by Audrey Verreault | 26 March 2025
Canadian Journal of Forest Research 55: 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2024-0136 The wood of sugar maple trees (Acer saccharum Marsh.) is generally perceived as containing more defects, such as dark heartwood and wood rot, at the northern limit of its range...
by Audrey Verreault | 26 March 2025
Forest Ecology and Management 585: 122655. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2025.122655 In Canada, clearcutting is the most widely used silvicultural system in boreal forests despite potential impacts on forest simplification and biodiversity loss. Retaining mature...
by Audrey Verreault | 26 March 2025
Forest Ecology and Management 581:122550. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2025.122550 Climate change brings new constraints to which trees will have to adapt, including more frequent severe weather events due to climate anomalies. Black spruce and red spruce are...
by Audrey Verreault | 18 March 2025
Published in Forest Ecology and Management 581: 122554. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2025.122554 With global warming, the frequency and intensity of drought episodes are projected to increase worldwide, especially in the boreal forest. This represents a serious...
by Marie-Claude Boileau | 10 February 2025
Published in Tree Physiology 45(1): 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpae167 In temperate and boreal ecosystems, trees undergo dormancy to avoid cold temperatures during the unfavorable season. This phase includes changes in frost hardiness, which is minimal...
