by Audrey Verreault | 30 January 2019
Published in Soil Science Society of America Journal 68: 943-949 ln the early 1980s, a sharp increase in dieback of sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) was reported across large areas of the northeastern American continent. Despite numerous studies, there are...
by Audrey Verreault | 30 January 2019
Published in Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 11(2): 63-64 This study evaluates the potential usefulness and toxicity of applying quadrivalent selenium (selenite ion) to the soil to discourage white-tailed deer from browsing conifer seedlings. After absorption by...
by Marie-Claude Boileau | 30 January 2019
Published in Trees 16: 365-373 The ecophysiological development of two competitive species naturally regenerated after partial cutting was studied in a boreal mixed stand of eastern Canada. Photosynthetic light response curve and growth analyses were performed on...
by Marie-Claude Boileau | 30 January 2019
Published in Canadian Journal of Forest Research 33: 1-15 We present the 5-year combined effects of different cutting intensities (removal of 0, 35, 50, 65, and 100% of basal area) and scarification on available light, soil temperature, and regeneration dynamics in a...
by Marie-Claude Boileau | 30 January 2019
Published in New Forests 30: 167-184. doi : 10.1007/s11056-005-4423-6 Root-freezing damage frequently occurs in forest nurseries operating in cold climates. This type of damage arises because: (i) environmental cues for root cold acclimation differ from those for...