JSTOR Daily

Short-term climate change manipulation effects do not scale up to long-term legacies: effects of an absent snow cover on boreal forest plants

1. Despite time-lags and nonlinearity in ecological processes, the majority of our knowledge about ecosystem responses to long-term changes in climate originates from relatively short-term experiments ...
MLive

Migratory birds, boreal forest, carnivorous plants all thrive at new up north nature preserve

ALPENA, MI – A place with both precious Great Lakes dune habitats and the most southerly edge of the boreal forest in Michigan will now be protected forever from future development. International ...
The Conversation

Protecting boreal plant species is a critical part of reconciliation efforts

Janelle Marie Baker receives funding from ECCC, the Arctic Connections Fund, CIHR, SSHRC, NSERC, and Athabasca University. Labrador Tea, fireweed, chokecherry and raspberry are some of the boreal ...
Science Daily

Boreal forest and tundra regions worst hit over next 500 years of climate change, study shows

Modelling climate change over a 500 year period shows that much of the boreal forest, the Earth's northernmost forests and most significant provider of carbon storage and clean water, could be ...
JSTOR Daily

Soil temperature limits nitrogen fixation, photosynthesis, and growth in a boreal actinorhizal shrub

Purpose The short growing season and cold climate of the boreal forest can restrict soil nitrogen availability, limiting plant growth and ecosystem productivity. Vascular nitrogen-fixing plants should ...