
Northern Tree Habitats - Geophysical Institute
Jul 11, 2025 · However, after seven growing seasons in Fairbanks, trees from the most northern homelands of the Dezadeash, Carmacks and Mayo areas of the Yukon are among the tallest, …
Tropical Fossils in Alaska - Geophysical Institute
Jul 11, 2025 · In contrast, the equatorial and tropical rain forests may contain as many as 3000 different species in an area no larger than one square mile. Trees of the rain forest tend to …
The Kodiak Treeline - Geophysical Institute
Jul 11, 2025 · Spruce trees planted on the islands by the Russians in 1805 are doing just fine and reseeding themselves naturally, although the total tree population hardly amounts to a forest. …
Witches' Broom - Geophysical Institute
Jul 11, 2025 · Witches' broom on spruce trees is caused by a rust disease (a kind of fungus disease). The rust lives on the spruce tree throughout the year. Each spring, small yellow …
Trees as Earthquake Fault Indicators - Geophysical Institute
Jul 11, 2025 · Trees along faults often are killed by drowning because the faults tend to collect normal drainage water. In some instances, there are widespread tree kills caused by general …
Cottonwood and Balsam Poplar | Geophysical Institute
Jul 11, 2025 · The Klukwan giant holds the national record for black cottonwood diameter. Its nearest rival, a tree near Salem, Oregon, does hold the national height record. The Klukwan …
Southcentral Alaska: a Natural Experiment in Plant Succession
Apr 18, 1996 · About 9,100 years ago, white and black spruce trees made it to Southcentral. Ager said the winged seeds of both tree species probably blew down through mountain passes from …
Black Spruce - Geophysical Institute
Jul 11, 2025 · Black spruce are the climax trees on cold, poorly drained soils in Alaska and Yukon. They rarely exceed 45 feet (15 meters) in height or 9 inches (23 centimeters) in …
The varying colors of fall equinox | Geophysical Institute
Sep 21, 2023 · These trees are now responding to fewer hours of sunlight by ceasing to flood their leaves with chlorophyll. The sudden lack of that green, energy-converting chemical allows …
The Turkey and the Tambalacoque Tree | Geophysical Institute
Nov 14, 1990 · The elderly trees still produced seeds, but none of the seeds gerrninated, even when carefully tended under ideal nursery conditions. It was tempting to think the old trees …