by Marie-Claude Boileau | 30 January 2019
Published in Canadian Journal of Forest Research 40: 1930-1939 In most large-scale inventories, volume models rely on predicted heights instead of measured heights. The effect of height predictions over volume estimate uncertainty is therefore a crucial issue. In this...
by Audrey Verreault | 30 January 2019
Published in Forest Ecology and Management 262: 863-872. doi : 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.05.027 In the present context of global climate changes and the continuous development of forest management strategies based on the concept of sustainable use, it is important to...
by Marie-Claude Boileau | 30 January 2019
Published in Canadian Journal of Forest Research 41: 682-693 Models were built to relate site index to biophysical variables and stand structure for seven conifer species grown in plantation. Reduced models without stand structure were also derived to allow the...
by Marie-Claude Boileau | 30 January 2019
Published in Forest Ecology and Management 256: 1771-1779 Tree mortality is a major force driving forest dynamics. To foresters, however, tree mortality is often considered a loss in productivity. To reduce tree mortality, silvicultural systems, such as selection...
by Marie-Claude Boileau | 30 January 2019
Published in Forest Ecology and Management 258: 823-831 In this study, we quantified the effects of local neighbourhood competition, light availability, and proximity to skid trails on the growth of sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) trees following selection...