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Implications of Alternate Silvicultural Strategies in Mountain Pine Beetle...
ABSTRACT In this project, we incorporated a robust snag dynamics submodel into SORTIE-ND, a version of the spatially explicit, individual tree model SORTIE (Pacala et al. 1996;... -
Change of Allometry Between Coarse Root and Shoot of Lodgepole Pine (Pinus...
ABSTRACT This transect study in 41-178 year-old stands of Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta DOUGL. ex. LOUD.) in the southern boreal forest of British Columbia, Canada, analyses... -
Making Monitoring Manageable: A Framework to Guide Learning
ABSTRACT Resource managers, planners, and the public are unified in their calls for monitoring of land-use plans. Unfortunately, many monitoring initiatives fall short of their... -
Do Goshawks Consider Landscape Factors When Selecting Nest Areas Within Territories?
ABSTRACT (summarized) The document describes a study conducted in west-central British Columbia, focusing on the habitat composition and pattern within goshawk territories. The... -
Towards a Rigorous Methodology for Verification and Accuracy Assessment of...
** ABSTRACT ** Guidelines for qualitative habitat models, such as habitat suitability index models, emphasize the importance of verification and validation exercises as part of... -
Growth and Release of Understory Spruce in Partially-Cut Pine Stands
This report addresses the management practices and challenges related to sub-boreal forests in British Columbia. It discusses the historical dominance of clearcutting followed... -
Northern Goshawks in West-Central British Columbia
ABSTRACT Inventory and research of Northern Goshawks has been ongoing in west-central British Columbia (BC) since 1996. Although limited nest area monitoring was conducted in... -
Impacts on Biodiversity - Technical Workshop
This technical workshop was held in Smithers in 2010 as part of the Nadina Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment. -
Climate Change and Community Adaptation Workshop
This climate change workshop was held at the Northwest Community College in 2011. -
Effects of Grassland Restoration Treatments on Ungulate Use of Northwest BC...
INTRODUCTION Dry, south-facing slopes in the SBSdk zone of the Bulkley Valley and Lakes District of Northwest BC provide critical habitat for a wide variety of wildlife and are... -
Timber Harvesting Practices and Mountain Goat Habitat in the Babine Watershed
INTRODUCTION Mountain goats have been identified as a monitoring priority for the Babine Watershed Monitoring Trust (BWMT) for the last two years. In 2007, the BWMT initiated a... -
Competition and Tree Crowns: A Neighborhood Analysis of Three Boreal Tree Species
** ABSTRACT ** Competition for canopy space is a fundamental structuring feature of forest ecosystems and remains an enduring focus of research attention. We used a spatial... -
Timber Growth and Value Conference
** INTRODUCTION ** The Timber Growth and Value Program is one of three programs funded by British Columbia’s Forest Investment Account, Forest Science Program (FIA-FSP) to... -
Developing Indicators of Soil Productivity, Function and Biodiversity...
** ABSTRACT ** Potential indicator species for forest management were explored in a series of studies of old-growth boreal stands encompassing a range of inherent site... -
Guidelines for Computing Summary Statistics for Data-Sets Containing Non-Detects
** INTRODUCTION ** As part of its responsibilities, the BC Ministry of Environment monitors water quality in the province’s streams, rivers, and lakes. Often, it is necessary to... -
Development of a Spatially Explicit Crown Model
** ABSTRACT ** Recent changes in forest management goals have led to a diversification of silvicultural practices to maintain complex, mixed-species stands. Managing such stands... -
Removing Multi-Scale Barriers to Climate-Change Adaptation in Managed Forests of BC
This report, written in 2012, discusses the need for forest managers to prepare for adapting to a changing forest environment due to anthropogenic climate change. It highlights... -
Impacts on Hydrology - Technical Workshop
This technical workshop 3 was held in Smithers in 2010 as a part of the Nadina Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment. -
Variable Retention in a Sub-Boreal Landscape: Is It Worth the Hassle?
** PRESENTATION ABSTRACT ** Stand-level studies have shown partial cutting (typically 30–70% canopy retention) maintains habitat for many species using mature forest. We used... -
Nadina Climate Change Vulnerability Workshop
This workshop was one of several workshops held in Burns Lake April 2010. Its purpose was to introduce a collaborate research project that aims to adapt forest management...