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Impacts of different harvesting methods on forest environment
(2019)
Harvesting methods are an important component of forestry management. Determining the impact of harvesting methods on forest environment can help us to do it more efficiently. In this paper, the methods, impact and intensive ...
Recent expansion of black-legged ticks, Ixodes scapularis, into the Thunder Bay region: Implications and putative role of climate change
(2019)
The distribution of Ixodes scapularis is increasing in Ontario, thereby
increasing the risk of contracting Lyme disease. Climate change is a likely factor
in the northward expansion of I. scapularis populations. Here, I ...
A partial review of electricity distribution reliability based vegetation management in North America
(2019)
In recent years, utility vegetation management planners have incorporated a new framework into planning regimes: reliability based vegetation management. This report examines the vegetation management standards of forty ...
Effects of environmental factors on seed germination
(2019)
Detailed understanding of the environmental conditions required for the germination
and growth of tree seeds is an important prerequisite for the formulation of comprehensive
and sustainable forest development strategies, ...
Forest road location modelling with Dijkstra’s shortest path and ArcGIS
(2019)
Road network modelling has great potential to reduce forest road construction
and planning costs. Forest roads are the essential means to access forest resources and
are one of the most expensive factors in forest ...
Canadian forestry professionals’ perceptions of forest management and climate change
(2019)
Gauging the perception of current and future professionals in the Canadian forestry sector is crucial to understanding how forests are managed in the thought of climate change. The aim of the study was to quantify how the ...
Investigating the potential for hazard tree identification using thermal imagery from the DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual
(2019)
The Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual was recently released by DJI in December of 2018. It is a
small compact device with enormous potential for field work in a variety of industries, one of
which has been investigated in this ...
Urban food forestry (UFF), its role in Canadian urban forestry management plans, and integration into Thunder Bay, Ontario
(2019)
Urban food forests are perennial polycultures of fruit or nut-producing tree species that mimic a natural ecosystem. The concept of urban food forestry within small grassroots campaigns and initiatives is not a new one, ...
How does aquatic invertebrate community structure and abundance relate to brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) habitat quality?
(2019)
Sixty-seven streams located south-west of Lake Nipigon, Ontario, were sampled for brook trout and macroinvertebrate orders. Sixteen orders were used to determine if their community structure significantly changed in different ...
Effects of forest fire on watershed ecosystem
(2019)
Global warming has increased the frequency of forest fires and droughts, which have had a number of
effects on the hydrologic ecosystems of watersheds`. Therefore, the influence of forest fires on forest watersheds
and ...