General Introduction
Abstract We focus in this book on one particular part of the boreal forest, the Kluane sector of the Western Mountains region described by Rowe (1972) and Botkin and Simpson (1989). The Kluane region of the boreal forest differs from the surrounding regions in its relatively high elevation and in it...
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Oxford University PressNew York, NY
2001
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195133936.003.0001 https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/52510867/isbn-9780195133936-book-part-1.pdf |
| Summary: | Abstract We focus in this book on one particular part of the boreal forest, the Kluane sector of the Western Mountains region described by Rowe (1972) and Botkin and Simpson (1989). The Kluane region of the boreal forest differs from the surrounding regions in its relatively high elevation and in its location in the climatic rain shadow of the St. Elias Mountains. The white spruce is the only conifer in this area, and typical boreal forest trees such as black spruce, paper birch, lodgepole pine, and larch are absent at Kluane, although they occur within 200 km both northwest and southeast of Kluane. The relatively high elevation of the Kluane area (600-1100 m) is reflected in a colder climate and lower productivity than one finds farther north in central Alaska or in the southeastern Yukon. |
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