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Published in The Forestry Chronicle 101(2): 187-206.\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5558\/tfc2025-018<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

We propose a series of papers presenting the main issues for Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s temperate forest arising from the multiplicity of rapid environmental and socioeconomic changes. This first paper presents a brief profile of Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s forests to establish a basis for the reflections presented in the remaining papers. Compilations show that the area dominated by deciduous species typical of the Northern temperate zone accounts for 8.8% of the province\u2019s total forest, and that these species are also found mixed with coniferous species on 4.9% of the territory. The disturbances affecting these forests are generally more partial than severe. The most abundant species include shade-tolerant hardwoods such as sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh., 152.4 Mm3), red maple (Acer rubrum L., 141.5 Mm3), yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis Britt., 135.6 Mm3) and American beech (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh., 27.5 Mm3). A demographic analysis shows that populations of the first 3 species have declined slightly in recent decades, whereas the American beech has tended to proliferate. Sugar maple and American beech are likely to become more abundant toward the northern boundary of their range, possibly due to climate change. However, beech bark disease may hinder the progression of the American beech in Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Published in The Forestry Chronicle 101(2): 187-206.\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5558\/tfc2025-018 We propose a series of papers presenting the main issues for Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s temperate forest arising from the multiplicity of rapid environmental and socioeconomic changes. This first paper presents a brief profile of Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s forests to establish a basis for the reflections presented in the remaining papers. 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