forests

Question 1

what is a forest (cirteria)

Answer 1

land spaning more than 0.5 ha
tree canopy that covers more than 10% of a given area
trees growing more than 5 m

Question 2

how much of can is forest

Answer 2

aprpox 30%

Question 3

what is the role for forests

Answer 3

they act hs carbon skins as they draw more CO@ from the atmos than the emmit
they are a significant economy contributor in both timber and non timber products

Question 4

how much of the worlds forest is in can

Answer 4

9%

Question 5

what has been the general trend in canadas forest abundance

Answer 5

a slight decrease, likely due to the increased range of forest fires and disturbances cause by insects and forestry

Question 6

what is the leading cause of deforestation in can

Answer 6

1) agriculutre
2) oil and gas

Question 7

what is a carbon sink

Answer 7

a entity that absorbs more carbon than it emits (carbon sequestration)

Question 8

what is a carbon source

Answer 8

an entity that realeases more carbon than it absorbs

Question 9

what is the general trend of CO2 emitted from CANs forests of the past few years. what is causing this?

Answer 9

an increase in CO@ emissions, behaving more like a source than a sink

this is in part by the increased ecosystem disturbance by insects. it is also influenced by the amount of area burned in a given year, but that has a much smaller impact

Question 10

how are canadas forests owned/distributed?

Answer 10

77% by provincial
16% by federal
7% by private land owners

Question 11

what is the AAC

Answer 11

the annual allowable amount of timber that can be harvested in a given area on a sustainable basis. it will measure coniferous and deciduous amounts separately

Question 12

what are the main threats to forestry in CAN?

Answer 12

climate change
insect infestations
fires
diseases
theft
deforestation

Question 13

how does climate impact forests

Answer 13

with a warming climate, species that rely on colder temp are migrating northwards.
further, warmer climate increase the regions of which insects and infections are able to thrive.

Question 14

how do insect infestations impact forest

Answer 14

invasive beetles and insects will attack healthy trees, overriding their natural immune system and kill the tree. they also have a tendency to migrate and infaect may related trees.

dead trees are more suseptable to catching on fire

Question 15

how much of BCs forests have been impacted by the lodge pole pine beetle? when are their population abundance at its highest?

Answer 15

50%and their population increases with warming weather patterns in spring and summer

Question 16

how do forest fires impact forestry

Answer 16

the burning of forests increase CO2 emissions.

while the number of fires have stayed the same, the total area burned each year is increasing on average and more are being caused by lightning and less my human activity

Question 17

how do diseases impact forestry

Answer 17

native diseases are important for the normal healthy disruption to an ecosystem. this allows for regrowth (by removing old trees) and resiliancy of the ecosystem.

Question 18

what is tree poaching

Answer 18

the unlawful removal of irreplacble items.

tree poaching negatively impact the economy as approx 1 bill $ are lost on an annual basis

Question 19

what do forests provide to humans?

Answer 19

an economy source

a carbon sink

recreation areas
- contributes to biodiversity and effect water cycling by retaining groundwater

assist in decomposition of natural materials

Question 20

what are non timber forest prodcuts

Answer 20

materials or produced sourced from the forest that do not required the cutting down of trees

mushrooms
maple syrup
seeds and nuts
furs
medicines

Question 21

how much money do non timber products contribute each year

Answer 21

1 bill