Development Of A Forest That Is Dominated By Sugar Maple

Every forest has a story to tell. By looking closely at its habitants, that story can be interpreted. Much of this narrative is written in the trees: their age, their tolerance to shade, and the rate at which they grow are all characteristics that can imply a lot about their environment. Exploring these relationships and how they connect with each other can indicate the health and history of the land. Heiberg Forest, located in northern New York, was once used for agricultural purposes in the 1800-1900’s. (Nowak, Lecture Notes) Much of the land once used for farming was left to regrow back into a young forest. The life history of different tree species can be determined by examining the most common species in Heiberg.

The ancient forests of the Northeast aren’t the only aspect of the bioregion that’s fate have been at perpetual risk since the early settlement of Europeans. There is no question that forests still dominate the landscape of Northeastern region accounting for “60% of the total land area, and in New England alone, the coverage is 80%”. Still the species that exist within the understory of the forests have undergone an equally dramatic transformation because of human interaction with the land and the harvest of its resources. Some species in the understory of the mixed forests of the Northeast have been driven out of the region, are under intense ecological pressure, are on the brink of extinction, or have already gone extinct in the region. Perhaps one of the most harmful and impactful effects colonization of the Northeast has had on the resources of the land is the introduction of non-native species and diseases into the region. Over time the overall makeup of the forests have changed drastically as an example, “…the American chestnut once made up as much as 25% of the trees in some areas and was economically the most important hardwood in the Eastern forests”. The introduction of chestnut blight at the turn of the century accounts for

Based on the current conditions of the area, we hypothesis that tree survivability will be highest in elevations above 3,000 feet and below 3,300 feet, highest in slopes between 0 - 45 degrees, and highest in aspects between 0 - 33 degrees. Tree survivability will also be highest in area with the best soil, water quality, and forest health conditions for successful tree sapling growth.

Boxelder Maple trees depend on the dispersal of their samaras to reproduce. The samaras are the seeds of the tree that are shaped in such a way that the wing of the seed causing it to spin. The seed does not fall directly but instead twirls like a helicopter making it stay in the air longer. With the wind the seed can then me dispersed away from the parent tree to take rout and grow on its own. Not all seeds float away from the parent seed and take rout. Some end up falling to close to the parent tree not allowing them to survive due to not getting nutrients and sunlight. “Recent field studies have made progress in elucidating the mechanisms behind these patterns and the implications of these patterns for recruitment success”

A forest is filled is diverse types of vegetation with in the forest such as mosses, ferns, and wild

When analyzing the map obtained for percentage of canopy density in Southwestern Grady Oak Savanna and part of the Green Prairie unit, we can see how there’s some areas that are close to what we would expect in terms of canopy density for an Oak Savanna. This areas, like the ones in the Northwestern part of the Southwestern Grady Oak Savanna and the northern half of the Green Prairie present percentages of canopy cover lower than 50%. However, most of the area analyzed presents a percentage of canopy density bigger than 50%, with some areas presenting values ranging as high as from 86% to 99%. The southern part of the Southwestern Grady Oak Savanna is one of them. The effects of this closed canopy can be

In general, top predators and green plants are common because of the different community organisms such as the Chippewa Natural Forest that is in total disorder. These species come and go as free spirits and their colonization’s possible extinction are not determined by the presence or absence of other species (Wilson, 1992, p. 163). In fact, the amount of biodiversity is considered a random process in which the species fail to coexist except by accident. Secondly, some species are closely independent, that the food web is design so rigid the symbioses is so tightly bound and the community is virtually a super organism (Wilson, 1992, p. 16). Therefore, one species such as the Acadian flycatcher or goblin fern is a super organism, that thousands

The article discusses three possible reasons for the decrease in the population of a specific species of Cedar trees, named yellow Cedar. However, the professor states that none of these reasons could be responsible for the decline in Cedar population. The professor's arguments to oppose the article are as follows.

Forests are an irreplaceable part of Earths ecosystem. Every forest is unique due to flora and fauna which houses it. They are homes for many species from simple bacteria to big carnivore animals. Forests absorb carbon dioxide and provide oxygen and is a great place for recreation and biological studies. Temperate forest of northeast United States is an example of rich diversity and harmony of plants and animals. Unfortunately, constant growing of human population and demand for more land for agriculture and housing leads to deforestation and destroying of the natural habitats. Deforestation and Agriculture, are an two of many factors which have negative impact on temperate forest in northeast United States.

British Columbia has relied on forestry as an economical export resource for about 100 years. In B.C we have two main forests, the coastal forest, which contains the dominant species of the western hemlock (figure 1.). But, also contain red cedar and Douglas fir below the 51st parallel. (Text pg. 128- 129) This is typically a very dense sprawling forest, with large trees. Opposed to the interior forest, that mainly is populated with lodge pole pine and spruce trees. These trees are both small and spread further apart from one tree to another. (Figure 2)

Cutting down of trees is one environmental issue that has plagued the world for the past few decades. The reason for this is the fact that there has been an increased use of timber and an increase in population and the need for human settlement has ensured that an increased number of trees have been cut down.

We questioned if the presence of beaver dams would increase tree species’ abundance and diversity

Staver et al., 2009). On the other hand, scholars who are against this hypothesis argue that the

When measuring the trees, we found that the height of the angiosperms varied from large to small with the large on being 16.66m, the medium sized one being 10.12 m, and the smallest one being 4.1 m. Similarly, the conifers varied as well with the large conifer being 10.97 m, the medium one being 6.5 m, and the small one being 5.26 m. The trees that required the use of a clinometer were the medium and large angiosperms along with the large conifer. The value recorded for the (h) variable were held at a constant 1.72 m. The values for the (D) variable were recorded for the medium angiosperm at 12 m, the large angiosperm at 22.15 m and the large conifer at 15.4 m. The corresponding angles for those tree using the clinometer was 34 degrees for the large angiosperm, 35 degrees for the medium angiosperm and 31 degrees for the large conifer. We then used that correlation regression statistical test to show us the

Forest research plans to use an establishment model to understand these interactions building up the model using existing experimental data sets to gain a better understanding of factors such as site assessment, plant type, and climatic conditions at the time of planting, fertilisation, early detection of insect attacks, and weed control. The advantage of remote sensing technique is the combination of detailed spectral data to aid image classification and tree crown discrimination. For the mapping of vegetation, landscape, insect infestation and invasive weeds from the remotely sensed data are usually supervised classification , unsupervised