Alaska's Boreal Forests (IMAGE)

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Alaska's Boreal Forests

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Empirical evidence from Alaska's boreal forest suggests that every 1 percent reduction in overall plant diversity could render an average of .23 percent decline in individual tree productivity.

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Todd Paris/UAF

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