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Abies grandis – Thuja plicata – Acer macrophyllum / Oemleria cerasiformis / Polystichum munitum. Association CNVC00015
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The Canadian National Vegetation Classification (CNVC) is an ecological classification of natural and semi-natural Canadian vegetation. The classification is a hierarchical taxonomy, describing...
Above- and Belowground Drivers of Intraspecific Trait Variability across Subcontinental Gradients for Five Ubiquitous Forest Plants in North America
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Intraspecific trait variability (ITV) provides the material for species' adaptation to environmental changes. To advance our understanding of how ITV can contribute to species' adaptation to a wide...
Adapter l’aménagement forestier durable aux changements climatiques : examen de la migration assistée des espèces d’arbres et de son rôle potentiel dans l’adaptation de l’aménagement forestier durable aux changements climatiques
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Many options have been proposed to adapt forest management to the effects of climate change. One of these options, assisted migration of tree species, is now being explored by forest managers. Forests...
Adapting Sustainable Forest Management to Climate Change: A Review of Assisted Tree Migration and its Potential Role in Adapting Sustainable Forest Management to Climate Change
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Many options have been proposed to adapt forest management to the effects of climate change. One of these options, assisted migration of tree species, is now being explored by forest managers. Forests...
Adapting to Climate Change in Canadian Forest Management: Past, Present and Future
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Canadian forest management agencies have already made significant progress in addressing climate change. Adaptation measures have included undertaking research and completing assessments; implementing...
Adaptive Genetic Variation to Drought in a Widely Distributed Conifer Suggests a Potential for Increasing Forest Resilience in a Drying Climate
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Drought intensity and frequency are increasing under global warming, with soil water availability now being a major factor limiting tree growth in circumboreal forests. Still, the adaptive capacity of...
Adaptive Silviculture at the Petawawa Research Forest: Preparing our Forests for Climate Change
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This infographic provides an overview of the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change research study at the Petawawa Research Forest.
Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change: From Concepts to Reality
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As part of the Carrefour Forêts 2019 Conference, the forest research branch of Quebec’s Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs and the Canadian Wood Fibre Centre of Natural Resources Canada...
Adaptive Silviculture: Helping Forests Adapt to Climate Change
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A short, 9 min video describing the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) study at the Petawawa Research Forest. The ASCC project is a large-scale collaborative effort to establish a series...
Advantages of Deep Planting Black Spruce
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Field performance of outplants is influenced by planting depth; the effects are most evident at the extremes, when planting is either excessively shallow or deep. Planted stock cannot overcome massive...
Alternative Silvicultural Systems for Harvesting and Regenerating Spruce-Dominated Boreal Mineral Wetlands
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Since 1995, the Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada has conducted collaborative research with Tolko Industries Ltd. to study alternative silviculture systems as a means of improving...
An Annotated Bibliography of Boreal Mixedwood Literature of the Prairie Provinces
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This bibliography contains 787 references dealing with boreal mixedwood forests and their management. Citations primarily cover the Canadian prairie provinces, but work from other locations is also...
An Ecological Framework to Support the use of Herbicide Alternatives in Boreal and Northern Temperate Forests of Ontario and Quebec: First Approximation
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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...
An Ecosystem Carbon Database for Canadian Forests
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The Forest Ecosystem Carbon Database presented in this report was compiled to meet the data needs of large-scale modelers and analysts working with the carbon budgets and dynamics of different forest...
An Examination of the Threats and Risks to Forests Arising from Invasive Alien Species
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Invasions by alien organisms into new habitats pose one of the most significant global threats to ecosystem biodiversity and serious threats to economies around the globe. Canada, with its vast...
An Updated Forest Carbon Science Blueprint for Canada: Discussions on Priorities, Goals and Visions for the Coming Decade
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A video outlining major updates to the Forest Carbon Science Blueprint for Canada. The original publication can be found here. The PDF of the presentation can be found here.
Analyzing and Predicting Fire Refugia in Western Canadian Forests
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A video that shows novel research in analyzing and predicting fire refugia in western Canada. A PDF of the PowerPoint can be found here.
Anatomy of a Successful Pruning
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Pruning is a very useful silvicultural treatment both for improving the final quality of a stand and for controlling certain pests. However, pruning causes wounds that the tree must close as quickly...