Trees
What is the exclusive seed disperser for whitebark pine?
Clark’s Nutcracker
What is the fungal disease that affects whitebark pine?
What is white pine blister rust
What is the name of the relationship between whitebark pine and Clark’s nutcracker?
Mutualism
What is the population status of both whitebark and limber pine listed in Alberta’s wildlife act?
Endangered
What is the threat level of fire suppression for both limber and whitebark pine?
Medium
How often are the ecological restorationists planning on monitoring the limber and whitebark pine forests?
Every 5 years
How many needles are there in bundles for both pines?
Bundles of 5
What is the greatest risk to Limber pine and Whitebark pine, as stated in the restoration plan?
Whitepine Blister Rust
Several projects have confirmed the opportunistic use of whitebark pine seed by which species? (in Alberta, mostly in parks)
Grizzly Bear
What are the general lifespans of whitebark pine and limber pine?
Whitebark pine: 500-1000 years
Limber pine: 400-1000 years
Which North American five-needle pines are susceptible to the pathogen which causes the disease white pine blister rust? (Pathogen: Cronartium ribicola)
All five-needle pines
Why would a restorationist want to take frequent walks through their study site and the greater area surrounding it?
To become familiar with the different species composition, landscape, stressors, and successional stages within their study area and within the greater landscape.
Compared to other species, which seeds have the highest ratio of nutrition to seed size and provide a rich food source for nearly 100 species of birds, small mammals and bears (Looking for two species)
Whitebark and limber pine
What is their main goal in terms of dealing with Whitepine blister rust?
Increase the population of disease-tolerant or resistant trees
what is the importance of whitebark and limber pine in terms of their ecological functions? (considered both ____ and ____ species)
keystone and foundation species
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood as much wood as a woodchuck could if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
700 pounds (Richard Thomas, 1988) or a lot