Stand structural dynamics of North American boreal forests

BW Brassard, HYH Chen - Critical reviews in plant sciences, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Stand structure, the arrangement and interrelationships of live and dead trees, has been
linked to forest regeneration, nutrient cycling, wildlife habitat, and climate regulation. The …

Life history strategies of aspen (Populus tremula L.) and browsing effects: a literature review

T Myking, F Bøhler, G Austrheim, EJ Solberg - Forestry, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Aspen (Populus tremula L.) is associated with high biodiversity and provides high-quality
forage for wild browsing herbivores in boreal and temperate ecosystems. The long-term …

Boreal mixedwood stand dynamics: ecological processes underlying multiple pathways

Y Bergeron, HYH Chen, NC Kenkel, AL Leduc… - The Forestry …, 2014 - pubs.cif-ifc.org
The southern portions of the boreal region across Canada are dominated by boreal
mixedwoods forests, which are characterized by varying canopy dominance of boreal …

[HTML][HTML] Projected changes in fire activity and severity feedback in the spruce–feather moss forest of western Quebec, Canada

F Augustin, MP Girardin, A Terrier, P Grondin… - Trees, Forests and …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a result of extreme weather conditions associated with anthropogenic climate change,
fire regimes are expected to continue to change in the boreal forest over the 21st century …

The validation of the Mixedwood Growth Model (MGM) for use in forest management decision making

M Bokalo, KJ Stadt, PG Comeau, SJ Titus - Forests, 2013 - mdpi.com
We evaluated the Mixedwood Growth Model (MGM) at a whole model scale for pure and
mixed species stands of aspen and white spruce in the western boreal forest. MGM is an …

Effects of thinning on dynamics and drought resistance of aspen-white spruce mixtures: Results from two study sites in Saskatchewan

PG Comeau - Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Drought stress associated with warm temperatures is causing increased mortality and
reduced growth of trees in drier portions of the boreal forests of western Canada with both …

Managed mixtures of aspen and white spruce 21 to 25 years after establishment

R Kabzems, M Bokalo, PG Comeau, DA MacIsaac - Forests, 2015 - mdpi.com
Intimate mixtures of trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) and white spruce (Picea
glauca (Moench) Voss) are a key feature of western Canadian boreal forests. These …

Succession and resilience in boreal mixedwood plant communities 15–16 years after silvicultural site preparation

S Haeussler, P Bartemucci, L Bedford - Forest Ecology and Management, 2004 - Elsevier
Non-native plant abundance, vascular and non-vascular diversity and plant community
succession were studied 10 and 15–16 years after stand initiation at two mixedwood boreal …

Patterns of initial versus delayed regeneration of white spruce in boreal mixedwood succession

VS Peters, SE Macdonald… - Canadian Journal of …, 2006 - cdnsciencepub.com
La période au cours de laquelle l'épinette blanche (Picea glauca (Moench) Voss) se
régénère dans les peuplements mixtes boréaux composés de peuplier faux-tremble …

Evaluation of relationships between understory light and aspen basal area in the British Columbia central interior

P Comeau, J Heineman, T Newsome - Forest ecology and management, 2006 - Elsevier
Data from twenty, 9–40-year-old, aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) stands in four
biogeoclimatic zones of northeastern and central British Columbia (BC) were analyzed to …