Holocene fires and a herb-dominated understorey track wetter climates in subalpine forests

Climatic teleconnections affecting subalpine fires 1 Running head: Climatic teleconnections affecting subalpine fires ENSO and PDO variability affect drought-induced fire occurrence in Rocky Mountain subalpine forests

Ecophysiological roles of abaxial anthocyanins in a perennial understorey herb from temperate deciduous forests

Accumulation of abaxial anthocyanins is an intriguing leaf trait particularly common among deeply shaded understorey plants of tropical and temperate forests whose ecological significance is still not properly understood. To shed light on it, possible ecophysiological roles of abaxial anthocyanins were tested in the perennial understorey herb of temperate deciduous forests Saxifraga hirsuta, ch...

Effects of high-frequency understorey fires on woody plant regeneration in southeastern Amazonian forests.

Anthropogenic understorey fires affect large areas of tropical forest, yet their effects on woody plant regeneration post-fire remain poorly understood. We examined the effects of repeated experimental fires on woody stem (less than 1 cm at base) mortality, recruitment, species diversity, community similarity and regeneration mode (seed versus sprout) in Mato Grosso, Brazil. From 2004 to 2010, ...

Management of structure and productivity of boreal and subalpine forests

McKeand, S.E. & Bridgewater, F.E. 1993. Provenance and family variation for juvenile growth characteristics of Pinus taeda L. and the impact on early selection for growth. In Management of structure and productivity of boreal and subalpine forests (ed. S. Linder & S. Kellomaki). Stzrdin Forestalia Suecica 191. 94 pp. ISSN 0039-3150, ISBN 91-576-4822-0. Stem elongation in first-and second-year L...

Ecosystem Studies in the Subalpine Coniferous Forests of Wyoming

An overview is presented on recent ecosystem studies in the Medicine Bow National Forest and Yellowstone National Park. Most of the research has focused on lodgepole pine forests. Hydrology, leaf area development, decomposition, nutrient dynamics, soil chemistry, landscape ecology, and the effects of tree harvest, fire, and mountain pitie beetles have been emphasized. The subalpine elevations o...