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Impact and relation between proximity of two individual trees and their general development
(2021)
The intend of the following study is to understand and analyse a trend which marks the
relationship between proximity of two trees and their general development. In this study
we will examine two types of regeneration ...
Climate change impacts on the health and livelihoods of Indigenous communities in Northern Ontario
(2021)
Climate change is expected to affect people’s health and livelihoods in northern
Indigenous communities more adversely than in others due to existing socio-economic
conditions and direct reliance on the environment to ...
Manual tending is a viable alternative to herbicide application in the Lake Nipigon forest
(2021)
This thesis explores the viable alternative to tending crop plantations by
implementing manual tending instead of herbicide application in the Lake Nipigon
Forest. The thesis provides a comparative analysis between manual ...
The management plan and forest inventory of a private woodlot in Southern Ontario
(2021)
In Southern Ontario, private landowners hold the majority of forested land
because of privatization. These property owners face degraded forests because of past
logging practices. Other challenges faced by these owners ...
A review and evaluation of growth response, stand value and profitability of pre-commercially thinned Jack pine stands in Northwestern Ontario
(2021)
This thesis will be a literature review with the purpose of evaluating the impact precommercial thinning (PCT) has on the tree growth response and if it can meet the
objective of profitability in Jack pine (Pinus banksiana ...
The correlation between fire and boreal forest soil degradation: a review of the effects of forest fire on soil properties
(2021)
The boreal forest has a vast area, and its types are distributed in a belt around the
polar regions. The soil types of boreal forests are also different due to different
vegetation types and climatic conditions in the ...
Implementing a tree pruning cycle into the city of Thunder Bay
(2021)
Several cities in Ontario and across Canada were contacted regarding their tree
pruning programs. Of the ten from Ontario that responded, seven had a cyclical tree
pruning program. Annual budgets ranged from $50,000 up ...
Effects of soil microorganisms on bamboo (Phyllostachys praecon C. D. Chu et C. S. Chao 'Prevernalis) growth
(2021)
Soil microorganisms and plants together form a stable dynamic system in which
they interact and influence each other. The growth and development of plants provide
nutrients to the soil microorganisms, which in turn promote ...
Factors affecting the structure and function of forest ecosystem: disturbance and climate change
(2021)
This paper discusses the effects of climate change and disturbance on forest ecosystems.
At present, the increasing temperature caused by global warming and the occurrence of various
fire events has posed a huge challenge ...