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| Objectifs Généraux |
1) Diversité des arthropodes (Insectes) - Les Objectifs Généraux
David
Shorthouse, Ph.D. project, UofA. Boreal
spider diversity in relation to disturbance and management.
Joshua Jacobs, M.Sc. project, UofA. Saproxylic
beetles and coarse woody material
Jane Park, M.Sc. project, UofC. Bark beetles
dispersal and habitat use.
John Spence,
Project Leader, UofA. Assessing arthropod response to harvest and fire
treatments.
Ralph Carter,
Uof L. Habitat use by
bumble bees.
Dave Langor,
CFS. Population responses of the spruce beetles after treatments.
2) Diversité des Oiseaux (Birds)
Bruce Harrison, M.Sc. project, UofA. Response of
boreal forest birds to treatments. Click here for Bruce's M.Sc. Thesis abstract
Fiona
Schmiegelow, UofA. Response of birds to treatments.
3) Les Petits Mammifères
Krista
Patriquin-Meldrum,UofC. M.Sc. Project. Disturbance
and habitat selection by bats.
4) Végétation - Les Objectifs Généraux
Brent Frey,
M.Sc. project, UofA. Calamagrostis
competition.
Rene Martin,
M.Sc. project, UBC. Bunchberry
(Cornus) pollination in buffer areas.
Suzanne Mills, M.Sc. project, UofA. Bryophyte
diversity. Click here for Suzanne's MSc. Thesis abstract
Treena Fenniak, M.Sc. project, UofA. Understory vascular plant
regeneration.
Steve Kembel, M.Sc. project, UofA. Canopy
dynamics. Click here for Steven's M.Sc. Thesis abstract
Ellen Macdonald, UofA. Coordinating the vegetation work.
Mark Dale, UofA.
Dan Gilmore, Uof Minn. Modelling
early regeneration processes.
Derek Johnson and Marty Siltanen, CFS. Monitoring ground vegetation
change following treatments.
Ivor Edwards, CFS. Monitoring the
regeneration of deciduous trees.
Ken Greenway, ARC.
5) Mycologie
Lisa Cuthbertson, M.Sc. project, UofA. Spatial Pattern of Armillaria
spp.
Lance Lazaruk, M.Sc. project, UofA. Biodiversity
of ectomycorhizae.
Ken Mallet,
CFS. Assessing
forest health.
6) Productivité
Brian Amiro,
CFS. Monitoring
whole ecosystem carbon fluxes
Jan Volney,
CFS. Monitoring net
primary productivity, estimating
biomass and leaf area.
7) Sylviculture
Derek Sidders, CFS. Initial site layout and harvesting
design, seedbed
microsite classification, silviculture research study: site
preperation, natural
regeneration, regeneration
of white spruce seedlings on prepared and natural seedbeds, monitoring
windthrow.
Jim Stewart,
CFS. Partial-cutting and mechanical site preparation effects on microenvironment
and white
spruce natural and artificial
regeneration; long-term monitoring of silvicultural systems;
windthrow.
Vic Lieffers,
UofA.
8) Écologie du Feu - Les Objectifs Généraux
Bill de Groot,
CFS. Fire
Behavior
Mike Weber,
CFS.
Ed Johnston
and Matthew Dickinson, UofC.
Pedro Lara Almuedo, MFC Student, UofT. Surface fuel characteristics in boreal forests of north-western Alberta: Practical considerations for prescribed burn implementation.
9) Hydrologie et Microclimat
Graham Hillman, CFS. Monitoring
snow accumulation and soil temperature.
Rick Hurdle,
CFS. Weather and climate.
10) Sols et Cycle des Nutriments
Barbara Kishchuk, CFS. Soil Nutrient and Organic Matter Capital, Soil Nitrogen Availability, Nutrient Availibility and Foliar Nutrition, Soil Description and Classification.
Ivor Edwards,
CFS. Soil temperature effect on aspen regeneration.
11) Analyse des coûts opérationels de coupe
Eric Phillips, FERIC. Harvesting cost
analysis
12) Socio-économique
Robin Naidoo, UofA. Ph.D. Project. Non-timber values.
13) Génétique
Om
Rajora, Dalhousie U. Genetic diversity of white spruce.