by Marie-Claude Boileau | 30 January 2019
Published in Wood and Fiber Science 38(3): 553-564. This study investigated variation in lumber bending properties of white spruce (Picea glauca [Moench] Voss) and its correlation with tree growth, wood density, and knot size and number. A total of 242 sample trees...
by Audrey Verreault | 30 January 2019
Published in Plant and Soil 179: 207-216 Nutrient imbalances of declining sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) stands in southeastern Québec have been associated with high exchangeable Mg levels in soils relative to soil K and Ca. A greenhouse experiment was set up to...
by Marie-Claude Boileau | 30 January 2019
Published in Canadian Journal of Forest Research 36(2006): 2364-2376 Conifer-regeneration failure is often observed on sites invaded by ericaceous shrubs. In northeastern Québec, Canada, these sites are frequently characterized by dense Kalmia angustifolia L. –...
by Marie-Claude Boileau | 30 January 2019
Published in Journal of Climate 20(Février): 757-764 Temperature reconstruction of the last thousand years suggests that an unprecedented warming (+0.6°C) occurred over the globe in the last century. However, regional variations in climate are not resolved by Northern...
by Marie-Claude Boileau | 30 January 2019
Published in Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 29(4): 173-181 Motor-manual brushcutting is commonly used throughout North America for regeneration release. Companies pay for this silvicultural treatment according to a piece-rate wage system that does not consider...