Mapping and Modelling Tolerant Hardwood Species Regime Preferences across New Brunswick

Hardwood tree species provide many ecological and economic benefits to New Brunswick and across Canada. These benefits relate to biodiversity and habitat, high-quality timber products, and of course maple syrup. Understanding where these species thrive provincially will be necessary to help New Brunswick forests to withstand the challenges posed by climate change. Using relevant and advanced software such as ArcGIS pro (a mapping and spatial analysis software) in conjunction with provincially available and in-house created layers relating to environmental gradients, will be the keystone to this analysis. This allows for rapid application of provincial data to illustrate the locations across the province where hardwood trees (specifically sugar maple) will thrive. Having such a tool will allow the Northern Hardwood Research Institute to implement the most recent research in their management plans for clients to help maintain and create a robust hardwood tree community.

Faculty Supervisor:

Paul A. Arp

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Partner:

Northern Hardwoods Research Institute

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Agriculture; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of New Brunswick

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