Download or read book Woody Debris in the Forests of British Columbia written by Caroline Louella Caza and published by BC, Ministry of Forests, Research Branch. This book was released on 1993 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This project was undertaken to review the ecological role of woody debris in temperate forest eco-systems, with particular emphasis on methods of estimating amounts and turnover rates, and the effects of logging and silvicultural activities on the amounts and behaviour of woody debris; to identify proposed or ongoing research with the Ministry of Forests related to the role of woody debris in the forest of British Columbia; to determine what information is available for the forest types of B.C.; and to identify forest types for which information on quantities or functions of woody debris is lacking and to discuss the research required to fill these gaps.
Download or read book Woody Debris and Wildlife Trees in Aspen and Mixed wood Forests of Northeastern British Columbia written by Eric Todd Manning and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report describes a study conducted in the Dawson Creek Forest District of British Columbia to determine the use & availability of wildlife trees and coarse woody debris in a mixedwood forest. Wildlife trees were sampled in plots located in mature aspen stands, new-cut aspen cutblocks, regenerating aspen stands, mature mixedwood stands, natural & man-made edges in mature aspen forest, and retention patches in harvested cutblocks. Woody debris was sampled in mature aspen and mature mixedwood stands. Plots were also established around active woodpecker nest trees for comparative analysis with random sampling plots. To provide forest management recommendations, analysis was conducted on various tree characteristics among random, wildlife, and nest trees. Small mammal use of coarse woody debris was also studied. The report concludes with suggested guidelines for managing wildlife trees and coarse woody debris in mixedwood and aspen-dominated stands in north-east British Columbia.
Download or read book The Ecological Role of Coarse Woody Debris written by Victoria Stevens and published by British Columbia, Ministry of Forests Research Program. This book was released on 1997 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper describes the ecological role of the larger, down pieces of wood in both the living and decaying processes in the forest. These pieces are referred to as coarse woody debris (CWD).
Download or read book Types of Wildlife Trees and Coarse Woody Debris Required by Wildlife of North central British Columbia written by Dagmar Gabriele Keisker and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If wildlife diversity is to be maintained in managed forests, the habitat needs of all wildlife species must be met. This report provides some of the necessary information by describing the habitat requirements of 133 vertebrate species of north-central British Columbia in relation to two special habitat elements: wildlife trees and coarse woody debris. To make it easier for habitat managers to apply this information, requirements were condensed into a series of habitat summary tables. The tables, which are based mainly on published research reviewed up to 1995, describe in detail the varieties of wildlife trees and coarse woody debris that are required by wildlife.
Download or read book The Role of Woody Debris in Soil Forest Floor and Long term Site Productivity in MS SBPS and SBS Biogeoclimatic Zones in the Central Interior of British Columbia written by Bill Chapman and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Effect of Coarse Woody Debris on Site Productivity of Some Forest Sites in Southwestern British Columbia written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Habitat Value of Snags and Coarse Woody Debris in the Coastal Forests of British Columbia written by Peter E. Schoen and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book British Columbia s Inland Rainforest written by Susan Stevenson and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vast temperate rainforests of coastal British Columbia are world renowned, but much less is known about the other rainforest located 500 kilometres inland along the western slopes of the interior mountains. The unique integration of continentality and humidity in this region favours the development of lush rainforest communities that incorporate both coastal and boreal elements. In British Columbia's Inland Rainforest, scientists bring together, for the first time, a broad spectrum of information about this distinctive ecosystem. They also consider the ecological consequences of human activities in the rainforest and present strategies for its management and conservation.
Download or read book Proceedings of the Symposium on the Ecology and Management of Dead Wood in Western Forests written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 966 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Role of Woody Debris in Soil Forest Floor and Long term Site Prodictivity in MS SBPS and SBS Biogeoclimatic Zones in the Central Interior of British Columbia written by Bill Chapman and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Spatial Patterns of Large Wood Debris in the Northern Interior of British Columbia written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Large woody debris (LWD) patterns were investigated in 18 streams in the Interior of British Columbia for a variety of stream sizes (1.4-13.7 m bankfull width flow) and forest types (SBS and SBPS BEC Zones). Definition and scaling type for LWD are variable in the published literature. This research reported that both the definition used to define LWD and the scaling technique used to analyze and display LWD affected the results in LWD abundance and volume measures. Although LWD varies by forest type and stream size, the effect of the riparian forest on LWD loading was minimal compared to the effect of stream size for the 18 study sites. Stream characteristics were such as bankfull flow width and depth were identified as predictor variables for LWD abundance and volume. The distribution of LWD was different in wood associated with LWD jams than wood free in the stream. The importance of LWD jams increased relatively with stream size. LWD jams (1) were larger, (2) had an increasingly different distribution of LWD size classes, and (3) had a different distribution of position and orientation classes than free wood with increases in stream size. The patterns observed in the distribution of LWD for orientation and position classes as well as piece size was consistent with the literature: (1) perpendicular wood generally decreased while parallel increased with stream size; (2) bridged wood decreased while wood fully in the bed increased and (3) piece size generally increased with stream size.
Download or read book Gully Assessment Procedure Guidebook written by British Columbia. Ministry of Forests and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Forest Practices Code guidebooks help forest resource managers plan, prescribe and implement sound forest practices that comply with the Forest Practices Code. This guidebook gives framework for site prescriptions in coastal watersheds, directing field staff to the most critical factors to consider when evaluating gullies for silvicultural prescriptions or post harvest rehabilitation.
Download or read book The Potential of U S Forest Soils to Sequester Carbon and Mitigate the Greenhouse Effect written by John M. Kimble and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2002-09-25 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much attention has been given to above ground biomass and its potential as a carbon sink, but in a mature forest ecosystem 40 to 60 percent of the stored carbon is below ground. As increasing numbers of forests are managed in a wide diversity of climates and soils, the importance of forest soils as a potential carbon sink grows. The Potenti
Download or read book Forest Stewardship in the Context of Large scale Salvage Operations written by Marvin Alastair Eng and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All indications are that the current mountain pine beetle outbreak will have a significant impact on a large proportion of the pine forests in British Columbia (Eng et al. 2004). It is neither desirable nor possible to harvest all of the affected pine forests. Nonetheless, any increases beyond current harvest levels must carefully consider all forest values. This document provides recommendations to the Chief Forester about the conservation of all forest values during large-scale salvage operations: 1. At the landscape level, there should be little, to no, salvage harvesting in the noncontributing land base and, at the very least, what was originally planned under existing landscape-level plans should be left. 2. At the stand level, there should be no changes to the provisions made for riparian management areas and riparian reserve zones. As well, there should be no changes to the management of wildlife tree patches, wildlife habitat areas, and other fine-filter measures. Legacies of coarse woody debris should be left throughout the blocks. 3. To the extent possible, the area chosen for salvage should have the highest level of infestation and the highest proportion of pine. 4. The creation of large openings (> 1000 hectares) will be appropriate; however, the legacies of unharvested areas within the openings should increase in proportion to the increasing size of the opening (up to 25% in the case of 1000-hectare openings). Other related recommendations are made about access structures, adverse effects on peak flows and soil erosion, silviculture that might lessen future problems with mountain pine beetle outbreaks, fire risk at the wildland-urban interface, and monitoring programs.
Download or read book Measuring the Length of Coarse Woody Debris written by Peter Lawrence Marshall and published by Nanaimo, B.C. : Vancouver Forest Region. This book was released on 2002 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Conservation Biology Principles for Forested Landscapes written by Joan Voller and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is intended to provide information to those who wish to interact with the landbase in an ecologically sustainable manner. Practitioners charged with the administration of land-based programs in industry and government will find the information presented useful. It should also be a resource for many community groups involved in land-use decision-making. Humans continue to use forests and make decisions about land use without perfect information. Conservation Biology Principles for Forested Landscapes is intended to enable the improvement of planning and decison-making processes by providing ecological information on issues of forest use. Current approaches are not working. Where information exists on new, ecologically sustainable approaches, practitioners should switch. Where the information on a better approach is not yet available, practitioners should replace the current, inappropriate approach with a variety of flexible ones that offer the opportunity to change with new knowledge.
Download or read book British Columbia s Inland Rainforest written by Susan K. Stevenson and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vast temperate rainforests of coastal British Columbia are world renowned, but much less is known about the other rainforest located 500 kilometres inland along the western slopes of the interior mountains. The unique integration of continentality and humidity in this region favours the development of lush rainforest communities that incorporate both coastal and boreal elements. This book brings together, for the first time, a broad spectrum of information about the ecology, management, and conservation of this distinctive ecosystem. Accessibly written and generously illustrated, the chapters examine the physical, social, economic, and ecological dimensions of the rainforest. They also look at how the delicate balance of this ecosystem has been threatened by human use and climate change. In the past, governments encouraged the forest industry to clearcut the “decadent” old stands and replace them with rapidly growing young trees of other species. More recently, out of concern for the ecological consequences of such practices, researchers have begun to examine alternative management strategies. This book offers a vision that combines various strategies in order to balance the conservation of the inland rainforest as a fully functioning ecosystem with human use of its diverse resources.
