Differences in successional pathways between ecoregion

Surface deposit and drainage classes SIFORT types of surface deposit and drainage classes uses data from ecoforestry maps and follows the nomenclature of the Ministère des Ressources Naturelles (1994). For both ecological regions, 27 types of surface deposit and 6...

Ecology of mixedwood forest and successional pathways

 Ecology of mixedwood forest and successional pathways In natural forest landscapes, stand diversity occurs mainly as a result of three components: abiotic conditions (physical, environment, and climate), succession (dispersion, pre-disturbance composition), and disturbance regimes (fire, insect outbreak, harvesting, etc.) (Gauthier,...

Extended Absence OfFire And Stand Structural Development

 Dynamique forestière en forêt boréale Les capacités régénératrices des espèces (liées au feu: cônes sérotineux ou semisérotineux, système racinaire résistant au feu) favorisent une composition après feu similaire à celle avant feu (Heinselman 1981). Avec un cycle de feu plus...

Paludifica tion and management of forested peatlands in canada: a litera ture review

Definitions and terminology The characteristics of forest sites that are prone to paludification are not currently defined in the North American literature. In this review these sites are characterized by: 1) a cold, humid climate, soil physical and chemical properties...