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Economic risk analysis of the emerald ash borer on the Thunder Bay campus of Lakehead University
(2018)
In addition to their beauty, these trees contribute valuable ecosystem services. As of June 2016 the emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle from Asia, has been found in Thunder Bay and has the potential to kill every ash ...
Assessment of black spruce portfolio trial survival and growth and implications for reforestation under climate change
(2018)
The purpose of this study is to assess the performance of black spruce seedlings
at a genetic trial designed to select seed sources adapted to several climate change
scenarios. Height variability among trees is attributed ...
Biodiversity of ground beetles in young and old poplar stands
(2019)
Ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) are a useful bioindicator group in forests in almost every part of the world. This thesis studied the biodiversity of carabid beetles in old and young age trembling aspen (Populus ...
Investigation of an epidemic of balsam poplar leaf blotch miner, Phyllonoricter Nipigon, (Leptidoptera: Gracilleriidae) in Thunder Bay, Ontario
(2019)
In the summer of 2018, an outbreak of Phylonorycter nipigon, commonly known as the balsam poplar leaf blotch miner, was identified on the Lakehead University campus in Thunder Bay, Ontario. All balsam poplar and trembling ...
Cost analysis of Weyerhaeuser’s Pembina Timberlands log haul
(2018)
This thesis compares the log truck configurations currently used to haul roundwood on the Pembina Forest Management Area located in west central Alberta. Weyerhaeuser is the licensee and employs six stump to dump contractors ...
Wetland restoration in China
(2019)
China has the fourth largest area of wetland in the world. China has many types of wetland, but because of the environmental damage, many wetland areas were lost or converted to other land use such as farmland. As the ...
Analysis of using unmanned aerial vehicles in forestry
(2019)
Unmanned aerial vehicles are a growing market within the forestry industry. They provide opportunities for enhancement of data collection, monitoring of wildlife, forest fire detection and monitoring, compliance monitoring ...
Well-spaced and free-growing: effects and interactions of ecosite and renewal treatments on regenerating stands in northwestern Ontario
(2019)
Effective renewal of harvested stands in Ontario is mandated in the Crown Forest Sustainability Act (CFSA 1994). Properly prescribed silviculture leads to forested stands that are regenerated successfully, have predictable ...
Fungi associated with the emerald ash borer on urban green ash
(2018)
The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) is an invasive beetle recently introduced from Asia. It has quickly spread throughout much of eastern North America causing death of millions of ash (Fraxinus spp.) in both natural ...
Residual damage in mixed hardwood stands after mechanized logging
(2019)
Research and data collection on the issues surrounding mechanized harvesting in mixed
hardwood stands was gathered within the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence forest region. The
silviculture prescription for the stands studied ...