Field Sampling

A. Six sites, chosen with international collaborators, span three continents and multiple floristic provinces of the circumboreal belt. In each we will sample 10 species of plants and 10 species of lichens in 3 microsites by culturing (Québec, Alberta, Alaska, Sweden), cloning (3 spp., Québec), and 454 (all sites). B. Main sampling location and transects spanning northern (pale green) and southern boreal elements (dark green) in Québec. C. Transect detail: each point contains 3 microsites; green, 454 of 3 species; red, 454 + cloning of 3 species; star, site in which 20 species will be sampled. Shadows indicate paired sampling to capture fire history effects; hatch marks indicate that E-W transect spacing is not to scale.

Field Sampling