18 datasets found

ABSTRACT Vegetation succession following fire disturbances has long been of interest in ecology, but the evolution of landscape pattern and structure following low-severity...

ABSTRACT The Bulkley Valley Research Centre undertook a program of applied research to assist local communities in adapting to climate change, funded mainly through British...

ABSTRACT Most natural disturbances leave structural legacies that are used by a variety of organisms as forest regrows. Forest management prescribes retention of “wildlife tree...

INTRODUCTION TO PROCEEDINGS (summarized) The number of plans and processes for managing the landbase in British Columbia has been growing rapidly with the completion of land and...

PROJECT PURPOSE AND MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS (summarized) The Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB) epidemic has shifted from controlling the outbreak to mitigating its impact on...

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...

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 productivity....

ABSTRACT Recent changes in forest management goals have led to a diversification of silvicultural practices to maintain complex, mixed-species stands. Managing such stands...

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...

This technical workshop 3 was held in Smithers in 2010 as a part of the Nadina Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment.

The document outlines a collaborative effort involving various stakeholders to establish ecologically-driven strategies for the preservation of downed woody material (DWM) and...

This the technical workshop 2 of the Nadina Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment.

ABSTRACT This report presents a preliminary set of strategies for sustainable forest management in the Nadina Forest District in an era of climate change. These "adaptation...

This document summarizes objectives and strategies from the Morice Timber Supply Area Sustainable Forest Management Plan (M-SFMP), the Morice Land and Resources Management Plan...

In British Columbia, many of our second-growth stands have regenerated as mixed-species stands and yet our understanding of how to manage these stands to achieve multiple goals...

This report expresses concern about industrial development in whitebark pine habitats due to the potential harm caused by white pine blister rust and mountain pine beetles....

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...

Held in Burns Lake 2011, this workshop outlined an adaptive, forest management response to climate change in the Nadina District considering potential impacts of climate change...