FOREST ECOLOGY BASICS

Outline

• Wyoming’s Forests
• Criteria for Evaluating Forest Health
• Natural Forest Disturbance Regimes
• Climate Change Projections and Future Forests

Abiotic factors influence the biogeography of forests

• Forest cover and productivity are generally determined by the biophysical template.                  –Soils, precipitation, temperature, light availability.
• Elevation: Temperature decreases with elevation, but precipitation increases.
• Aspect: Temperature and light intensity decrease from south-west to north-east, but moisture availability is generally highest on north slopes.

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~Wyoming Forest Health Task Force~

Forest Ecology Basics

BY :

Kellen Nelson and Daniel Tinker

Department of Botany and Program in Ecology

University of Wyoming, Laramie WY

December 18, 2013