Alaska's Changing Boreal Forest Bonanza Creek, Alaska

PART I: Alaska's Past and Present Environment1. The Conceptual Basis of LTER Studies in the Alaskan Boreal Forest2. Regional Overview of Interior Alaska3. State Factor Control of Soil Formation in Interior Alaska4. Climate and Permafrost Dynamics of the Alaskan Boreal Forest5. Holocene Developm...

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Main Authors DeFrantz, Thomas F, Oswood, Mark W, Cleve, Keith van, Viereck, Leslie A, Verbyla, David L
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cary Oxford University Press, Incorporated 2006
Subjects
Alaska
Forest ecology
Taiga ecology
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I. Alaska's Past and Present Environment -- 1. The Conceptual Basis of LTER Studies in the Alaskan Boreal Forest -- 2. Regional Overview of Interior Alaska -- 3. State Factor Control of Soil Formation in Interior Alaska -- 4. Climate and Permafrost Dynamics of the Alaskan Boreal Forest -- 5. Holocene Development of the Alaskan Boreal Forest -- Part II. Forest Dynamics -- 6. Floristic Diversity and Vegetation Distribution in the Alaskan Boreal Forest -- 7. Successional Processes in the Alaskan Boreal Forest -- 8. Mammalian Herbivore Population Dynamics in the Alaskan Boreal Forest -- 9. Dynamics of Phytophagous Insects and Their Pathogens in Alaskan Boreal Forests -- 10. Running Waters of the Alaskan Boreal Forest -- Part III. Ecosystem Dynamics -- 11. Controls over Forest Production in Interior Alaska -- 12. The Role of Fine Roots in the Functioning of Alaskan Boreal Forests -- 13. Mammalian Herbivory, Ecosystem Engineering, and Ecological Cascades in Alaskan Boreal Forests -- 14. Microbial Processes in the Alaskan Boreal Forest -- 15. Patterns of Biogeochemistry in Alaskan Boreal Forests -- Part IV. Changing Regional Processes -- 16. Watershed Hydrology and Chemistry in the Alaskan Boreal Forest: The Central Role of Permafrost -- 17. Fire Trends in the Alaskan Boreal Forest -- 18. Timber Harvest in Interior Alaska -- 19. Climate Feedbacks in the Alaskan Boreal Forest -- 20. Communication of Alaskan Boreal Science with Broader Communities -- 21. Summary and Synthesis: Past and Future Changes in the Alaskan Boreal Forest -- Index