a_species page (balsam fir - (Abies balsamea))

balsam fir (Abies balsamea) Family: Pinaceae
Guild: persistent, slow growing understory tolerant
Functional Lifeform: small to medium-size evergreen
Silvics Manual: Click here for balsam fir
(Main Silvics Page: http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/table_of_contents.htm)

Life History Attributes & Disturbance Response

Ecological Attributes & Status of Species

Distribution Maps/Tables for balsam fir:

Distribution Maps for balsam fir: (Outputs will appear in new window)

Current-FIA

GISS

GFDL

Hadley

UKMO

CCC

Summary (All-5)

5-GCM Average

Distribution Tables for balsam fir: (Outputs will appear in new window)

IV Change Average IV IV*Area Area Change Total Area(%) N-S Shift Potential Winners/Losers

Ecological Attributes and Status of balsam fir:
(Output appears in Output Area: below)

Ecological Attributes Soil Elevation Climate

Output Area:

Abies balsamea Balsam Fir Pinaceae

FIA distributions (153 counties) quartiles: min 1st mean median 3rd max rank

Diameter, cm (9831 plots) 0.3 6.9 13.6 12.3 18.8 57.4 59

Growth Rate, cm2/yr (1906 plots) 0.1 4.3 9.4 8.0 12.5 71.8 66

Annual Temperature, �C 2.0 3.8 5.1 5.1 6.1 8.8 80

January Temperature, �C -18.5 -12.2 -10.0 -9.7 -7.6 -3.2 80

Precipitation, mm 452 761 876 800 1040 1300 78

Potential Evapotranspiration, mm/month 17.9 36.1 40.4 41.0 44.9 63.3 80

Maximum Elevation, m 152 402 613 515 704 1860 5

Slope, percent 0.0 4.4 8.3 7.1 11.1 29.8 46

pH 3.1 4.2 5.0 5.1 5.8 7.8 30

Permeability, cm/hr 0.7 2.5 4.6 3.9 6.4 14.2 16

Organic Matter, percent 2.5 4.9 9.8 7.7 12.8 35.1 2

Clay, percent 3.3 6.0 9.9 8.9 12.0 43.1 80

Water-Holding Capacity, cm/cm 4.2 5.7 7.2 6.8 8.4 16.1 63

Maps of Current FIA's IV, Predicted-Current IV (acc. to RTA Model) & Geographic Predictors

Maps of Predicted-Current IV, Predicted IV (GISS GCM), the Difference with Current & Potential Shifts (acc. to RTA Model)

Maps of Predicted-Current IV, Predicted IV (GFDL GCM), the Difference with Current & Potential Shifts (acc. to RTA Model

Maps of Predicted-Current IV, Predicted IV (Hadley GCM),the Difference with Current & Potential Shifts (acc. to RTA Model)

Maps of Predicted-Current IV, Predicted IV (UKMO GCM), the Difference with Current & Potential Shifts (acc. to RTA Model)

Maps of Predicted-Current IV, Predicted IV (CCC GCM), the Difference with Current & Potential Shifts (acc. to RTA Model)

Predicted IVs of Current & 5 GCM models for quick comparison

IV Change for all 5 Climate Change Scenarios

Average IV for all 5 Climate Change Scenarios

Area Weighted IV % change for all 5 Climate Change Scenarios

Area Change for all 5 Climate Change Scenarios

Percent of Total Area for all 5 Climate Change Scenarios

N-S Shift for all 5 Climate Change Scenarios

Sorted table of % Change of IV*Area averaged across all 5 Climate Change Scenarios

Statistical-range table of ecological attributes for some key variables

Chart of optimum IV range for pH and permeablility

Chart of optimum IV range for max. elevation and soil slope

Chart of optimum IV range for avg. annual temperature and annual precipitation

Average IV of all 5 GCMs.

FIA distributions (153 counties) quartiles:	min	1st	mean	median	3rd	max	rank
Diameter, cm (9831 plots)	0.3	6.9	13.6	12.3	18.8	57.4	59
Growth Rate, cm2/yr (1906 plots)	0.1	4.3	9.4	8.0	12.5	71.8	66
Annual Temperature, �C	2.0	3.8	5.1	5.1	6.1	8.8	80
January Temperature, �C	-18.5	-12.2	-10.0	-9.7	-7.6	-3.2	80
Precipitation, mm	452	761	876	800	1040	1300	78
Potential Evapotranspiration, mm/month	17.9	36.1	40.4	41.0	44.9	63.3	80
Maximum Elevation, m	152	402	613	515	704	1860	5
Slope, percent	0.0	4.4	8.3	7.1	11.1	29.8	46
pH	3.1	4.2	5.0	5.1	5.8	7.8	30
Permeability, cm/hr	0.7	2.5	4.6	3.9	6.4	14.2	16
Organic Matter, percent	2.5	4.9	9.8	7.7	12.8	35.1	2
Clay, percent	3.3	6.0	9.9	8.9	12.0	43.1	80
Water-Holding Capacity, cm/cm	4.2	5.7	7.2	6.8	8.4	16.1	63