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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_972A_01CFE0CB.1BE6B0C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Ian & All, Oct 5, 2014 A) When I first started going there, about 1950, access was by = walking up a sled road much of which became the current paved road, and = there were remnants of a house site near the crest of that grassy slope = set in a fairly large area of run down cultivated land (relatively = smooth) and run down unbroken pasture land. The cleared area extended in = some cases (I think) right to the bluff.=20 B) This is a guess, but in a previous life I was a Plant = Physiologist so it has shades of being an educated guess. I suspect that = photosynthesis in leaves that were damaged by Arthur has been = considerably less than normal and photosynthates are necessary for = anthocyanin production. So the situation would be similar to apples of a = red apple variety being relatively green when grown in shade.=20 But on the other hand, if phloem translocation of photosynthates = from damaged leaves was impaired more than photosynthesis then brighter = reds in the unbrowned portions of damaged leaves would be expected. Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ian Manning=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2014 4:51 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Blomidon PP, 4 October 2014 Hi all, I was at Blomidon yesterday and hiked Jodrey/Woodland Trail. It was = pretty quiet in terms of wildlife. Observations of note included singing = spring peepers, on the woodland trail near the bridge. I had two = questions: A. I was wondering if anyone knows what happened to the stand of = forest that the Jodrey trail cuts along near the bottom of the large = grassy field, south of the office. The forest type changes from the = beech/maple forest to a scrubby mix of alder and raspberry with a few = scattered birch. For interests sake does anyone know what caused the = disturbance? I am thinking spruce beetle, or maybe a wind storm. If = anyone could shed some light on this it'd be greatly appreciated. B. The fall colours were less remarkable than I would have expected. = Keeping in mind it's early for the heavy colours, I would have expected = more. Much of the maples on the southern slope of the Jodrey trail = showed signs of browning, likely from PTS Arthur. How will this damage = affect anthocyanin production? Thank you, IM No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4765 / Virus Database: 4037/8319 - Release Date: = 10/03/14 ------=_NextPart_000_972A_01CFE0CB.1BE6B0C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =EF=BB=BF<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8" http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23588"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>Hi Ian & All, = =20 = =20 Oct 5, 2014</DIV> <DIV> A) When I first started going there, about = 1950,=20 access was by walking up a sled road much of which became the current = paved=20 road, and there were remnants of a house site near the crest of = that grassy=20 slope set in a fairly large area of run down cultivated land (relatively = smooth)=20 and run down unbroken pasture land. The cleared area extended = in some=20 cases (I think) right to the bluff. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> B) This is a guess, but in a previous life I was = a Plant=20 Physiologist so it has shades of being an educated guess. I suspect that = photosynthesis in leaves that were damaged by Arthur has been = considerably=20 less than normal and photosynthates are necessary for anthocyanin = production. So=20 the situation would be similar to apples of a red apple variety being = relatively=20 green when grown in shade. </DIV> <DIV> But on the other hand, if phloem translocation = of=20 photosynthates from damaged leaves was impaired more than photosynthesis = then=20 brighter reds in the unbrowned portions of damaged leaves would be=20 expected.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dianmanning4@gmail.com = href=3D"mailto:ianmanning4@gmail.com">Ian=20 Manning</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, October 05, 2014 = 4:51=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Blomidon = PP, 4=20 October 2014</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr>Hi all, <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I was at Blomidon yesterday and hiked Jodrey/Woodland Trail. It = was=20 pretty quiet in terms of wildlife. Observations of note included = singing=20 spring peepers, on the woodland trail near the bridge. I had two=20 questions:</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>A. I was wondering if anyone knows what happened to the stand of = forest=20 that the Jodrey trail cuts along near the bottom of the large grassy = field,=20 south of the office. The forest type changes from the beech/maple = forest to a=20 scrubby mix of alder and raspberry with a few scattered birch. For = interests=20 sake does anyone know what caused the disturbance? I am thinking = spruce=20 beetle, or maybe a wind storm. If anyone could shed some light on this = it'd be=20 greatly appreciated.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>B. The fall colours were less remarkable than I would have = expected.=20 Keeping in mind it's early for the heavy colours, I would have = expected more.=20 Much of the maples on the southern slope of the Jodrey trail showed = signs of=20 browning, likely from PTS Arthur. How will this damage affect = anthocyanin=20 production?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Thank you,</DIV> <DIV>IM</DIV></DIV><A></A> <P align=3Dleft color=3D"#000000" avgcert??>No virus found in this=20 message.<BR>Checked by AVG - <A=20 href=3D"http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</A><BR>Version: 2014.0.4765 / = Virus=20 Database: 4037/8319 - Release Date: = 10/03/14</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_972A_01CFE0CB.1BE6B0C0--
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