Baltzer, Jennifer L.

8 items:

Checkerboard score–area relationships reveal spatial scales of plant community structure Categories: Data, Publication; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Monitoring 1-Changes in Plant and Animal Distribution: Flora
Forests on thawing permafrost: fragmentation, edge effects, and net forest loss Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: M3-Improve Permafrost Mapping, Modeling, and Monitoring
Decreased competitive interactions drive a reverse species richness latitudinal gradient in subarctic forests The tendency for species richness to decrease toward the poles is one of the best-characterized patterns in biogeography. The mechanisms behind this pattern have received much attention, yet very few studies have investigated very high-latitude communities. Here, using data from 134 permanent sample plots from 60Â° to 68Â° N, we show that boreal forest plant communities in northwestern Canada increase in richness toward the poles, despite a strong increase in climatic harshness. We hypothesized three possible explanations for this pattern: (1) historical biogeography, (2) reduced competition for light at high latitudes (biotic interactions), and (3) changes in soil characteristics with latitude. We used multidimensional... Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: M1-Ecosystems, P2-Changes in Plant and Animal Species Due to Climate Change
Decreased competitive interactions drive a reverse species richness latitudinal gradient in subarctic forests The tendency for species richness to decrease toward the poles is one of the best-characterized patterns in biogeography. The mechanisms behind this pattern have received much attention, yet very few studies have investigated very high-latitude communities. Here, using data from 134 permanent sample plots from 60Â° to 68Â° N, we show that boreal forest plant communities in northwestern Canada increase in richness toward the poles, despite a strong increase in climatic harshness. We hypothesized three possible explanations for this pattern: (1) historical biogeography, (2) reduced competition for light at high latitudes (biotic interactions), and (3) changes in soil characteristics with latitude. We used multidimensional... Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: M1-Ecosystems, P2-Changes in Plant and Animal Species Due to Climate Change
Forests on thawing permafrost: fragmentation, edge effects, and net forest loss Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: M3-Improve Permafrost Mapping, Modeling, and Monitoring

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