Spruce-seedbed interactions : is there facilitation of recruitment in the boreal forest-alpine tundra ecotone? (Mealy mountains, Labrador, Canada)

• Main Author: Wheeler, Julia A. C., 1985-
• Other Authors: Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Biology
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Black spruce > Effect of global warming on > Newfoundland and Labrador > Labrador; Black spruce > Newfoundland and Labrador > Labrador > Seedlings; Ecotones > Newfoundland and Labrador > Labrador; Forest soils > Newfoundland and Labrador > Labrador; Soil seed banks > Newfoundland and Labrador > Labrador; Newfoundland; Canada; Mealy Mountains; Newfoundland studies; Tundra; University of Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses4/id/155476

Thesis (M.Sc.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2009. Biology Includes bibliographical references As climates warm, black spruce (Picea mariana) is expected to expand its range into alpine tundra. Ecological factors such as seedbed and prédation may influence recruitment on regional scales. In...