Boreal Caribou Search Results
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Isabelle Duchesne
Patrick Lenz
Martin Girardin
Nathalie Isabel
Assisted gene flow according to expected climate gradients is considered as a forest management strategy to mitigate impacts of environmental change on forest growth. However, the effects of seed...
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Tree species employ a variety of strategies in response to climate change. When faced with a stressor (drought, fire or changes in growing conditions), species can either tolerate its effects, avoid...
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Soil, a great and indispensable natural resource, is gradually carried away by wind action and erosion. Agricultural producers are aware of this, and many of them combat such factors by planting trees...
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Quickly establishing vegetation and achieving reclamation certification are shared objectives of oil and gas operators. While tree planting is clearly advantageous in the predictability of...
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M.E. Keefer
N. Owens
C. Marshall
C.R. Mellott
The newly incorporated Twin Sisters Native Plant Nursery, a joint venture of the Saulteau First Nations and West Moberly First Nations, was created to meet a growing demand for native plant species...
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Rob Johns
Véronique Martel
The spruce budworm is a native forest insect that inhabits the spruce-fir forests of northeastern North America. Outbreaks of this insect occur every 30 to 40 years. During this cycle, populations...
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Kim Chapman
Rob Fleming
Nelson Thiffault
Daniel Gouge
Gordon Kayahara
Dave Morris
Wayne Bell
We present an ecological framework for classifying sites to support vegetation management decisions in the boreal and northern temperate forests of northeastern Ontario and northwestern Quebec. This...
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With climate change, Canada’s forests will be exposed to rapid changes in their environment, including variations in temperature and precipitation. Tree species will have to migrate to find the...
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A. Prasad
J. H. Pedlar
M. Peters
S. Matthews
L. Iverson
D. W. McKenney
B. Adams
This book chapter addresses how future forests will be shaped, in large part, by tree responses to climate change via mortality, migration, and adaptation. The authors first demonstrate the strong...
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A video presenting an update on the Silvics of North America Initiative. The Silvics of North America describes the silvicultural characteristics of hundreds of conifers and hardwoods in the US...
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Kathryn Fisher
Mouloud Amazouz
A video that highlights NRCan's progress towards digitalization of the forestry sector. Video includes on-the-ground examples from the Canadian perspective. A PDF of the PowerPoint presentation can be...
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Controlling insect pests in forests is a constant challenge. Aside from prevention and monitoring, there are very few means available to achieve this goal. With the aim of heading off trouble and...
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The present note is a brief outline of the contents of a user's compendium and guide to stem decay in living trees in Ontario's forests.
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This publication reports on various forest genomics research projects that seek to expand our knowledge of specific spruce budworm (SBW) genes. Canadian Forest Service researchers targeted genes that...
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K.A. Baldwin
Lorna Allen
S. Basquill
K. Chapman
D. Downing
N. Flynn
W. Mackenzie
M. Major
W.J. Meades
D. Meidinger
C. Morneau
J.-P. Saucier
J. Thorpe
Vegetation Zones of Canada: a Biogeoclimatic Perspective maps Canadian geography in relation to regional climate, as indicated by vegetation patterns. Compared to previous similar national-scale...
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Technology Transfer Notes are a new series of publications focusing on forestry research applications. Technology Transfer Notes offer new techniques, methods, tools and procedures, and deliver...
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Donnie McPhee presents a lecture to the Canadian Institute of Forestry on seed research and seed selection for the 2 Billion Trees Program.
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David Campbell, geospatial analyst at FORCORP, talks about recreation in Alberta and the importance of considering many different environmental factors before creating a trail. Given current and...
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Resource Date:
November
2014
Dr. David Andison describes how an ecosystem approach would work with woodland caribou habitat recovery. At the core of a ecosystem management approach is the question: "What would Mother Nature Do?"
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The presentation describes the purpose and development of a water purification model that can be used to help decision-makers evaluate tradeoffs for land use development proposals