The alpine plant community of the High Peaks region is truly a rare and limited Adirondack resource. This forest community, sometimes called the mountain boreal forest, is comprised largely of conifer ...

Boreal ecology is the study of ecosystems in the subarctic (boreal) zone of the Northern hemisphere. These areas are dominated by coniferous forest, generally have permafrost soils, and occur ...

The plant and animal species that occur in the Adirondacks are diverse and varied unlike anywhere else in the northeast. The mosaic of temperate forest and boreal forest found in the region provides a ...

It calls for a unique set of survival skills suited to this vast, frosty realm. This article details the must-attend workshops that prepare adventurers with the knowledge and skills to not just ...

As you can see, not much light can penetrate through the canopy. On the forest floor only a few herbaceous plants can grow and survive the low light conditions - like mosses, lichen and ferns.

We study the processes and responses of boreal forest ecosystems on different levels, from the scale of tree parts and soil particles to the scale of landscape. We seek to understand how the ...

Because boreal trees grow slowly, it takes some time to see changes in the forest. "This time lag could keep the forests in a state that doesn't match the changing climate," explains Ronny ...