Modeling recruitment in the Acadian Forest Region of North America using tree-list models

Predicting future wood supply is critical for stakeholders in the forest product sector to sustainably manage their activities. Such predictions are subject to various bio-physical factors. Several NB forest companies have made a priority to focus on the management of and adaptation to two of these environmental factors: climate change and, to a lesser extent, browsing by herbivores. The general objective of the project is to develop modeling tools to predict the regeneration of commercial hardwood species under environmental pressures. The project will produce deliverables targeted for forest stakeholders in New Brunswick and Canada. These deliverables will contain specific recommendations that forest stakeholders can use to sustainably conduct their sylvicultural activities in hardwood and mixed-wood stands. This project will foster economic growth of the forest industry in New Brunswick by providing solutions for sustainable and profitable operations in the context of a changing climate and environmental conditions.

Faculty Supervisor:

Marie-Andrée Giroux

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Partner:

Northern Hardwoods Research Institute

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Forestry; Environmental Science and Technology; Sustainability & the Environment

University:

Université de Moncton

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