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Environmental and economic impact assessment of biochar-based bioenergy production in Northwestern Ontario, Canada
(2016)
Bioenergy is becoming very popular in Ontario with the 2014 ban on the use of coal in power generation. Biochar is produced as a by-product or a co-product of bioenergy. Past literature shows that if biochar is produced ...
Enabling community forestry in Northern Ontario
(2018)
The forestry crisis that crippled the forest industry in northern Ontario in the new millennium led to a province wide forest tenure reform that created new forest governance institutions and a resurgence of a long-standing ...
Carbon storage dynamics and tree growth response to species diversity in boreal forests
(2018)
The boreal forest plays a critical role in regulating the global carbon (C) cycle. Both wildfire and harvesting affect ecosystem C. However, the long-term recovery of forest C storage with a diverse range of overstory ...
First Nation observations and perspectives on the changing climate in Ontario's Northern Boreal: forming bridges across the disappearing "Blue-Ice" (Kah-Oh-Shah-Whah-Skoh Siig Mii-Koom)
(2017)
Forests can have significant potential to mitigate climate change. Conversely, climatic changes have significant potential to alter forest environments. Forest management options may well mitigate climate change. However, ...
The economic feasibility of replacing diesel with renewable energy resources in remote First Nation communities in Northern Ontario
(2017)
Ontario has many First Nation communities in the remote northern region that use diesel fuel to generate part or the whole of their energy requirements. There is a huge financial and environmental cost associated with ...
Patterns and mechanisms of understorey vegetation associated with stand development in boreal forests
(2018)
The understorey vegetation comprises the greatest plant diversity and contributes
substantially to ecosystem functioning and services in boreal forests. Although many studies
have examined patterns of understorey species ...
Lignocellulosic materials in hydrolysis and spent liquors
(2018)
Biomass pretreatment is widely used for softening biomass prior to its disintegration for value added product production. There are numerous methods for biomass pre-treatment, among which alkaline pulping and acid hydrolysis ...
Characterizing the flow regime in Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) incubation habitats and the implications for management in a hydro-regulated river
(2018)
Hydropower accounts for more than one third of Ontario Power Generation’s electrical production. Hydroelectric development often occurs on rivers that also support recreational fisheries. The construction and operation of ...
Trade-offs between economic gains and ecological functions following forest management alternatives in boreal forests
(2018)
Intensive forest management activities that maximize economic gains could negatively impact the long-term sustainability of ecological functions and associated ecosystem services. Understanding the trade-offs between ...
Comparing Aboriginal community-based criteria and indicators in forest management planning
(2018)
Criteria and indicator (C&I) frameworks have been developed and implemented
on national and international scales to measure sustainable forest management. The
purpose of this research is to examine the reasons why ...