Much of Canada's terrestrial biodiversity is supported by boreal forests. Natural resource
development in boreal forests poses risks to this biodiversity. This paper reviews the …

Increasing environmental concerns with forestry have led to mounting interest in mixedwood
management as a possible strategy to achieve a diversity of ecological and productivity …

What maintains plant species diversity has been the subject of much debate with no general
consensus. In forest ecosystems in which understory plants account for the majority of …

Deadwood is an important structural feature in forests providing essential resources for
various organisms. Both forest management and conservation are increasingly focusing on …

Understorey vegetation comprises a major portion of plant diversity and contributes greatly
to nutrient cycling and energy flow. This review examines the mechanisms involved in the …

Tree mortality has important influences on forest structure and composition, but the
mechanisms that cause tree mortality are not well understood. Asymmetric competition is …

Determination of the direct causal factors controlling wildfires is key to understanding wildfire–
vegetation–climate dynamics in a changing climate and for develo** sustainable …

Predicting forest composition change through time is a key challenge in forest management.
While multiple successional pathways are theorized for boreal forests, empirical evidence is …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) in mineral soil accounts for a large portion of total ecosystem
carbon (C) in boreal forests. We evaluated the effects of stand age and disturbance origin on …

Canada is dominated by forested ecosystems which are subject to various inventory and
management practices, with more northern boreal forests subject to neither. Our objectives …