The Precariousness of North American Boreal Forests |
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| Authors: | B I Kronberg M J Watt |
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| Institution: | (1) Lakehead University, Thunder Bay ON, P7B 5E1, Canada;(2) Lakehead University, Thunder Bay ON, P7B 5E1, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Over the past two centuries progressive anthropogenicperturbations to natural, boreal forest-climateinteractions have contributed increasingly to awidespread transition from coniferous to deciduouslandscapes. This transition is associated withchanges, at boreal latitudes, in temperature,photosynthetic activity, atmospheric CO2 andspring snow cover. These signals convey thediminished capacity of boreal landscapes to store andcycle materials and energy. |
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| Keywords: | boreal forests climate change ecosystem theory nonlinear thermodynamics resource management |
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