Biophysical and potential vegetation growth surfaces for a small watershed in northern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
Surfaces of potential vegetation growth in this paper represent the spatial distribution of growing conditions (habitat) for six deciduous tree species native to the Clyburn River valley watershed of northeastern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Development of potential growth surfaces is based on i...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/x00-043 2024-09-15T18:00:24+00:00 Biophysical and potential vegetation growth surfaces for a small watershed in northern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada Bourque, Charles P-A Meng, Fan-Rui Gullison, Jeremy J Bridgland, James 2000 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/x00-043 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/x00-043 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Forest Research volume 30, issue 8, page 1179-1195 ISSN 0045-5067 1208-6037 journal-article 2000 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/x00-043 2024-06-27T04:11:02Z Surfaces of potential vegetation growth in this paper represent the spatial distribution of growing conditions (habitat) for six deciduous tree species native to the Clyburn River valley watershed of northeastern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Development of potential growth surfaces is based on integrating point calculations of (i) net potential solar radiation, (ii) net long-wave radiation, (iii) growing season degree-day accumulation, and (iv) mean summer soil water content with species-specific evaluations of long-term species environmental response. Functions describing potential species response to available environmental resources are based on generalised mathematical functions that scale species response values between 0 and 1, where 0 represents unsuitable growing conditions and 1, optimal growing conditions. Limitation effects of resource deficits on potential growth are addressed as a multiplication of individual environmental responses. Derived species distributions of potential growth are compared with aerial photo-interpreted distributions of forest vegetation found within the Clyburn River valley watershed. Modelled and photo-interpreted valley distributions demonstrate nearly similar geographic ranges. Actual percent cover for shade-tolerant species displays a positive correlation with modelled potential growth (r 2 = 0.5). This is not the case for shade-intolerant species considered, whereby r 2 [Formula: see text] 0. Article in Journal/Newspaper Breton Island Canadian Science Publishing Canadian Journal of Forest Research 30 8 1179 1195 |
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Surfaces of potential vegetation growth in this paper represent the spatial distribution of growing conditions (habitat) for six deciduous tree species native to the Clyburn River valley watershed of northeastern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Development of potential growth surfaces is based on integrating point calculations of (i) net potential solar radiation, (ii) net long-wave radiation, (iii) growing season degree-day accumulation, and (iv) mean summer soil water content with species-specific evaluations of long-term species environmental response. Functions describing potential species response to available environmental resources are based on generalised mathematical functions that scale species response values between 0 and 1, where 0 represents unsuitable growing conditions and 1, optimal growing conditions. Limitation effects of resource deficits on potential growth are addressed as a multiplication of individual environmental responses. Derived species distributions of potential growth are compared with aerial photo-interpreted distributions of forest vegetation found within the Clyburn River valley watershed. Modelled and photo-interpreted valley distributions demonstrate nearly similar geographic ranges. Actual percent cover for shade-tolerant species displays a positive correlation with modelled potential growth (r 2 = 0.5). This is not the case for shade-intolerant species considered, whereby r 2 [Formula: see text] 0. |
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Bourque, Charles P-A Meng, Fan-Rui Gullison, Jeremy J Bridgland, James Biophysical and potential vegetation growth surfaces for a small watershed in northern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Biophysical and potential vegetation growth surfaces for a small watershed in northern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Biophysical and potential vegetation growth surfaces for a small watershed in northern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Biophysical and potential vegetation growth surfaces for a small watershed in northern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Biophysical and potential vegetation growth surfaces for a small watershed in northern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Biophysical and potential vegetation growth surfaces for a small watershed in northern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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biophysical and potential vegetation growth surfaces for a small watershed in northern cape breton island, nova scotia, canada |
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