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Canadian Forest Service in Quebec
Document provides an overview of the work done by staff of the Laurentian Forestry Centre so that our forestry resources continue to provide economic, environmental & social benefits to the community at large. LFC undertakes to ensure the sustainable development of our forests. The document gives the mission & objectives for the various networks grouped under the forest biology program (forest biodiversity, tree biotechnology & advanced genetics, pest management methods) or the forest ecosystems program (forest ecosystem processes, effects of forestry practices, landscape management, forest health, fire management & climate change).
Transgenic Trees
Annotation. "This volume on Transgenic Trees, comprising 22 chapters, deals with the genetic transformation of fruit and forest trees." "It is of special interest to advanced students, teachers and research workers in the field of forestry, horticulture, molecular biology, plant tissue culture, botany, and plant biotechnology in general."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
On Course
The National Forest Science & Technology Course of Action is a set of priorities for the generation, dissemination, and application of scientific & technical knowledge in seven action areas concentrating on the development of the Canadian Forest Service's capacity in technology transfer, training, communication, and forest management expertise. This publication reviews Canadian Forest Service research as it corresponds to the thematic areas expressed in the Course of Action, highlighting the extent to which the Service's program responds to Canadian forest policy initiatives and forest sector priorities. The thematic areas covered are: a team approach to forest science & technology management; developing methodologies for measuring indicators for sustainable forest management; public participation; forest ecosystems; the forest industry; forest stewardship; and relationships with Aboriginal peoples. For each area, the underlying issue is stated, followed by an overview of research and a selection of current experiments & studies.
Boreal Forests in the Face of Climate Change
This open access book explores a new conceptual framework for the sustainable management of the boreal forest in the face of climate change. The boreal forest is the second-largest terrestrial biome on Earth and covers a 14 million km2 belt, representing about 25% of the Earth’s forest area. Two-thirds of this forest biome is managed and supplies 37% of global wood production. These forests also provide a range of natural resources and ecosystem services essential to humanity. However, climate change is altering species distributions, natural disturbance regimes, and forest ecosystem structure and functioning. Although sustainable management is the main goal across the boreal biome, a nove...
