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John Trofymow
Philip-Edouard Shay
Bradley Tomm
Jean Berube
Tod Ramsfield
Fungi play key roles in forest soils and provide benefits to trees via mycorrhizal symbioses. After severe disturbance, forest regrowth can be impeded because of changes in fungal communities. In 2013...
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This study examines the relationship between seed production, soil scarification and seedling establishment in balsam fir ( Abies balsamea [L.] Mill.) and white spruce ( Picea glauca [Moench] Voss)...
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P. Salonius
K. Beaton
B. Roze
This study examined the effects of nursery rearing in an array of 51 individual fabricated frames that supported a range of six growing cell sizes at 11 plant spacings in all possible combinations. A...
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H. E. Seely
N. C. Coops
J. C. White
D. Montwe
L. Winiwarter
A. Ragab
Airborne laser scanning (ALS) data has been widely used for total aboveground tree biomass (AGB) modelling, however, there is less research focusing on estimating specific tree biomass components...
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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...
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Choo Li
Hugh Barclay
Bernard Roitberg
Bob Lalonde
Shangming Huang
Dasvinder Kambo
Jeff Fera
This fibre fact provides an overview of what forest compensatory growth is and how the TreeCG model can be used to detect and plan for compensatory growth within a forest stand.
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
This manual should be used as a tool to turn enthusiasm for tree planting into hands-on action, helping communities enhance their environment. Ideas for community and individual tree planting...
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Krystyna Klimaszewska
Yill Park
Jan Bonga
Modern forest management relies on extensive breeding and reforestation programs to support the sustainability of forest productivity and conservation of natural forests. Plantation forestry, with its...
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What is the major threat hanging over eastern white pine? White pine blister rust, which is caused by an exotic fungus, has been present in North America since the beginning of the 20th century. By...
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Woodpecker activity on ash trees in the winter may not seem worrisome; however, it may be a sign that a beetle is hiding under the bark. Could it be the emerald ash borer?
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S.M. Smith-Tripp
N. C. Coops
C. Mulverhill
J. C. White
J. Axelson
Forest disturbances such as wildfires can dramatically alter forest structure and composition, increasing the likelihood of ecosystem changes. Up-to-date and accurate measures of post-disturbance...
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Annosus root and butt rot was first reported in Quebec in 1989. The causal fungus enters a pine stand by colonizing the surface of freshly cut stumps. The disease spreads through contact between the...
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Nelson Thiffault
Michael Hoepting
Jeff Fera
Jean-Martin Lussier
Guy Larocque
This fact sheet provides an overview of a red pine spacing trial experiment established in 1953 near the Petawawa Research Forest (PRF) in Chalk River, Ontario, Canada. The experiment provides...
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P. Boudewyn
X. Song
S. Magnussen
M.D. Gillis
The demand for forest biomass information has increased substantially in recent years, and, in response, new models have been developed to estimate biomass of forest stands and the more common...
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This infographic is an introduction to My Tree, a free app developed by the Canadian Forest Service (CFS) that can assist you in selecting the right trees to plant for your location. You can download...
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National Tree Seed Centre
This webinar presented by the National Tree Seed Centre explains how to collect seeds from berry producing plants species. NTSC staff demonstrate protocols for handling and processing berries to...
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Steven Wagers
Guillermo Castilla
Mihai Voicu
Tyler Rea
Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa
Black spruce is the most common tree species in Canada, dominating treed peatlands where they are usually stunted. We used 495 destructively sampled trees from 56 plots to develop allometric models of...
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
This pamphlet is about old-growth forests in Canada. It includes a map that shows the Forest Regions of Canada and provides examples of different old-growth forest types in some of these regions.
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This technical note provides planting and tending recommendations for sugar maple.
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Planting trees and shrubs in riparian habitats has numerous advantages, from which all waterfront property owners, cottagers, farmers, and other users will benefit. This document provides information...