[NatureNS] Blomidon PP, 4 October 2014

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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
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  From: Ian Manning=20
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  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
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<DIV>Hi Ian &amp; All,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Oct 5, 2014</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A)&nbsp;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&nbsp;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&nbsp;run down&nbsp;unbroken pasture land. The cleared area extended =
in some=20
cases (I think) right to the bluff. </DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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&nbsp;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>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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&nbsp;damaged leaves would be=20
expected.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</DIV>
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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>
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