Slide 23

What are similar and different between woodlands and forests?

What are pinyon pines? How can you tell a pine from another conifer?

What are junipers? How can you tell a juniper from another conifer?

What birds depend on pine seeds? What relationship do they have with pines (and pines with the birds)?

What is a Townsend's solitaire and what is its relationship to PJ woodlands?

What are some of the relationships of Pinyons and junipers to the PJ woodland ecosystem?

What is "juniper expansion" and what are some of its causes? How can you tell by looking at a site whether junipers are "expanding"?

What is the primary ecological role of whitebark pine in high-elevation ecosystems?

• Providing food for wildlife

• Stabilizing soil in alpine environments

• Acting as a primary source of timber

• Serving as a natural firebreak

Which bird species is known to rely heavily on whitebark pine seeds?

• American Robin

• Clark’s Nutcracker

• Northern Flicker

• Mountain Bluebird

What is the primary habitat of bristlecone pines?

• Coastal forests

• Lowland deserts

• High-elevation rocky slopes

• Wetlands