Ecosystem Services:
Boreal Ecosystem Services


Carbon sequestration is the main ecosystem service provided by the boreal forest that my part of the group web site will focus one, and it is covered in-depth in the Carbon Sequestration section.  Below is a list of other ecosystem services provided by the boreal forest.  Where applicable, links to the applicable parts of this site that were prepared by others are included.

-Production of ecosystem goods, such as timber, wood pulp, game, fish, etc.
-Maintenance of biodiversity, including a large number of plant species
-Generation of Soil
-Cycling and movement of nutrients
-Climate stabilization
-Moderation of weather extremes and their impacts