Boreal ecosystems of the Fort Nelson area of northeastern British Columbia ...
An ecosystem study, based on the concept and approach of biogeoclimatology (sensu the Krajina school of ecosystem classification), was conducted in the boreal forest of northeastern British Columbia in the Fort Nelson area. The prime purpose of this study was to produce an ecological classification...
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University of British Columbia
2010
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0094127 https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0094127 |
| Summary: | An ecosystem study, based on the concept and approach of biogeoclimatology (sensu the Krajina school of ecosystem classification), was conducted in the boreal forest of northeastern British Columbia in the Fort Nelson area. The prime purpose of this study was to produce an ecological classification of forested ecosystems of the area. The resulting classification was based on an analysis of as many environmental and vegetational characteristics as feasible. Interpretations of the environmental and vegetational analyses presented attempt to explain the factors which conspicuously contribute to ecosystem processes and development. The vegetation from 95 phytogeocoenotic plots was classified into 6 orders, 10 alliances and 15 associations and the soils were classified into 17 subgroups, some with their gleyed variations. Detailed soil analysis and descriptions are major components of the ecosystem descriptions. The ecosystems are summarized environmentally by their projection on an eda-topic grid of moisture and ... |
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