Climatic determinants of berry crops in the boreal forest of the southwestern Yukon

• Published in: Botany
• Main Authors: Krebs, C. J., Boonstra, R., Cowcill, K., Kenney, A. J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2009
• Subjects: Empetrum nigrum; Alaska; Yukon
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b09-013; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/B09-013; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/B09-013

Berry crops in the southwestern Yukon were quantified from 1997 to 2008 at 10 locations along 210 km of the Alaska and Haines highways. We tested the hypothesis that the size of berry crops could be predicted from spring and summer temperature and rainfall of years t, t–1 (1 year prior), and t–2 (2...