{"id":97764,"date":"2026-04-16T11:32:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrnf.gouv.qc.ca\/?post_type=cpt_publication&#038;p=97764"},"modified":"2026-04-16T11:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:32:11","slug":"contemporary-issues-temperate-forest-part-4-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"cpt_publication","link":"https:\/\/mrnf.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/our-publications\/contemporary-issues-temperate-forest-part-4-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Contemporary Issues in Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s Temperate Forest \u2014 Part 4: Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Published in The Forestry Chronicle 102(1):92-109\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This paper is the fourth in a series on the topic of contemporary issues in Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s temperate forest. It focuses on the topic of climate change, beginning with a brief profile of climate history and changes, both contemporary and anticipated. It discusses the main impacts of climate change for forest ecosystems and the issues raised. Numerous studies have shown that rapidly rising temperatures since the mid-1970s have affected various aspects of forest ecosystems, including forest composition and productivity, natural disturbance regimes, the biogeochemical cycle of elements, wildlife populations and maple syrup production. Despite this, however, no major issues were identified for the three principal tree species in Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s northern temperate zone (i.e., sugar maple [<em>Acer saccharum<\/em> Marsh.], red maple [<em>Acer rubrum<\/em> L.] and yellow birch [<em>Betula alleghaniensis<\/em> Britt.]) as a result of anticipated climate change between now and the end of the century. The climate in the current temperate zone is likely to remain within the conditions generally encountered in these species\u2019 range. Similarly, the natural disturbance regime in the zone is not expected to change significantly. However, we did identify some important socioeconomic and ecological issues arising from the impacts of climate change for forest ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published in The Forestry Chronicle 102(1):92-109\u00a0 This paper is the fourth in a series on the topic of contemporary issues in Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s temperate forest. It focuses on the topic of climate change, beginning with a brief profile of climate history and changes, both contemporary and anticipated. 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