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Fall 2013
Wildfires affect boreal forest carbon stocks through consumption of the vegetation and forest floor, and production of black carbon (BC). This by-product of organic matter’s incomplete combustion is an important component of the global soil carbon pool. My thesis reveals how fire severity is...
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Bottom-up controls of flammability in the Canadian boreal forest at multiple temporal and spatial scales
DownloadFall 2023
Wildfires are the most common disturbances occurring in the Canadian boreal forests. Their incidence and characteristics are controlled by different factors at different temporal and spatial scales. At every scale, vegetation is an essential factor fueling fires. Despite its importance, some...
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Breaking the wall of silence of trees Mining metabolomics to describe hybridization and predict performance in the Populus – Sphaerulina musiva pathosystem
DownloadFall 2017
Stem canker diseases in poplars caused by the fungal pathogen Sphaerulina musiva Peck. remain some of the least understood forest diseases despite causing considerable damage, particularly in hybrid poplar plantations. S. musiva is endemic to eastern Canada in provinces including the Maritimes,...
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Buried wood effects on soil nutrient supply and microbial activity in different oil sands reclamation soils in Northern Alberta
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Manchola Rojas, Laura Alejandra
Buried wood is an important component of natural and anthropogenic soils, yet it remains severely understudied. Nutrient immobilization as a response to wood addition in soils raises concerns from oil sands reclamation practitioners since the clear and grub procedures prior to soil salvaging tend...
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Burn severity and fire history in the northwestern Canadian boreal forest: drivers and ecological outcomes
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Wildfire is the dominant stand-renewing disturbance in the northwestern Canadian boreal forest. Fires burn extensive areas in Canada, disturbing an average of 1.96 Mha yr−1, primarily in the boreal zone. Fires generally occur every ~30 – > 200 years in this region, due in part to a lack of fuel...