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Exploring wild blueberries as a place-based socio-economic development opportunity in Ignace, Ontario
(2014-01-22)
Wild blueberries are an important food source in rural communities of Northwestern Ontario, and can be used as a possible alternative to diversify their economic resource base. This study explores the socio-economic ...
The distribution and role of downed woody debris in nutrient retention and cycling during early stand establishment
(2013-02-12)
Coarse woody debris (CWD) in boreal ecosystems has been hypothesized to play an important nutritional role following stand-replacing disturbances such as fire or harvest. Sites with shallow soil over bedrock or those with ...
Past and future impacts of climate change on boreal forest timber supply
(2018)
The boreal forest is home to a thriving forest industry which requires stable, long term timber to remain viable. Anthropogenic climate change, caused by the release of greenhouse gasses, is occurring rapidly in northern ...
Linking environment, biodiversity, and ecosystem functions in forest ecosystems
(2014-12-16)
The positive biodiversity and ecosystem functions relationship (BEF) has been well established, especially in controlled experiments. However, a coherent study to examine the multiple relationships in BEF in natural ...
Physical and mechanical property variation of black ash (Fraxinus Nigra M.) grown in the Thunder Bay seed zone
(2014-01-22)
The identification of traditionally underutilized species with the potential for development and increased marketing potential has been recognized as a source of potential innovation in the Northwestern Ontario forest ...
Testing local adaptation in five populations of Hyalella azteca in northern Alberta’s oil sands region
(2015)
Canada’s oil sands hold the third largest petroleum reserves worldwide. Rapid
economic growth has led to increased exploitation of the surrounding boreal forest
despite limited understanding of the environmental effects ...
Species diversity and aboveground productivity relationships in forest ecosystems
(2012-11-10)
Empirical and theoretical studies have attributed the observed positive diversity-productivity relationship (DPR) across various ecosystems to a complementarity effect through niche differentiation and/or facilitation among ...
The Fine root dynamics after stand-replacing fire and clearcutting in the boreal forest of central Canada
(2012-11-10)
In boreal forest ecosystems, stand age is a key driver of forest ecosystem productivity, carbon storage/sequestration, and other ecosystem functions. The age-related decline of aboveground productivity is well known in ...
Growth and photosynthetic responses of white spruce seedlings to levels of trembling aspen and red raspberry cover
(2012-11-10)
The effect of competitve species upon crop tree regeneration and growth continues to receive attention from researchers due to the importance of the outcomes. This study stakes a new approach, by examining the combined ...
Moisture reduction and nutrient retention associated with field-drying forest harvest residues on clearcut sites in Northwestern Ontario, Canada
(2012-11-10)
The increased utilization of forest harvest residues as supplemental, inexpensive and renewable energy raises two key concerns: 1) continued removal may negatively affect long-term site productivity; and 2) because 50-60% ...