##  [The Edge: The BERA Program 2024 Synthesis Report](/resource/edge-bera-program-2024-synthesis-report) 

Organization

[Boreal Ecosystem Recovery and Assessment (BERA)](/organization/boreal-ecosystem-recovery-and-assessment-bera)

 

 

Project

[The Boreal Ecosystem Recovery and Assessment (BERA)](/project/boreal-ecosystem-recovery-and-assessment-bera)

 

Resource Type

[Report](/taxonomy/term/38)

 

 

Author(s)

Boreal Ecosystem Recovery and Assessment (BERA)

 

 

Original Authors

Boreal Ecosystem Recovery and Assessment

 

 

Resource Date:

2024

 

 

The 2024 issue of The Edge summarizes the following key findings:

Plan

- A better understanding of passive recovery trajectories will help guide restoration planning
- LiDAR is a powerful planning tool
- Seismic lines alter carbon dynamics in boreal peatlands
- Seismic lines create browse subsidies for ungulates in certain ecosites
- Additional disturbances can ‘erase’ seismic lines in some ecosite types
- Context matters: fragmentation analysis can greatly increase restoration efficiency

Implement

- Inverted mounds promote tree growth, but emerging techniques provide opportunities for continual improvement

Monitor

- Species communities shift as linear feature widths increase
- Some birds adapt their vocalization patterns to deal with industrial noise
- LiDAR and Landsat data together provide a better way to predict bird responses to harvest
- Artificial Intelligence is changing the way we detect and measure seedlings