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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"yellow birch"”.
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Effects of nitrogen and water on growth, photosynthesis, and leaf properties of deciduous tree species with consequences for gypsy moth herbivory
… and insect herbivory. I grew seedlings of gray birch (Betula populifolia), yellow birch (B. alleghaniensis), and red oak (Quercus rubra) for two years under varying levels of N and water availability in the field. Growth and biomass allocation were examined for the three species. Photosynthetic …
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The effects of age and size of canopy gaps on the mycorrhizae of yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis Britton) and sugar maple (Acer sacchrum Marsh.) from deciduous forests of the Québec city region
… aged canopy gaps on the ectomycorrhizae of yellow birch and vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae of sugar maples collected from two deciduous forests in central Quebec were examined. The colonization of maple roots by arbuscules, vesicles, and coils were quantified. Colonization by …
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Ecological Factors Influencing Infection Rates of the Birch Polypore Inonotus obliquus in the Laurentian Mixed Forest Province
… </em>a conk forming polypore parasitic to birch (<em>Betula </em>spp<em>.</em>) trees in northern hardwood forests around the world, has been harvested intensively in recent years for its potentially medicinal properties. However, there is a dearth of ecological understanding of this …
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Stand structure, growth, and mortality in southern Appalachian spruce-fir
… (LAI)(m²/m²) was developed for spruce, fir and yellow birch (Betula lutea Michaux f.), based on predicted foliage weight from overstory biomass equations, as a quantifiable measure of forest productivity. Primarily old-growth spruce-fir stands at the Great Smoky Mountains had an average LAI …
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An Environmental History Of The 19th Century Marquette Iron Range
… of hardwood forest, particularly maple and yellow birch were the major factor determining the location for processing operations that converted iron ore into pig iron. The location of beehive kilns where the hardwood was converted into charcoal, the early forges, and the blast furnaces were …
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A Multi-scale Analysis of the Potential Impacts of Rapid Climate Change on Forest Lands Managed by the Department of Defense in the US
… species, such as sugar maple (Acer saccharum), yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis), aspens (Populus tremuloides, P. grandidentata) and eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) that are major current components of the northern hardwood-hemlock cover type therein, were projected to remain significant …