Download or read book Improving Wetlands for Forestry in Alberta written by Graham Robin Hillman and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Improving Wetlands for Forestry in Canada written by G. R. Hillman and published by Northern Forestry Centre. This book was released on 1987 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Canada Alberta Wetlands Drainage and Improvement for Forestry Program written by Graham Robin Hillman and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 1985, a wetland drainage and improvement for forestry program was instituted under the Canada-Alberta Forest Resource Development Agreement to determine the effects of drainage on tree growth, ground vegetation, soils, peat, and local hydrology. Three experimental areas were chosen and portions of each drained in 1986 and 1987. Data were collected from drained and undrained portions. Additional data were collected from a treed swamp near Fort McMurray that was subjected to different drainage treatments between 1975 and 1980. The intent, in this case, was to obtain an interim estimate of tree growth rates until sufficient time has elapsed to obtain estimates from permanent sample plots on the experimental areas. Results showed that the average depth to groundwater table after drainage was between 37 and 90 cm and varied with ditch spacing. The corresponding drops in water table levels were between 17 and 78 cm. The test areas with 30-m ditch spacings appeared to be overdrained. Stream water quality data from one site only have been interpreted so far. They show that drainage had little effect on measured physical and chemical stream water quality during low flows. Further analyses are required to determine the effects of drainage on peak flows. Initial results from the three experimental areas indicate that drainage has resulted in reduced ground vegetation cover (mosses, sedges and other herbs) and vigor. Lowering the water table on the swamp near Fort McMurray resulted in sigificant increases in height, diameter and volume of 30-year-old black spruce (Picea mariana). The increase in growth of black spruce was accompanied by an equally impressive growth of alder (Alnus crispa), willow (Salix spp.), birch (Betula pumila), aspen (Populus tremuloides) and balsam poplar (E. balsamifera)."--Page iii.
Download or read book Northern Forested Wetlands Ecology and Management written by Carl C. Trettin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-12-19 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forested wetlands are a major component of northern landscapes, important both for their ecological functions and their socioeconomic values. Historically, these lands have been used for timber and fiber products, hunting, fishing, trapping, food gathering, and recreation. There are many questions about the use and management of these lands in the future, particularly with respect to forest products, hydrology and water quality, plant and wildlife ecology, landscape dynamics, and wetland restoration. Northern Forested Wetlands: Ecology and Management provides a synthesis of current research and literature. It examines the status, distribution, and use of these wetland resources. The book focuses on understanding the role of wetlands in the landscape and on how to manage these wetlands and sustain their important functions. This is a primary reference text for the study and management of northern forested wetlands, providing a forum for information discovered by researchers and managers from many nations.
Download or read book Conserving Wetlands in Managed Forests written by Gregg Sheehy and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper first describes the nature & importance of wetlands in the forested regions of Canada and the forestry uses of wetlands. It then reviews the potential impacts of forestry operations on wetland ecosystems, including operations on wetland sites, upland operations near wetlands, draining treed wetlands for forestry, and the installation of forest roads that cross wetlands. Finally, measures to prevent or reduce those impacts are presented, with reference to experience in Canada and the United States.
Download or read book Wetlands of the World I Inventory Ecology and Management written by Dennis F. Whigham and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The impetus for this volume was the 2nd International Wetlands Conference which was held in June, 1984 at Trebon, Czechoslovakia. An overview of the worlds wetlands was one of the themes of the conference and it was decided that a useful follow-up would be a publication on the same topic. The initial goal was to cover as many of the worlds wetlands as possible in one volume and to have an emphasis on wetland ecology, biota, classification, and management. Individuals who made presentations at the Trebon confer ence were asked to prepare chapters and the editors also solicited other contributions. For a variety of reasons, the initial goal has been difficult to reach, especially coverage of the entire globe, and it has been necessary to publish the contributions in more than one volume. Volume 1 represents the com pletion of the first phase of the project and it covers most of the Western Hemisphere, Australia, most of Africa, the Indian subcontinent, the Mediter ranean region, and Papua New Guinea. Volume 2 will contain chapters on Western Europe, Northern Europe, Central Europe, most of northern and It is our hope that Volume western Asia, the Middle East, and Indonesia. 2 will appear in the near future and, if possible, a third volume will be published if authors can be secured to cover areas such as the Far East, other parts of the Indo-Pacific region, and New Zealand.
Download or read book Outpost Wetlands an Alberta Natural Area written by Alberta. Alberta Forestry, Lands and Wildlife and published by . This book was released on 1988* with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alberta s Wetlands written by Darcy M. Tkachuk and published by Calgary : Canadian Institute of Resources Law = Institut canadien du droit des ressources. This book was released on 1993 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alberta s Peatlands and Non settled Area Wetlands written by Alberta Water Resources Commission and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report providing a summary of information about peatlands in the province, and slough/marsh wetlands in the Non-settled Area as well as policy recommendations concerning wetland management in Alberta.
Download or read book Peatland Forestry written by Eero Paavilainen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book provides a review and synthesis of boreal mire ecosystems including peat soil properties, mire hydrology, carbon and nutrient cycling, and classification of mire sites. The emphasis, however, is on peatland forests as a renewable natural resource. The approach originated in northern Europe, because there, especially in Finland, operational scale forest drainage has a long tradition based on research aiming to maintain and increase wood production on peatlands. Whenever relevant, a closer look is also given to other countries in Europe, Canada, and the USA. The results of recent studies on different environmental effects of peatland forestry are also discussed in detail.
Download or read book Technical Publication R8 TP written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Symposium 87 Wetlands Peatlands written by International Peat Society. Canadian National Committee and published by Canadian National Committee, International Peat Society. This book was released on 1987 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alberta s Wetlands written by Robyn Grai Usher and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of a series of discussion papers developed to provide background information for drafting a conversation strategy for Alberta. This paper demonstrates the importance of wetlands by first defining the nature, location and benefits of wetland functions and then describing the current activities of the various sectors of the society and economy that contribute to wetland loss. The paper also attempts to further the goal of achieving sustainable use of the wetlands by surveying existing wetland evaluation techniques and the main legislative regimes that affect wetlands. Recommendations are included.
Download or read book Forest Hydrology written by Devendra Amatya and published by CABI. This book was released on 2016-09-14 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forests cover approximately 26% of the world's land surface area and represent a distinct biotic community. They interact with water and soil in a variety of ways, providing canopy surfaces which trap precipitation and allow evaporation back into the atmosphere, thus regulating how much water reaches the forest floor as through fall, as well as pull water from the soil for transpiration. The discipline "forest hydrology" has been developed throughout the 20th century. During that time human intervention in natural landscapes has increased, and land use and management practices have intensified. The book will be useful for graduate students, professionals, land managers, practitioners, and researchers with a good understanding of the basic principles of hydrology and hydrologic processes.
Download or read book Canada s Vegetation written by Geoffrey A.J. Scott and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1995-01-10 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canada's Vegetation includes comprehensive sections on tundra, forest-tundra, boreal forest and mixed forest transition, prairie (steppe), Cordilleran environments in western North America, temperate deciduous forests, and wetlands. An overview of each ecosystem is provided, and equivalent vegetation types throughout the world are reviewed and compared with those in Canada. The integration of data on climate, soil, and vegetation in a single volume makes this an invaluable reference tool. Canada's Vegetation is sure to become a standard textbook for those in the environmental sciences.
Download or read book Wildlife Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wetlands of Canada written by Canada Committee on Ecological (Biophysical) Land Classification. National Wetlands Working Group and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the influencing factors, distribution, evolution, classification, regionalization and methodologies for study of the wetlands of Canada. Specific chapters are devoted to the arctic, subarctic, boreal, prairies, eastern temperate, Atlantic and Pacific regions as well as the salt marshes of Canada.
