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Compared with the control, the 35% cut did not change transmitted light to the under-story (&lt;20% of full light), while the 50, 65, and 100% cuttings transmitted 30, 48, and 90% of full light, respectively, during the first summer. Trembling aspen (<em>Populus tremuloides<\/em> Michx.) suckering increased with percent basal area removal (<em>p<\/em> &lt; 0.001). After 5 years, the 35 and 50% cuttings limited growth and survival of suckers (&lt;1000 stems\/ha, of which 5% are &gt;1 m high), but the 65 and 100% cuttings favoured their development (8000 and 11 000 stems\/ha, respectively, of which 29 and 38%, respectively, are &gt;2 m high). Balsam fir (<em>Abies balsamea<\/em> (L.) Mill.) responded well to canopy opening alone with a maximal recruitment (31 000 seedlings\/ha) in the 50% cut. Spruces (white spruce,<em> Picea glauca<\/em> (Moench) Voss, and red spruce, <em>Picea rubens <\/em>Sarg.) establish following scarification only, with a better response in the 65% cut (32 000 seedlings\/ha) than in the 50 (15 000), 35 (10 000), and 0% (8000) cuttings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 mixed aspen-conifer stand in Qu\u00e9bec, Canada. 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