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This 2 Billion Trees (2BT) program research project will examine genetic families of western redcedar for resilience to climate extremes. It will also examine how drought impacts tree nutrient levels...
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There is a lack of scientific knowledge on the growing conditions of black ash, a species of cultural importance to Indigenous communities, and its resilience to global changes. The objective of this...
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This research project will test different drone-based surveying methods to monitor tree survival and the carbon accumulated from planted trees. Both ground and drone surveys will be used in a number...
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Erik Emilson
Isabelle Aubin
The 2 Billion Trees (2BT) program offers a unique opportunity to reduce net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while simultaneously ensuring co-benefits to water quality and aquatic ecosystem health. The...
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This research project will explore the relationship between changing climate, soil and site conditions, and site index (i.e., a metric to evaluate site productivity). The project team will produce...
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This 2 Billion Trees (2BT) program research project will examine genetic families of western redcedar for resilience to climate extremes. It will also examine how drought impacts tree nutrient levels...
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There is a lack of scientific knowledge on the growing conditions of black ash, a species of cultural importance to Indigenous communities, and its resilience to global changes. The objective of this...
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This research project will test different drone-based surveying methods to monitor tree survival and the carbon accumulated from planted trees. Both ground and drone surveys will be used in a number...
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Authors
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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Heather MacDonald
Dan McKenney
Kristine Confalone
Kelly Mitchell
This paper summarizes the results of a survey of 99 municipal/regional governments, academia, and private organizations about weather stations. The survey, developed by the Great Lakes Forestry Centre...
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Françoise Cardou
Alison Munson
Laura Boisvert-Marsh
Madhur Anand
André Arsenault
Wayne Bell
Yves Bergeron
Isabelle Boulangeat
Sylvain Delagrange
Nicole Fenton
Dominique Gravel
Benoît Hamel
François Hébert
Jill Johnstone
Bright Kumordzi
Ellen Macdonald
Azim Mallik
Anne. McIntosh
Jennie McLaren
Christian Messier
Bill Shipley
Luc Sirois
Nelson Thiffault
Isabelle Aubin
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...
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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...
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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...
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Tim Williamson
Mark Johnston
Harry Nelson
Jason Edwards
Canadian forest management agencies have already made significant progress in addressing climate change. Adaptation measures have included undertaking research and completing assessments; implementing...
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Nelson Thiffault
Patricia Raymond
Jean-Martin Lussier
Isabelle Aubin
Samuel Royer-Tardif
Anthony D’Amato
Frédérik Doyon
Benoit Lafleur
Martin Perron
Jean Bousquet
Nathalie Isabel
Sylvie Carles
Patrick Lupien
Annie Malenfant
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...
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C.H. Shaw
J.S. Bhatti
K.J. Sabourin
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...
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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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Kishan Sambaraju
Chantal Côté
Invasions of exotic forest insects and pathogens can devastate evolutionarily naïve habitats and could cause irreversible changes to urban and natural ecosystems. Given the ever-increasing volume of...
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John Pedlar
Daniel McKenney
Emily Hope
Sharon Reed
Jon Sweeney
Oak wilt is a disease that kills oak trees and is caused by a fungus named Bretziella fagacearum. Though not currently found in Canada, our distribution models indicate that suitable climate...
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With climate change, current research predicts an increase in forest fires in the wildland-human interface or WHI; several inhabited areas will be more at risk in the years to come. Despite this...