Can boreal and temperate forest management be adapted to the uncertainties of 21st century climate change?

A Park, K Puettmann, E Wilson, C Messier… - Critical Reviews in …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Considerable uncertainties remain about magnitude and character, if not general direction
of anthropogenic climate change. Global mean temperature could increase by 1.5–4.5° C or …

[HTML][HTML] Increased forest biomass production in the Nordic and Baltic countries–a review on current and future opportunities

L Rytter, M Ingerslev, A Kilpeläinen, P Torssonen… - Silva Fennica, 2016 - silvafennica.fi
Abstract The Nordic and Baltic countries are in the frontline of replacing fossil fuel with
renewables. An important question is how forest management of the productive parts of this …

Revisiting the functional zoning concept under climate change to expand the portfolio of adaptation options

S Royer-Tardif, J Bauhus, F Doyon, P Nolet, N Thiffault… - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
Climate change is threatening our ability to manage forest ecosystems sustainably. Despite
strong consensus on the need for a broad portfolio of options to face this challenge …

Competition and climate influence growth of black spruce in western boreal forests

FO Oboite, PG Comeau - Forest Ecology and Management, 2019 - Elsevier
The effects of competition and climate on the growth of black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.)
BSP.) were examined using long term measurement data collected across the western …

Forest restoration with Betula ssp. and Populus ssp. nurse crops increases productivity and soil fertility

H Stark, A Nothdurft, J Block, J Bauhus - Forest Ecology and Management, 2015 - Elsevier
The rapid re-establishment of forests following large disturbances is being seen as one
option to increase the contribution of forests to climate change mitigation. The temporary …

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 …

Comparing growth and fine root distribution in monocultures and mixed plantations of hybrid poplar and spruce

L Benomar, A DesRochers, GR Larocque - Journal of Forestry Research, 2013 - Springer
Disease prevention, biodiversity, productivity improvement and ecological considerations
are all factors that contribute to increasing interest in mixed plantations. The objective of this …

Non-additive effects of mixing hybrid poplar and white spruce on aboveground and soil carbon storage in boreal plantations

M Chomel, A DesRochers, V Baldy… - Forest ecology and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The use of trees under intensive management is particularly important for rapid fiber
production in boreal regions. Mixed-species plantations using species that have …

Early vegetation control for the regeneration of a single-cohort, intimate mixture of white spruce and trembling aspen on upland boreal sites

DG Pitt, PG Comeau, WC Parker… - Canadian journal of …, 2010 - cdnsciencepub.com
In Canada's boreal forest region, there is increasing demand for practical regeneration
strategies that will recreate mixed stands of white spruce (Picea glauca (Moench) Voss) and …

Growing space management in boreal mixedwood forests: 22 year results

R Kabzems, G Harper, C Elkin - Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Boreal mixed forests of trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) and white spruce (Picea
glauca) can provide higher outputs of many ecosystem goods and services, combined with …