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Forest floor mineral soil mix had significantly greater soil microbial functional diversity than peat mineral soil mix. CWD increased microbial biomass and microbial functional diversity in both soil
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Allen, E.A.
Morrison, D.J.
Wallis, G.
This is the third version of a Canadian Forest Service tree disease identification guide for British Columbia. The first, "Some common tree diseases of British Columbia", by J.E. Bier, was published...
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Canada has committed to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 40 to 45 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. Each year...
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Magnificent coniferous forests cloak all but the highest peaks and most arid interior valleys of British Columbia. Conifers are dominant in each of the province's varied forest ecosystems, from the...
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The National Tree Seed Centre (NTSC) is safeguarding Canada’s forest genetic resources. In response to the threat posed by the emerald ash borer ( Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire), the NTSC is storing...
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N. Kingsbury
A. Lewis-Gibbs
Providing the knowledge needed to mitigate climate change effects and improve forest management, this long-term research by the CWFC could expand the circular bio-economy through high-yield crops that...
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Each year, the Canadian Forest Service (CFS) provides estimates of the amount of carbon in our managed forests and the changes in these amounts over time. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)...
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The deeper soil salvage depth (40 cm) was better than the shallow salvage depth (15 cm) at establishing a forest understory plant community characteristic of the boreal forest.
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Globally, forests play a significant natural role, as they absorb and sequestrate carbon that would otherwise end up in the atmosphere. This carbon sequestration mitigates the phenomenon commonly...
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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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K.A. Baldwin
P.W.C. Uhlig
M.C. Wester
The Canadian National Vegetation Classification (CNVC) is an ecological classification of natural and semi-natural Canadian vegetation. The classification is a hierarchical taxonomy, describing...
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K.A. Baldwin
J.-P. Saucier
P.W.C. Uhlig
The Canadian National Vegetation Classification (CNVC) is an ecological classification of natural and semi-natural Canadian vegetation. The classification is a hierarchical taxonomy, describing...
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Nelson Thiffault
Caludie-Maude Canuel
Michael Hoepting
James Farrell
This fact sheet provides an overview of a study on the management implications of pre-commercial thinning in balsam fir. While the effects of pre-commercial thinning on stand growth and quality are...
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One of the challenges of partial cutting operations is minimizing damage to residual trees. In these types of cuts, large pieces of forestry equipment must be manoeuvred in somewhat confined spaces...
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Resource Date:
August
2023
Learn how remote sensing and freely available datasets can help advance forest monitoring and management activities.
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One of the goals of forest management is to sustain site productivity so that repeated harvests can be undertaken without loss in growth potential. Canada promotes the development of sustainable...
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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...
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N. Kingsbury
A. Lewis-Gibbs
(Fast Tests for Rating and Amelioration of Conifer) – A collaboration among CWFC researchers, academia, government and industry transforms traditional tree breeding programs by improving genetic...
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V. Fewster
Chris MacQuarrie
Jeffrey Fidgen
Le flétrissement du chêne est une maladie vasculaire causée par le champignon envahissant Bretziella fagacearum. Le champignon est répandu l’est des États-Unis et, depuis 2021, a été observé à moins...
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Forest Pest Leaflets are a series of about eighty publications dealing with insects, tree diseases, and other problems affecting the growth, survival, and general health of forests. Each leaflet...