SEAN C - University of Toronto | Faculty of Forestry
... NSERC Research Tools and Instruments. “Multi-gas surface area and pore size analysis system for characterization of micro- and nano-porosity of biochar and other biomaterials”. PI, University of Toronto, 2013-2014. ...
... NSERC Research Tools and Instruments. “Multi-gas surface area and pore size analysis system for characterization of micro- and nano-porosity of biochar and other biomaterials”. PI, University of Toronto, 2013-2014. ...
Forest Floor Vegetation in Sweden - Epsilon Open Archive
... each application. It has been shown recently that wood production can be increased substantially by applying fertilizer at an early point in the rotation period and then applying subsequent treatments of multi-nutrient fertilizer based on foliar analysis (Bergh et al. 1999, 2008; Högberg et al. 2006 ...
... each application. It has been shown recently that wood production can be increased substantially by applying fertilizer at an early point in the rotation period and then applying subsequent treatments of multi-nutrient fertilizer based on foliar analysis (Bergh et al. 1999, 2008; Högberg et al. 2006 ...
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... the majority of buckthorns in our study are quite young, it is possible that differences between high- and low- density areas have not yet emerged. To determine the longer-term effects of buckthorn, we have commenced a long-term study within our forest by pairing treatment and control plots with sim ...
... the majority of buckthorns in our study are quite young, it is possible that differences between high- and low- density areas have not yet emerged. To determine the longer-term effects of buckthorn, we have commenced a long-term study within our forest by pairing treatment and control plots with sim ...
Plant Diversity of Forests
... 2004; Ozcelik et al., 2008). In Merganič et al. (2004), elevation was also found to have a significant influence on tree species diversity, but at mid-elevations the lowest values of tree species diversity were observed. This performance can most probably be explained by the fact that in the Slovak ...
... 2004; Ozcelik et al., 2008). In Merganič et al. (2004), elevation was also found to have a significant influence on tree species diversity, but at mid-elevations the lowest values of tree species diversity were observed. This performance can most probably be explained by the fact that in the Slovak ...
Legacy of top-down herbivore pressure ricochets back up multiple
... 1990) would exert lasting, measurable impacts on canopy trees, canopy insects (Lepidoptera larvae), and birds (primarily of the canopy) in the present (2005–2010). Importantly, because deer density was experimentally manipulated and replicated, any significant deer-density effects— direct or indirec ...
... 1990) would exert lasting, measurable impacts on canopy trees, canopy insects (Lepidoptera larvae), and birds (primarily of the canopy) in the present (2005–2010). Importantly, because deer density was experimentally manipulated and replicated, any significant deer-density effects— direct or indirec ...
Amphibian Population Declines: Evolutionary Considerations
... States, the hatching success of Cascades frogs, western toads, increasing UV radiation is harmful to amphibians (Blaustein long-toed salamanders (Ambystoma macrodactylum), and ...
... States, the hatching success of Cascades frogs, western toads, increasing UV radiation is harmful to amphibians (Blaustein long-toed salamanders (Ambystoma macrodactylum), and ...
Settlement and post-settlement interactions between Semibalanus
... interactions at settlement between cyprids and the macroalgal canopy. Hatton (1938) first demonstrated a negative effect of fucoids on the recruitment of Semibalanus balanoides and attributed this to the reduction of water circulation beneath a canopy, resulting in a limitation of larvae coming into ...
... interactions at settlement between cyprids and the macroalgal canopy. Hatton (1938) first demonstrated a negative effect of fucoids on the recruitment of Semibalanus balanoides and attributed this to the reduction of water circulation beneath a canopy, resulting in a limitation of larvae coming into ...
Above and below ground impacts of terrestrial mammals
... roots and counting all macro-invertebrates encountered during five minutes of search time. All invertebrates were identified to order. To reduce disturbance to the populations, only unrecognized specimens were collected for identification. This method was used as a relative index of arthropod abunda ...
... roots and counting all macro-invertebrates encountered during five minutes of search time. All invertebrates were identified to order. To reduce disturbance to the populations, only unrecognized specimens were collected for identification. This method was used as a relative index of arthropod abunda ...
Effects of tree control method, seed addition, and introduced
... leaf litter surface of plots allocated the seed sowing treatment. The number of seeds sown per plot varied according to seed availability: 100 for P. contorta, F. fusca, and F. cliffortioides, and 50 for C. grandifolia, making a total of 350 seeds sown per 50 × 50 cm plot. In order to minimise seed ...
... leaf litter surface of plots allocated the seed sowing treatment. The number of seeds sown per plot varied according to seed availability: 100 for P. contorta, F. fusca, and F. cliffortioides, and 50 for C. grandifolia, making a total of 350 seeds sown per 50 × 50 cm plot. In order to minimise seed ...
Forests - Woodland Park Zoo
... In addition to vertical layers, temperate forests are characterized by an abundance of downed logs on the forest floor and the presence of snags throughout the forest. The presence of a great number of downed logs on the forest floor may be one of the most important characteristics of mature tempe ...
... In addition to vertical layers, temperate forests are characterized by an abundance of downed logs on the forest floor and the presence of snags throughout the forest. The presence of a great number of downed logs on the forest floor may be one of the most important characteristics of mature tempe ...
Adaptive Radiation - the ant life
... The most familiar present-day adaptive radiations are known from isolated archipelagoes or similar islandlike settings (e.g., lakes). However, it is quite likely that much of the diversity of life originated through episodes of adaptive radiation during periods when ecological space became available ...
... The most familiar present-day adaptive radiations are known from isolated archipelagoes or similar islandlike settings (e.g., lakes). However, it is quite likely that much of the diversity of life originated through episodes of adaptive radiation during periods when ecological space became available ...
The Deciduous Forest Boreal Forest Ecotone
... as global factors such as biodiversity loss and dynamics of the carbon cycle. This review summarizes what is known about the location, controlling mechanisms, disturbance regimes, anthropogenic impacts, and sensitivity to climate change of the deciduous forest – boreal forest ecotone. ...
... as global factors such as biodiversity loss and dynamics of the carbon cycle. This review summarizes what is known about the location, controlling mechanisms, disturbance regimes, anthropogenic impacts, and sensitivity to climate change of the deciduous forest – boreal forest ecotone. ...
Foliage shedding in deciduous forests lifts up long
... seasonal dynamics in foliage density characterizing many deciduous forests, have received much less attention. We integrated detailed field observations and experiments with a mechanistic wind dispersal model to assess how seasonal variation in foliage density, estimated by leaf-area index (LAI), af ...
... seasonal dynamics in foliage density characterizing many deciduous forests, have received much less attention. We integrated detailed field observations and experiments with a mechanistic wind dispersal model to assess how seasonal variation in foliage density, estimated by leaf-area index (LAI), af ...
Shelter-building behavior and natural history of
... of leaf size. Comparisons among months were made to record leaf size change through time. As leaf and petiole measurements did not fit a normal distribution, comparisons of leaf size among months were performed with a Friedman’s test using the program STATISTICA (StatSoft, www.statsoft.com). To comp ...
... of leaf size. Comparisons among months were made to record leaf size change through time. As leaf and petiole measurements did not fit a normal distribution, comparisons of leaf size among months were performed with a Friedman’s test using the program STATISTICA (StatSoft, www.statsoft.com). To comp ...
What ecological effect does hay-scented fern have on the forest
... and allowed increased light. Mowing can be with any tool (e.g., mower, weed whip, brush hog, etc.) that you can safely get into the woods and not damage the residual overstory trees. In the study, the mowing treatment helped establish raspberry and desired hardwoods. The raspberries shade the ferns ...
... and allowed increased light. Mowing can be with any tool (e.g., mower, weed whip, brush hog, etc.) that you can safely get into the woods and not damage the residual overstory trees. In the study, the mowing treatment helped establish raspberry and desired hardwoods. The raspberries shade the ferns ...
Effects of UV radiation on aquatic ecosystems and interactions with
... middle of a desert”.17 This high chlorophyll concentration under the sea ice was not known before and could not be detected by satellite-based remote sensing. Consequently the phytoplankton concentration was among the highest ever recorded extending down to 50 m. Similarly, it was found that these m ...
... middle of a desert”.17 This high chlorophyll concentration under the sea ice was not known before and could not be detected by satellite-based remote sensing. Consequently the phytoplankton concentration was among the highest ever recorded extending down to 50 m. Similarly, it was found that these m ...
Factors Determining Forest Diversity and Biomass on a Tropical
... trees and shrubs among 92 species, and 67 species of ground-cover plants. For understorey, subcanopy and canopy plants, an increase in elevation was associated with a decline in alpha-diversity, whereas data for ground-cover plants suggested a hump-shaped pattern. Elevation was consistently the most ...
... trees and shrubs among 92 species, and 67 species of ground-cover plants. For understorey, subcanopy and canopy plants, an increase in elevation was associated with a decline in alpha-diversity, whereas data for ground-cover plants suggested a hump-shaped pattern. Elevation was consistently the most ...
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... middle of a desert”.17 This high chlorophyll concentration under the sea ice was not known before and could not be detected by satellite-based remote sensing. Consequently the phytoplankton concentration was among the highest ever recorded extending down to 50 m. Similarly, it was found that these m ...
... middle of a desert”.17 This high chlorophyll concentration under the sea ice was not known before and could not be detected by satellite-based remote sensing. Consequently the phytoplankton concentration was among the highest ever recorded extending down to 50 m. Similarly, it was found that these m ...
Ecological impacts of different harvesting scenarios for temperate
... Current forestry practices in Chile largely rely on exotic tree plantations, and limited management experiences are available for the species-rich native evergreen rain forests. Yet, conservationists and forest scientists call for sustainable management of native forests as an alternative to plantat ...
... Current forestry practices in Chile largely rely on exotic tree plantations, and limited management experiences are available for the species-rich native evergreen rain forests. Yet, conservationists and forest scientists call for sustainable management of native forests as an alternative to plantat ...
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... whose annual NDVI values more closely resemble those of prairie grasslands, while other fractions appear as denser forest stands similar to those represented by the first boreal endmember. Thus, based on the temporal characteristics of its annual July vegetation index we can deduce that the forest c ...
... whose annual NDVI values more closely resemble those of prairie grasslands, while other fractions appear as denser forest stands similar to those represented by the first boreal endmember. Thus, based on the temporal characteristics of its annual July vegetation index we can deduce that the forest c ...
Restoring Native Forest Understory: The Influence of Ferns and
... systems may recover ecosystem structure with no assistance once active human disturbance has ceased [10], most efforts are impeded by such obstacles as: competition from non-native flora and fauna (including predation on seeds and seedlings) [11,12]; loss of ecosystem components (e.g., seed sources, ...
... systems may recover ecosystem structure with no assistance once active human disturbance has ceased [10], most efforts are impeded by such obstacles as: competition from non-native flora and fauna (including predation on seeds and seedlings) [11,12]; loss of ecosystem components (e.g., seed sources, ...
Hemispherical photography
Hemispherical photography, also known as fisheye or canopy photography, is a technique to estimate solar radiation and characterize plant canopy geometry using photographs taken looking upward through an extreme wide-angle lens (Rich 1990). Typically, the viewing angle approaches or equals 180-degrees, such that all sky directions are simultaneously visible. The resulting photographs record the geometry of visible sky, or conversely the geometry of sky obstruction by plant canopies or other near-ground features. This geometry can be measured precisely and used to calculate solar radiation transmitted through (or intercepted by) plant canopies, as well as to estimate aspects of canopy structure such as leaf area index. Detailed treatments of field and analytical methodology have been provided by Paul Rich (1989, 1990) and Robert Pearcy (1989).