by Marie-Claude Boileau | 30 January 2019
Published in European Journal of Forest Research 128(5): 505-513 We simplified Kozak’s taper model by setting the inflection point at 1.3 m (dbh) without losing accuracy and precision. The simplification was required to facilitate the estimation of the...
by Marie-Claude Boileau | 30 January 2019
Published in Ecological Modelling 220: 2770-2781 Estimating prediction uncertainty for a single tree-based model is hindered by the complex structure of these models. In this paper, we addressed this issue with a case study applied to northern hardwood stands in...
by Marie-Claude Boileau | 30 January 2019
Published in Canadian Journal of Forest Research 39: 1270-1279 Growth rates of young conifers can be poor on disturbed sites dominated by Kalmia angustifolia L. Hence, a conifer revegetation trial was established on a Kalmia-dominated site to evaluate the effects of...
by Marie-Claude Boileau | 30 January 2019
Published in Annals of Forest Science 66: 707 https://doi.org/10.1051/forest/2009057 Spruce budworm outbreaks are among the major natural disturbances affecting the dynamics and functioning of Canadian boreal forests. However, the element losses potentially associated...
by Svetlana Savin | 30 January 2019
Published in Silvæ Genetica 57: 282-291 A strategy for the genetic improvement of Larix decidua P. Mill., L. kaempferi (Lamb.) Carrière and their hybrid (L. x marschlinsii Coaz) in Québec, Canada, was set up to provide short and long-term genetic gains, as well as...