Lecture 9 - Chapter 10 Flashcards

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Forests cover about 31% of Earth’s land surface:
– Provide habitat, maintain soil, air, and water quality, and play key roles in biogeochemical cycles.
True or false?

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True

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Trees Have Several Basic Requirements, what are this requirements?

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• For photosynthesis to occur

• Macronutrients

• Micronutrients

• Transpiration

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Trees Have Several Basic Requirements, what happens • For photosynthesis to occur?

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– An amenable temperature
– Air
– Light
– Soil
– Water

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Trees Have Several Basic Requirements, what happens in • Macronutrients?

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Required in large amounts (N, P, K, Mg,
Ca, S, C, etc.)

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Trees Have Several Basic Requirements, what happens in • Micronutrients?

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Required in small amounts (Fe, Zn, Cu, B, Mo, etc.

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Trees Have Several Basic Requirements, what happens in • Transpiration?

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water loss from leaf surface, cools theplant as well as assisting in the movement of nutrients
– Water drawn up through xylem by adhesion and cohesion
– Useful to plant trees in close proximity to crops to make water more accessible to crops

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What Is Canopy?

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Upper level of leaves

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What is Woodland?

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Area has a more open canopy, allowing more light to penetrate to the forest floor.

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What Are the Three Major Groups of Forest
Biomes?

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  • Boreal forest
  • Temperate forest
  • Tropical forest
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What is Boreal forest?

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Is Characterized by evergreen trees usually in:
– High-latitude forest
– Cold, dry climates with short growing seasons
– Stretches across Canada, Russia and Scandinavia

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What is Temperate forest?

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– Mid-latitude forest (Eastern North America, North-eastern Asia, and Western and Central Europe)
– Seasonal climate (winter season vs. summer growing season)

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What is Tropical forest?

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– Equatorial-latitude forest (South and Central America, equatorial Africa, and Indonesia and Southeast Asia)
– Wet, tropical climate

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What are some examples of Drylands?

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  • Shrublands = wooded areas covered by shrubs and occasional taller trees (e.g.
    tundra)
  • Savannah = open area dominated by grasses with widely scattered trees
  • Grasslands = lands dominated by grasses and non-woody vegetation
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Are Forests Grade into Open Wooded Lands
Called Drylands, true or false?

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True

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Canada Is a Steward for Much of the
World’s Forest
• Canada’s 348 million hectares of forested and other wooded land is
– 25% of the world’s natural forest
– 9% of the world’s forest cover
• Canada has the highest amount of forested land per capita in the world
• More than 50% of Canada’s primary forest remains more or less intact
True or false

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True

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Canada’s Forests Are Varied, what are they?

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• Forests of the north: – Boreal forest (taiga) is the largest forested region of
Canada
– Every province except Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island

• Forests of the west: – Forest regions:
*Subalpine,
* montane forest region in BC, e.g.
– Rocky mountain douglas fir,
* Columbia.
– E.g. Engelmann spruce, alpine fir, lodgepole pines etc.
* Coastal

• Forests of the east:
– Forest regions covered by:
– Deciduous forests of
* Great-Lakes-St. Lawrence,
* Acadian
* Carounian

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Forests Are Ecologically Valuable
• One of the richest ecosystems for biodiversity are?

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– Structural complexity houses great biodiversity.
– Some animals adapted for living in canopy, others specialize on the subcanopies.
– Shrubs and groundcover plants of the understory are home to still more organisms.
– Fallen leaves and branches called litter, house still others.
– Forest edge can be quite different from habitat in the forest core.

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A forest provides many
ecosystem services, what are this ecosystem services?

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– Stabilizes soil and prevents erosion
– Slows runoff, lessens flooding, purifies water
– Stores carbon, releases oxygen, moderates
climate

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What are some Forest Products Are Economically Valued?

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• Benefits: fuel, shelter, transportation (ships), paper
• Helped society achieve a high standard of living
• Softwood = timber harvested from coniferous trees
• Hardwood = timber harvested from deciduous trees
• NTFPs = non-timber forest products such as medicinal, herbal, decorative and edible products

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Timber Is Harvested by Several Methods, what are this methods?

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• Clearcutting method
• Selection systems

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Timber Is Harvested by Several Methods, what is • Clearcutting method?

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All trees in an area are cut, leaving only stumps
– most cost-efficient
– greatest impacts on forest ecosystems
– mimics natural disturbances such as
fires
– enhances soil erosion

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Timber Is Harvested by Several Methods, what is • Selection systems?

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Only select trees are cut
– Single tree selection = widely spaced trees are cut
– Group tree selection = small patches of trees are cut

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Timber Is Harvested by Several Methods
• Clearcutting method & • Selection systems but do they disturb the habitat?

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All methods disturb the habitat
– Change forest structure and composition
– Increase erosion, siltation, runoff, flooding, landslides

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What is Reforestation?

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planting of trees after logging

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What is Afforestation?
planting of trees where forested cover has not existed for some time
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What is Even-aged trees?
all trees are the same age
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What is Maximum sustainable yield?
cutting trees shortly after they have gone through their fastest stage of growth, and trees often grow most quickly at intermediate ages
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Land Conversion and Deforestation, what is Deforestation?
The clearing and loss of forests – People have cleared forests for millennia – Clearing of land for * farming is one of the first significant human environmental impacts * Urbanization- settlements – Alters landscapes and ecosystems
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How was The Growth of Canada Was Fueled by land Clearing and Logging?
• Deforestation propelled growth throughout North America • cleared for farming • wood used to fuel furnaces of industry • Principal cause of deforestation in Canada is agriculture
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1. Agriculture Is the Major Cause of Conversion of Forests and Grasslands
• Agriculture covers more of the planet’s surface than forest – Principal driver of land conversion today • Swidden agriculture = small area of forest cleared and crops planted – sustains only one or two seasons of planting – soil depleted quickly – 7 years required to replenish soil in original clearings to support crops or forests • Most cattle today raised in feedlots, but have traditionally been raised by grazing on open rangelands • Grazing can be sustainable if done carefully and at low intensity • Poorly managed grazing impacts soil and grassland ecosystems • Ranchers and environmentalists have joined to preserve ranchland against development and urban sprawl
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2. Pest Infestations Have Become Increasingly Problematic
• Canada has many insect pests, some of the worst are invasive species • Scientists say there are two primary reasons for outbreaks – forest management producing even-aged forests – plantation forests dominated by single species
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Deforestation Is Most Rapid in Developing Nations, for a Number of Reasons, what are the reasons?
• Uncut primary tropical forests still remain in many developing countries • Advanced technology has allowed the exploitation of resources faster than in the past • Often these countries impose few or no restrictions on logging • Often timber is extracted by foreign corporations • Deforestation has altered the landscapes and ecosystems of much or our planet • Forest can be harvested sustainably but it hasn’t always happened • Impacts are greatest in tropical areas and in dryland regions • Deforestation also adds carbon dioxide to atmosphere • Fastest rates of deforestation are in tropical rainforests of Latin America and Africa
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What are Forest Management Principles?
• Forestry (silviculture) • Harvesting
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What is Forest Management Principle • Forestry (silviculture)?
a professional field of managing forests by balancing forests as – ecosystems and – sources of wood products
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What is Forest Management Principle • Harvesting ?
The removal of material from the resource – Should not occur at a rate that exceeds the capability of the resource to replenish or regenerate itself
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Public Forests in Canada Are Managed for Many Purposes, what are this purpose?
• Canadian Forest Service preserves timber on Crown lands • Crown land used for timber and non-timber forest products • Multiple use = policy where forests were to be managed for – recreation – wildlife habitat – mineral extraction – various other uses
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Many Forest Managers Practice Adaptive and Ecosystem-Based Management, what is Ecosystem-Based Management?
Managing the harvesting of resources to minimize impact on the ecosystems and ecological processes – carefully managing ecologically important areas – protecting some forested areas It is challenging for managers to determine how to implement this type of management – Ecosystems are complex, and our understanding o how they operate is limited
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Many Forest Managers Practise Adaptive and Ecosystem-Based Management, what is Adaptive management?
systematically testing different management approaches and aiming to improve methods – Monitoring results and adjusting methods as needed – A fusion of science and management – Time-consuming and complicated A guiding principle for forest management in Canada
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Why does Fire Management Has Stirred Controversy?
• Many ecosystems depend on fire • Ecosystems dependent of fire are adversely affected by its suppression • Ground fires = the litter layer itself burns, as opposed to crown fires • Crown fires = the upper tree canopy is ignited • For over 100 years, all forest fires were suppressed – But many ecosystems depend on fires – Fire suppression allows woody accumulation, which produces kindling for future fires • Housing development near forests and climate change will increase fire risk • Prescribed (controlled) burns = burning areas of forests under carefully controlled conditions – effective – may get out of control – impeded by public misunderstanding and political interference • Removal of dead trees following a natural disturbance • Seems logical, but is really destructive – Snags (standing dead trees) provide nesting cavities for countless animals – Removing timber from recently burned areas increases erosion and soil damage – Promotes future fires
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Climate Change Poses New Forest Management Challenges, what are those challenges?
• Remains to be seen if changes occur in – fire extent, – frequency, and – behaviour will become established • Changes in precipitation will have impacts worldwide • Climate change will benefit some species and hurt others • Natural range of trees is changing, moving northward
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Sustainable Forestry Is Gaining Ground, what is Sustainable Forestry certification?
only products produced sustainably can be certified – International Organization for Standardization (ISO) – Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) have different standards – Consumers look for logos to buy sustainably produced timber – Companies such as Home Depot sell sustainable wood *encourages better logging practices