Forests And Global Change

森林与全球变化

• 批准号: CRC-2015-00130
• 负责人: Baltzer, Jennifer
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: Wilfrid Laurier University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Canada Research Chairs
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=729610
• 关键词: Forests; Global; Change

The proposed research program will focus on key climate warming-related land cover changes in high latitude boreal forests that have the potential to result in state changes in these ecosystems, thereby altering structure, function and ecosystem services. Three areas of proposed research are: 1) Permafrost thaw-induced changes in forest composition, structure and function; 2) Wildfire as a driver of land cover change; and 3) The role of shrubs in treeline dynamics. Using both observational and experimental approaches, novel advances will be made in our understanding of high latitude ecosystem change with a view to improved predictive capacity for Canada's boreal.

拟议的研究项目将重点关注高纬度北方森林中与气候变暖相关的关键土地覆盖变化，这些变化有可能导致这些生态系统的状态变化，从而改变结构、功能和生态系统服务。建议研究的三个领域是：1)多年冻土融化引起的森林组成、结构和功能的变化；2)野火对土地覆盖变化的驱动作用；3)灌木在林线动态中的作用。利用观测和实验两种方法，我们对高纬度生态系统变化的理解将取得新的进展，以期提高对加拿大北方地区的预测能力。