{"id":106467,"date":"2026-08-06T15:02:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T19:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrnf.gouv.qc.ca\/?post_type=cpt_publication&#038;p=106467"},"modified":"2026-08-06T15:02:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T19:02:56","slug":"enhancing-forest-resilience-with-irregular-shelterwood","status":"publish","type":"cpt_publication","link":"https:\/\/mrnf.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/our-publications\/enhancing-forest-resilience-with-irregular-shelterwood\/","title":{"rendered":"Enhancing forest resilience with irregular shelterwood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Published in The Leaflet &#8211; Northen Hardwood Research Institute &#8211; NHRI 6(2) p. 11-16<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Little known until recently in North America, the practice of irregular shelterwood system (ISS) is gaining popularity, because it meets the management needs of natural stands with an irregular structure, i.e., stands that are neither even-aged nor balanced uneven-aged. In Qu\u00e9bec for example, research by the Direction de la recherche foresti\u00e8re (DRF) of the minist\u00e8re des Ressources naturelles et des For\u00eats has led to application guidelines for the main forest types published in 2013 in the provincial silvicultural guide. Since then, some 20,000 ha of public forests have been treated in this way every year, particularly to meet ecosystem management objectives. Given its ability to promote stand structural and compositional complexity, this silvicultural system could prove to be an asset in promoting resilience in the face of global change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published in The Leaflet &#8211; Northen Hardwood Research Institute &#8211; NHRI 6(2) p. 11-16 Little known until recently in North America, the practice of irregular shelterwood system (ISS) is gaining popularity, because it meets the management needs of natural stands with an irregular structure, i.e., stands that are neither even-aged nor balanced uneven-aged. 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