Adjusting Free-growing Guidance Regarding Aspen Retention in the Cariboo-Chilcotin
Author | : Teresa A. Newsome |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 2016 |
ISBN-10 | : UCBK:C112305234 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: In 2008, a Working Group that included British Columbia government staff (researchers, stewardship foresters, and wildlife habitat experts), a research consultant, and industry foresters was formed in the Cariboo Region of south-central British Columbia to determine how existing research concerning conifer#x13;broadleaf competitive relationships could be used to suggest change to free-growing guidelines for that region. The objective was to adjust free-growing criteria concerning broadleaf tree presence in coniferous plantations while maintaining consistency with biological thresholds for conifer growth that had been determined by local research. ...