Temperate and boreal forest mega-fires: characteristics and challenges. Frontiers in Ecology and the Envi- ronment 12:115-122.Stephens, S. L., N. Burrows, A. Buyantuyev, R.W. Gray, R.E. Keane, R. Kubian, ... and J.W. Van Wagtendonk. 2014. Temperate and boreal forest mega-...
Forestry is often directed towards conflicting targets. In Finland, forest policy has aimed to extract as much timber as possible while ensuring continued future harvesting opportunities. Concurrently, there is a social demand for biodiversity and non-timber ecosystem services. To explore the opportunitie...
Habitat for American martens (Martes americana) is associated with forest types that offer fine-scale structural complexity in part used to access the winter subnivean environment, which is used for food procurement, predator avoidance, and rest. We assessed habitat characteristics associated with poin...
Forest deadwood is an important carbon reserve, estimated to contain 8% of the total forest carbon. This type of woody debris is recognized as a source of carbon dioxide (CO2), as the carbon is released back into the atmosphere by microbial decomposition. Production of methane (CH4) and nitr...
Characteristics of Sediment and Organic Carbon Export From Pristine Boreal Forest Watersheds Discharge, suspended sediment, particulate organic matter, dissolved organic carbon, and the percentage of organic matter were measured from 1979 to 1981 i......
In this paper we compare measurements of photosynthesis and carbon isotope discrimination characteristics among plants from three mature boreal forest types (Black spruce, Jack pine, and aspen) in order to help explain variation in ecosystem-level gas exchange processes. Measurements were made at the ...
In this study, we use nation-wide forest vegetation and tree stand data consisting of a total of 1,778 sample plots to quantify the richness and abundance of edible wild plants in Finnish forests. Responses of edible species richness, abundance, and composition to stand characteristics such as ...
R. Dissolved Organic Carbon in Alaskan Boreal Forest: Sources, Chemical Characteristics, and Biodegradability. Ecosystems 10, 1323–1340 (2007). 39. Hur, J., Park, M.-H. & Schlautman, M. A. Microbial Transformation of Dissolved Leaf Litter Organic Matter and Its Effects on Selected Organic...
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
In boreal zone forest management is changing and degrading forest habitats, which has caused declines in biodiversity. To mitigate these harmful effects in production forests, small-scale habitats with high biodiversity values have been protected within them. These habitats include woodland key habitats,...