Bioindicators of Forest Sustainability
Bioindicators of Forest Sustainability

Author: Paul H. Sampson

Publisher: Sault Ste. Marie : Ontario Forest Research Institute

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 28

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The Bioindicators of Forest Sustainability Project has the goal of developing a forest condition rating system based on physiological approaches to monitor forest health and stress. Using remotely sensed spectral data and ground-based physiological measurements, the Project seeks to classify forest stands on a scale from healthy to stressed, relative to an established benchmark. This report reviews progress in research being conducted for the Project in the following areas: hyperspectral remote sensing; spectral indices and features; ground-based assessments of such parameters as chlorophyll production, carbon isotope ratios, stem electrical resistance, leaf area index, and canopy structure; airborne hyperspectral imagery; and co-operative research and partnerships.

Toward a National Forestry Science and Technology Agenda for Canada
Toward a National Forestry Science and Technology Agenda for Canada

Author: Graham Page

Publisher: Ressources naturelles Canada, Service canadien des forêts

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 182

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The initiative described in this report was undertaken to fulfil one of the objectives in Forestry Canada's 1990 strategic plan, namely to review and analyze the roles, responsibilities and interrelationships of Canada's forestry research and development agencies, and from that to develop a "national Forestry Science and Technology Agenda for Canada". This report describes the work carried out between 1991 and 1993, and the conclusions reached, with that objective in mind.

Technological Progress and Competitiveness in the Canadian Forest Products Industry
Technological Progress and Competitiveness in the Canadian Forest Products Industry

Author: Steven Globerman

Publisher: Canadian Forest Service, Science Branch

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 66

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This report synthesizes current information and expert opinions pertaining to technological innovation & competitiveness and assesses the technological performance of the Canadian forest products sector. The opening chapter examines the process of technological innovation and technology's role in and impact on society. The next chapter assesses the technological capacity of the forest sector and describes some approaches for evaluating the adequacy of research and development funding. Chapter four identifies and discusses features and characteristics of the Canadian forest products sector and market that affect the industry's technological capacity and rate of innovation. The last chapter examines the changing competitive circumstances of the industry and how these conditions are expected to circumscribe the industry's future technological requirements. It also reviews and summarizes findings from previous chapters and reorganizes them into issues and considerations for positioning the forest sector in a knowledge-based global market. The appendix contains an overview of organizations involved in forestry and forest products research and development in Canada.

Advances in Climate Change and Global Warming Research and Application: 2011 Edition
Advances in Climate Change and Global Warming Research and Application: 2011 Edition

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Publisher: ScholarlyEditions

Published: 2012-01-09

Total Pages: 1094

ISBN-13: 1464920818

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Advances in Climate Change and Global Warming Research and Application: 2011 Edition is a ScholarlyEditions™ eBook that delivers timely, authoritative, and comprehensive information about Climate Change and Global Warming. The editors have built Advances in Climate Change and Global Warming Research and Application: 2011 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Climate Change and Global Warming in this eBook to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Advances in Climate Change and Global Warming Research and Application: 2011 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.