Cormac's CoastLodgepole pine flower.
County Donegal, Ireland.
Cormacscoast.com walking tours
#wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #biodiversity #lodgepolepine #wildflowers #Ireland
charrveinLodgepole pine (Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon) invasion in subarctic Iceland: evidence from a long-term study
Pawel Wasowicz, Guðrún Óskarsdóttir, Þóra Ellen Þórhallsdóttir
Abstract
The North American lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) has been widely introduced globally and is now considered invasive in several countries.
Picture from paper.
#invasivespecies #lodgepolePine #iceland #conifers #ecology #trees
Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon) invasion in subarctic Iceland: evidence from a long-term study
The North American lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) has been widely introduced globally and is now considered invasive in several countries. It was first planted in subarctic Iceland in the 1950s. Recently, the forestry sector has strongly promoted it as an attractive means of carbon capture to mitigate global climate change. It is now the most extensively planted tree species in Iceland. We describe the expansion of the lodgepole pine from a mid-20th-century plantation in Steinadalur, southeast Iceland, and decadal changes between 2010 and 2021. The extent of occurrence expanded nearly tenfold, with tree number and population density reflecting exponential growth patterns. The lodgepole pine colonised diverse habitats, including native birch woodlands and heathland, and was associated with significant reductions in vascular plant species richness and diversity. We conclude that lodgepole pine has the characteristics of an invasive species in Steinadalur and that this will also apply to many native ecosystems across most lowland regions of Iceland. Our study highlights the urgent need for management strategies to mitigate the long-term ecological impacts of lodgepole pine invasion in subarctic environments.
💧🌏 Greg CocksPine Beetles Adapting To A Changing Climate, Finds Study [British Columbia, Canada]
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https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/animal-stories/pine-beetles-adapting-to-a-changing-climate-finds-study-8616846 <-- shared media article
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https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17207 <-- shared paper
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[a number of years ago I worked with the USFS in Colorado on mountain pine beetle from a NEPA, varied stakeholder & SMEs, multifactor spatiotemporal analysis (sic) perspective (https://fe9h.short.gy/TPbN5e); due to this, as a Coloradan and coming from a family of lumber folk, I retain a strong interest in this hazardous and destructive blight, especially as climate change proceeds]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #BritishColumbia #BC #Canada #barkbeetle #pinebeetle #spatiotemporal #spatialanalysis #mountainpinebeetle #lodgepolepine #forest #forestry #risk #hazard #climatechange #habitat #ecosystem #biology #destructive #tree #trees #economiccost #carbondioxide #reproduction #impacts #CO2 #forestbiology #vulnerability #drought #water #hydrology #boreal
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https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/animal-stories/pine-beetles-adapting-to-a-changing-climate-finds-study-8616846 <-- shared media article
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https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17207 <-- shared paper
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[a number of years ago I worked with the USFS in Colorado on mountain pine beetle from a NEPA, varied stakeholder & SMEs, multifactor spatiotemporal analysis (sic) perspective (https://fe9h.short.gy/TPbN5e); due to this, as a Coloradan and coming from a family of lumber folk, I retain a strong interest in this hazardous and destructive blight, especially as climate change proceeds]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #BritishColumbia #BC #Canada #barkbeetle #pinebeetle #spatiotemporal #spatialanalysis #mountainpinebeetle #lodgepolepine #forest #forestry #risk #hazard #climatechange #habitat #ecosystem #biology #destructive #tree #trees #economiccost #carbondioxide #reproduction #impacts #CO2 #forestbiology #vulnerability #drought #water #hydrology #boreal
Copper Tree BonsaiWire off day for my lodgepole pine. Maybe should have been two or three weeks ago, but I've been busy. There is some wire bite, but I think it'll recover.
I put a lot of wire on in attempting to add bend to the trunk. I'm not entirely sure I succeeded.
I'm eventually going to turn this into a literati and most of the lower branches will come off. But for now I wanted to leave it with more foliage to drive recovery as I transition out of nursery soil and into a bonsai substrate over two years.
#bonsai #lodgepolepine #pnw
I put a lot of wire on in attempting to add bend to the trunk. I'm not entirely sure I succeeded.
I'm eventually going to turn this into a literati and most of the lower branches will come off. But for now I wanted to leave it with more foliage to drive recovery as I transition out of nursery soil and into a bonsai substrate over two years.
#bonsai #lodgepolepine #pnw
STownsendImagesSpring Growth
With a good heavy snowfall this past winter and the daily rain showers lately has really stimulated new growth on the lodge pole pines in the mountains. This also brings a lot more food for the little critters such as squirrels, chipmunks and grouse.
#lodgepolepine #pinetree #spring #nature #pine #macrophotography #macro
With a good heavy snowfall this past winter and the daily rain showers lately has really stimulated new growth on the lodge pole pines in the mountains. This also brings a lot more food for the little critters such as squirrels, chipmunks and grouse.
#lodgepolepine #pinetree #spring #nature #pine #macrophotography #macro
This Taylor's Sunburst Lodgepole Pine looks really cool with it's variegated yellow needles.
They are starting to turn green over time from tip to stem. It's like a reverse larch.
#bonsai #trees #lodgepolepine
They are starting to turn green over time from tip to stem. It's like a reverse larch.
#bonsai #trees #lodgepolepine
Did a report on this lodgepole pine pre-bonsai. I didn't want to do it this early, but the needles are about to break and I had time today.
This was a pretty low stakes operation. Replaced ~50% of the nursery soil with a organic bonsai mix in a root builder pot.
Pinus Contorta
#bonsai
#pnwbonsai
#lodgepolepine
This was a pretty low stakes operation. Replaced ~50% of the nursery soil with a organic bonsai mix in a root builder pot.
Pinus Contorta
#bonsai
#pnwbonsai
#lodgepolepine
