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Forest floor protection during drilling pad construction and its benefits for natural regeneration of native boreal forest vegetation
DownloadSpring 2014
I tested forest floor protection techniques in the construction and reclamation of temporary drilling pads to restore native boreal canopy and understory cover. By covering and delineating the forest floor I hoped to reduce damage to the vegetative propagule bank, so clonal species such as aspen...
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Fall 2013
Quality aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) nursery seedlings are difficult to produce. In this thesis I explored methods to improve the nutrient status (loading) of aspen seedlings. Tissue nutrient concentrations doubled in seedlings treated with a shoot growth inhibitor (SGI) compared to...