Regeneration of lodgepole pine after wildfire in mountain pine beetle-killed stands in north-central British Columbia.

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Abstract	Abstract The ecological disturbance from wildfire (2004) on ~10,000 hectares of forests near the Kenny Dam presented a unique opportunity to study the natural and artificial regeneration in burned mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins) infested stands in north-central British Columbia. Mountain pine beetle (MPB) has been documented as a natural disturbance agent that may precede wildfire in lodgepole pine forests (Pinus contorta var. latifolia). The objectives of this thesis were to i) characterize lodgepole pine regeneration and related micro-site conditions associated with wildfire, ii) identify limitations for germination, survival and recruitment of natural and artificial regeneration in relation to site moisture, fire severity, and vegetative competition, and iii) provide guidance on local operational management of MPB-killed stands.
Persons	Persons Author (aut): Scholefield, Scott R. Thesis advisor (ths): Massicotte, Hugues B. Thesis advisor (ths): Arocena, Joselito M.
Degree Name	Degree Name Master of Science (MSc)
Department	Department Forestry
DOI	DOI https://doi.org/10.24124/2008/bpgub521
Collection(s)	Collection(s) Dissertations and Theses

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Date Created/Date Issued	2008
Publisher	University of Northern British Columbia
Issuance	monographic

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Subject Topic	Subject Topic Lodgepole pine -- British Columbia, Northern. Forest regeneration -- British Columbia, Northern. Wildfires -- British Columbia, Northern. Mountain pine beetle -- British Columbia, Northern.
Library of Congress Classification	Library of Congress Classification SD397.P585 S36 2007

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Extent	Extent Number of pages in document: 89
Physical Form	Physical Form electronic
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Genre	Genre thesis
Language	Language English

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ISBN	ISBN 978-0-494-48839-3

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