The boreal forest of Canada is home to several hundred thousands Aboriginal people who have been using medicinal plants in traditional health care systems for thousands of years. This knowledge, transmitted by oral tradition from generation to generation, has been eroding in recent decades due to ra...
Central Kamchatka abounds in virgin old-growth boreal forest, formed primarily by Larix cajanderi and Betula platyphylla in varying proportions. A series of eight 0.25–0.30 ha plots captured the range of forests present in this region and their structure is described. Overall trends in both upland...
boreal forests of China;Forest Fire Prevention Regulations;prediction effects;fire risk drivers;fire risk zoning Graphical Abstract 1. Introduction The boreal forest (45°–70°N) represents over 25% of the world’s forest surface [1] and is one of the largest forest biomes in the world, with...
Quebec's boreal forest also provides critical habitat for birds, nesting from 150 to 300 migrant bird species, which could be greatly affected by climate change in the years to come [17]. In order to estimate the influence of climate change on the spatial distribution of boreal avian fauna,...