Origin of the lichen woodland at its southern range limit in eastern Canada: the catastrophic impact of insect defoliators and fire on the spruce-moss forest

S Payette, N Bhiry, A Delwaide… - Canadian Journal of …, 2000 - cdnsciencepub.com
The lichen woodland is one of the most important forest ecosystems in North America,
dominating the central part of the boreal forest. The southernmost lichen woodland is …

Fire severity and long-term ecosystem biomass dynamics in coniferous boreal forests of eastern Canada

N Lecomte, M Simard, N Fenton, Y Bergeron - Ecosystems, 2006 - Springer
The objective of this study was to characterize the effects of soil burn severity and initial tree
composition on long-term forest floor dynamics and ecosystem biomass partitioning within …

[图书][B] Seed ecophysiology of temperate and boreal zone forest trees

RE Farmer - 2017 - api.taylorfrancis.com
This is the first truly modern book solely devoted to seed reproduction of forest trees-from
flowering to establishment, with emphasis on the interaction of environment with …

Successional pathways on different surficial deposits in the coniferous boreal forest of the Quebec Clay Belt

N Lecomte, Y Bergeron - Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 2005 - cdnsciencepub.com
Pour inférer les trajectoires successionelles dans le nord-ouest du Québec, nous avons
combiné l'approche dite de" chronoséquence" à l'étude de la distribution verticale, au sein …

The vegetation of post-logged black spruce lowlands in central Canada. II. Understorey vegetation

G Brumelis, TJ Carleton - Journal of Applied Ecology, 1989 - JSTOR
(1) Logged Picea mariana-dominant stands in lowland north-eastern Ontario, Canada, were
surveyed to examine patterns of vegetation recolonization and to assess the extent of …

Relationships between microsite type and the growth and nutrition of young black spruce on post-disturbed lowland black spruce sites in eastern Canada

M Lavoie, D Paré, Y Bergeron - Canadian journal of forest …, 2006 - cdnsciencepub.com
The surface of the soil in recently harvested or burned lowland black spruce (Picea mariana
(Mill.) BSP) sites is composed of a fine mosaic of different bryophytes (mostly Sphagnum …

Do harvest methods and soil type impact the regeneration and growth of black spruce stands in northwestern Quebec?

B Lafleur, D Paré, NJ Fenton… - Canadian Journal of …, 2010 - cdnsciencepub.com
Machinery traffic restrictions during forest harvest have been adopted to minimize soil
damage and protect tree regeneration. However, this practice is questioned for paludifying …

Inhibition of black spruce seedling growth by forest-floor substrates of central Newfoundland

AU Mallik, PF Newton - Forest Ecology and Management, 1988 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to determine if seedbed substrates consisting of F and H
organic matter and Ae and Bf mineral material inhibited seed germination and subsequent …

Strip clearcutting in black spruce: a guide for the practicing forester

JK Jeglum, DJ Kennington - 1993 - osti.gov
Strip clearcutting is a silvicultural system that is used to achieve natural regeneration of
black spruce. This manual summarizes the current state-of-the-art practices in Ontario …

Quality of growth substrates of post-disturbed lowland black spruce sites for black spruce (Picea mariana) seedling growth

M Lavoie, D Paré, Y Bergeron - New Forests, 2007 - Springer
Abstract Black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) BSP) is the most important commercial tree
species in the eastern boreal forest of Canada. Only limited work has been conducted to …