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Evaluation of Stand Dynamics After a 25-30 Year Old MPB Attack in the...
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...
ABSTRACT A mountain pine beetle (MPB) epidemic is currently ravaging large areas of interior British Columbia (BC) with significant implications for ecosystem services including... -
Effect of Site Type on Competitive Interactions Among Trees in...
PROJECT HISTORY, PURPOSE, METHODOLOGY AND SCOPE (summarized) This executive summary is part of a two year project, which started in April 2006 and runs till March 2008. This... -
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... -
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... -
An Evaluation of the Main Factors Affecting Yield Differences between...
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... -
Evaluation of the Complex Stand Simulation Model SORTIE-ND for Timber Supply...
ABSTRACT A sensitivity analysis was performed to evaluate general model dynamics and model predictions were compared to independent datasets from forests of northwestern BC.... -
Competitive Interactions Across a Soil Fertility Gradient in a Multispecies Forest
** SUMMARY Report Description:** This report investigates the impact of plant competition and soil fertility on the growth rates of four dominant tree species in British... -
Growth Prediction of Canopy Trees in Complex Structured Mixed-Species Stands
This project, assisted by Erin Hall, Gabe Newman, and Denise Bustard, is designed to quantify and predict growth responses to different management strategies of the dominant...