Forest Ecosystems in the Alaskan Taiga

Section 1 Nature of Taiga Environment. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Climatic Characteristics of the Taiga in Interior Alaska. - 3. Forest Ecosystem Distribution in the Taiga Environment. - 4. Natural Regeneration of Trees and Tall Shrubs on Forest Sites in Interior Alaska. - 5. Fire in Taiga Communities of Interior Alaska. - Section 2 Environmental Controls Over Organism Activity. - 6. Introduction. - 7. Controls Over Growth and Nutrient Use by Taiga Forest Trees. - 8. Nitrogen Fixation in the Alaskan Taiga. - 9. The Role of Bryophytes in Nutrient Cycling in the Taiga. - 10. Substrate Quality Influences on Microbial Activity and Mineral Availability in the Taiga Forest Floors. - Section 3 Environmental Controls Over Ecosystem Processes. - 11. Introduction. - 12. Interaction of Temperature Moisture and Soil Chemistry in Controlling Nutrient Cycling and Ecosystem Development in the Taiga of Alaska. - 13. ForcyteExtension of A Stand Level Growth and Yield Model Utilizing Nitrogen Dynamics to Taiga White Spruce Forests. - 14. Association Of Plants And Phytophagous Insects in Taiga Forest Ecosystems. - 15. Browsing-Woody Plant Interactions During Boreal Forest Plant Succession. Language: English