A Directory of Selected Older Maritimes Plantations
A Directory of Selected Older Maritimes Plantations

Author: R. C. West

Publisher: Fredericton, N.B. : Maritimes Forest Research Centre, Canadian Forestry Service

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 9780662134121

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Plantation forestry is a major compoment of the intensive forestmanagement programs of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Plantationyields of 210 cubic m/ha are now required of all licensees in NewBrunswick. A directory is presented of selected successful olderplantations in the Maritimes that are nearing or have exceededthe 40-year rotation age prescribed in provincial guidelines. This will provide forest managers with a reference for measuringthe success of recent reforestation operations.

Crown-condition Classification
Crown-condition Classification

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13:

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The Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Program of the Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, conducts a national inventory of forests across the United States. A systematic subset of permanent inventory plots in 38 States is currently sampled every year for numerous forest health indicators. One of these indicators, crown-condition classification, is designed to estimate tree crown dimensions and assess the impact of crown stressors. The indicator features eight tree-level field measurements in addition to variables traditionally measured in conjunction with FIA inventories: vigor class, uncompacted live crown ratio, crown light exposure, crown position, crown density, crown dieback, foliage transparency, and crown diameter. Indicators of crown health derived from the crown data are intended for analyses at the State, regional, and national levels, and contribute to the core tabular output in standard FIA reports. Crown-condition measurements were originally implemented as part of the Forest Health Monitoring (FHM) Program in 1990. Except for crown diameter, these measurements were continued when the FIA Program assumed responsibility for FHM plot-based detection monitoring in 2000. This report describes in detail the data collection and analytical techniques recommended for crown-condition classification.

Our Landscape Heritage
Our Landscape Heritage

Author: Vincent Frank Zelazny

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13: 9781553962052

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Our Landscape Heritage provides an overview of the history and ecological makeup of the landscapes of New Brunswick to help ecological seekers starting out with basic knowledge about geology, soils, climate, and vegetation, to better understand why plants and animals are today distributed as they are. Part I outlines the rationale and history of ecological land classification (ELC) in New Brunswick, and presents basic scientific concepts and facts that help the reader to interpret the information that follows. Part II, Portrait of New Brunswick Ecoregions and Ecodistricts presents a detailed look at the variety and distribution of ecosystems across the geographic expanse of New Brunswick. Each of the seven chapters of Part II provides a high level description of the ecoregion, followed by detailed descriptions of each ecodistrict within the ecoregion.--Includes text from document.