Abstract
Acute ecological changes in North American boreal forests in this century are attributed to an array of factors including human activities. In the Quetico-Superior Ecotone of Northwest Ontario and Northern Minnesota warmer, drier climate conditions since mid-century have concurred with extensive manipulation of regional forests by fire suppression and clear-cut logging. Predicted effects of climate changes expected for the next century could compete with transformations in these systems over the past ∼ 10 000 yr. The degree of alteration of natural processes and patterns in North American boreal forests requires implementation of realistic strategies to ensure that sufficiently large tracts of these systems maintain their natural integrity.
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Kronberg, B.I., Watt, M.J. & Polischuk, S.C. Forest-Climate Interactions in the Quetico-Superior Ecotone (Northwest Ontario and Northern Minnesota). Environ Monit Assess 50, 173–187 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005736619158
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