Forestry 100 - Practice for Final Exam Latest Update Correct 100%

What is the vegetation in temperate deciduous forests? - ANSWER broadleaf deciduous trees What are the adaptations in temperate deciduous forest? - ANSWER annual leaf growth, resistance to cold and hot temperatures What are the notable features of temperate deciduous forests? - ANSWER beautiful fall colors What is the human footprint temperate deciduous forests? - ANSWER agricultural and urban conversion What is the climate like in temperate rainforests? - ANSWER Marine west coast: Average temperature: 10 degrees Gets a bit warmer (up to 25 degrees) in the summer months (Jul & Aug) Gets a bit cold in the winter months (Nov - Feb) Total precipitation: 119 cm Most rain in the winter months (Nov - Feb) Less rain in the summer (Jun-Sept) What is the vegetation in temperate rainforests? - ANSWER needleleaf and broadleaf trees epiphytes bryophytes shrubs ferns What are the adaptations in a temperate rainforest? - ANSWER layered forest structure long life span shade tolerant gap dynamic regeneration What are the notable features in a temperate rainforest? - ANSWER valuable wood relatively high biodiversity for their latitude great productivity and biomass scarce high conservation value What is the human footprint on temperate rainforests? - ANSWER logging urban conversion What kind of climate is Vancouver B.C. labeled as? - ANSWER Temperate rainforest What kind of climate does a boreal forest/taiga have? - ANSWER Subarctic: Average temp: -1 degrees Gets the coldest or below 0 (down to -25 degrees) in the winter months (Nov-Mar) Gets the warmest (up to 18 degrees) in the summer months (Jun-Sept) Total precipitation: 35 cm Barely any rain year round The most rain is in the summer months (Jun-Aug) What is the vegetation in boreal forests? - ANSWER needleleaf evergreen trees What are the adaptations in boreal forests? - ANSWER frost resistance structure optimized for low light What are the notable features in Boreal forests? - ANSWER world's most abundant forest crazy summer bugs only found in the Northern Hemisphere What is the human footprint in boreal forests? - ANSWER No significant human footprint What is the climate like in Montane forests? - ANSWER Cold mountain: Average temp: 11 degrees Coldest (down to 4 degrees) in the winter months (Nov-Mar) Warmest (up to 19 degrees) in summer months (Jun-Sept) Total precipitation: 74cm Little rain in winter/spring months (Oct-May) Rains the most in Jul-Aug What is the vegetation in montane forests? - ANSWER needleleaf trees in the Northern Hemisphere Broadleaf trees in southern Hemisphere What are the adaptations montane forests? - ANSWER resistance to cold temperatures fire drought What are the notable features of montane forests? - ANSWER Very diverse since they occur at all latitudes What is the human footprint on montane forests? - ANSWER logging fire suppression What are the objectives of planted forests? - ANSWER Timber production Non-timber products and services Protection and resoration What are the timber products of planted forests? - ANSWER Pulp Fiber and particle boards Solid lumber Veneer What are the specialty plantations of planted forests? - ANSWER Bamboo plantation agroforestry What are non-forestry products of plantations? - ANSWER Fruits Palm oil Cork Out of planted forests, natural forests, agriculture, and grazing, which is the most productive (produces the most wood supply per global area)? - ANSWER planted forests - by a long shot! Which country has the highest wood supply from plantations and native forests in the world? - ANSWER New Zealand How many ha of plantations are required to supply 100% of global timber demand? (371 billion ha, 371 million ha, or 371 thousand ha) - ANSWER 371 million ha What percent of total wood supply from plantations is expected to be reached by 2050? (30%, 50%, 60%, 70%, or 90%) - ANSWER 60% What is the diameter at breast height (DBH) of a tree measured in? (cm, m, trees/ha, m2 and m2/ha, or m3 and m3/ha) - ANSWER cm Describe the diameter at breast height (DBH) and how it is measured - ANSWER it is tree diameter measured at around 1.3 m above the ground At the plot or stand level, mean DBH is used: the arithmetic average of all trees in the area What is the height (H), mean height (Hm), and dominant height (HD) of a tree measured in? (cm, m, trees/ha, m2 and m2/ha, or m3 and m3/ha) - ANSWER all measured in m Describe height (H), mean height (Hm), and dominant height (HD) and how they are measured. - ANSWER (H) tree height from the ground to the highest tip (Hm) arithmetic mean of all trees in the plot or stand (HD) mean of largest trees in the area (e.g., largest ever 100 m2) What is tree density (Nha) measured in?) (cm, m, trees/ha, m2 and m2/ha, or m3 and m3/ha) - ANSWER trees/ha Describe tree density (Nha) and how it is measured - ANSWER number of trees in a hectare (typically extrapolated) Tree density is, by default, an area-level metric