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Endangered Whitebark Pine Ecosystems in the Mountains of West Central BC
The Bulkley Valley Research Centre began whitebark pine research in 2007 by revisiting whitebark pine ecosystem plots that were established in the 1970s and 80s by the BC Forest... -
Restoring Whitebark Pine Ecosystems to Enhance Subalpine Bear Habitat
This is a five-year project aimed at restoring endangered whitebark pine ecosystems in the southern Skeena Region. Whitebark pine is an important wildlife tree that provides... -
Effects of a Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic on Tweedsmuir-Entiako Caribou Habi...
ABSTRACT The current mountain pine beetle epidemic is one of the greatest threats to Northern Caribou populations in British Columbia. Northern Caribou in the Southern Mountains... -
Mountain Pine Beetle/Lichen Project Quesnel TSA
INTRODUCTION The Itcha-Ilgachuz caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) population winters in low elevation forested habitat east of the Itcha Mountains, and in high elevation... -
Evaluation of Stand Dynamics After a 25-30 Year Old MPB Attack in the Flathea...
ABSTRACT A retrospective study was undertaken in an old Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB) attacked forest to gain insight in stand dynamics post-beetle attack. Extent of mortality,... -
Stand Recovery and Self-Organization Following Large-Scale Mountain Pine Beet...
ABSTRACT A mountain pine beetle (MPB) epidemic is currently ravaging large areas of interior British Columbia (BC) with significant implications for ecosystem services including... -
Complex Stands Research and Management Conference
INTRODUCTION (summarized) The Bulkley Valley Research Centre hosted a dynamic conference in February of 2007, attracting some of the province’s top forestry professionals as... -
Regeneration and Stand Structure Following Mountain Pine Beetle Infestation i...
PROJECT PURPOSE AND MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS (summarized) The Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB) epidemic has shifted from controlling the outbreak to mitigating its impact on... -
Improving Juvenile Tree Growth Prediction for Complex Mountain Pine Beetle Da...
(From "Synopsis of FIA-FSP Research Projects (2004-2009)") Forest managers require robust, unbiased predictive equations of juvenile tree growth under a range of management... -
Northern Flying Squirrels and Red Squirrels: Is There Life After Beetles and ...
INTRODUCTION In north central BC, the current mountain pine beetle outbreak, and the management response to it, is changing the forest environment. In the public media rhetoric... -
Implications of Alternate Silvicultural Strategies in Mountain Pine Beetle Da...
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;... -
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... -
NSERC Industrial R&D Fellowship
This report's purpose is to address the significant mountain pine beetle epidemic in British Columbia's lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia Engelm.) forests and it...
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