Silviculture treatments hasten seedling growth on seismic disturbances in boreal treed fens

• Published in: Restoration Ecology
• Main Authors: Shellian, Colette A., Linke, Julia, McDermid, Gregory J., Cody, Michael, Nielsen, Scott E.
• Other Authors: Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute, Cenovus Energy, ConocoPhillips Canada, Natural Resources Canada
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2024
• Subjects: Nature and Landscape Conservation; Ecology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Canada; Tamarack; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.14086; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/rec.14086

Seismic lines in western Canada's boreal region are linear disturbances that affect the habitat of threatened woodland caribou ( Rangifer tarandus caribou ). To hasten the return of forest cover and ultimately to restore caribou habitat, restoration managers use silviculture treatments in wet a...