A regional integrated assessment of the impacts of climate change and of the potential adaptation avenues for Quebec's forests

Y Boulanger, JP Puigdevall, AC Bélisle… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - cdnsciencepub.com
Regional analyses assessing the vulnerabilities of forest ecosystems and the forest sector to
climate change are key to considering the heterogeneity of climate change impacts as well …

Northern hardwood silviculture at a crossroads: sustaining a valuable resource under future change

NS Rogers, AW D'Amato, CC Kern, S Bedard - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Northern hardwoods are an economically, ecologically, and culturally important forest type
spanning the upper latitudes of the United States and the lower latitudes of Canada. The …

Managing for the unexpected: Building resilient forest landscapes to cope with global change

M Mina, C Messier, MJ Duveneck… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Natural disturbances exacerbated by novel climate regimes are increasing worldwide,
threatening the ability of forest ecosystems to mitigate global warming through carbon …

Multi‐model projections of tree species performance in Quebec, Canada under future climate change

Y Boulanger, J Pascual, M Bouchard… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Many modelling approaches have been developed to project climate change impacts on
forests. By analysing 'comparable'yet distinct variables (eg productivity, growth, dominance …

Climate change alone cannot explain boreal caribou range recession in Quebec since 1850

C Morineau, Y Boulanger, P Gachon… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The contraction of species range is one of the most significant symptoms of biodiversity loss
worldwide. While anthropogenic activities and habitat alteration are major threats for several …

[HTML][HTML] Lowering the rate of timber harvesting to mitigate impacts of climate change on boreal caribou habitat quality in eastern Canada

MH St-Laurent, Y Boulanger, D Cyr, F Manka… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Many boreal populations of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) have declined in
Canada, a trend essentially driven by the increasing footprint of anthropogenic disturbances …

[HTML][HTML] How can the forest sector mitigate climate change in a changing climate? Case studies of boreal and northern temperate forests in eastern Canada

L Moreau, E Thiffault, D Cyr, Y Boulanger… - Forest Ecosystems, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Forest based climate mitigation emerged as a key component of the Paris
Agreement, and thus requires robust science to reduce uncertainties related to such …

Global change risks a threatened species due to alteration of predator–prey dynamics

G Labadie, C Hardy, Y Boulanger… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Although global change can reshape ecosystems by triggering cascading effects on food
webs, indirect interactions remain largely overlooked. Climate‐and land‐use‐induced …

[HTML][HTML] There is still time to reconcile forest management with climate-driven declines in habitat suitability for boreal caribou

M Leblond, Y Boulanger, JP Puigdevall… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Many boreal populations of woodland caribou in Canada are declining, mainly due to the
prevalence of anthropogenic disturbances which alter predator-prey dynamics. Climate …

[HTML][HTML] The umbrella value of caribou management strategies for biodiversity conservation in boreal forests under global change

G Labadie, I Bouderbala, Y Boulanger… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Single-species conservation management is often proposed to preserve biodiversity in
human-disturbed landscapes. How global change will impact the umbrella value of single …