Mechanical site preparation and nurse plant facilitation for the restoration of subarctic forest ecosystems

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Forest Research
• Main Authors: Thiffault, Nelson, Hébert, François
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2017
• Subjects: Ecology; Forestry; Global and Planetary Change; Canada; Stearns; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2016-0448; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjfr-2016-0448; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjfr-2016-0448

Sustainable forest management implies successful regeneration following disturbances. Tree regeneration in subarctic ecosystems can, however, be constrained by limitations to seedling establishment related to cold soils, slow decomposition rates, and competition by ericaceous species. We established...