Search Results - "Titus, B. D"

Environmental factors in woodfuel production: Opportunities, risks, and criteria and indicators for sustainable practices by Lattimore, B., Smith, C.T., Titus, B.D., Stupak, I., Egnell, G.

“…Bioenergy from sustainably managed forest ecosystems could provide a renewable, carbon-neutral source of energy in many nations and communities throughout the…”
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Nature and nurture in the dynamics of C, N and P during litter decomposition in Canadian forests by Moore, Tim R, Trofymow, J. A, Prescott, Cindy E, Titus, B. D

“…We measured changes in carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) concentrations and mass of 10 foliar litters decomposing over 12 years at 21 sites across…”
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Can short-term litter-bag measurements predict long-term decomposition in northern forests? by Moore, Tim R., Trofymow, J. A., Prescott, C. E., Titus, B. D.

“…Background and aims The litter-bag technique has become common in the estimation of the rates of decomposition, but in many cases the bags are incubated for…”
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Patterns of Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorus Dynamics in Decomposing Foliar Litter in Canadian Forests by Moore, T.R, Trofymow, J.A, Prescott, C.E, Fyles, J, Titus, B.D

“…We examined the patterns of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) gain, retention or loss in ten foliar tissues in a litterbag experiment over 6 years at 18 upland…”
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Future quantities and spatial distribution of harvesting residue and dead wood from natural disturbances in Canada by Dymond, C.C., Titus, B.D., Stinson, G., Kurz, W.A.

“…Interest in the use of bioenergy is increasing because of the need to mitigate climate change, the increasing costs and finite supply of fossil fuels, and the…”
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Litter decomposition affected by climate and litter quality—Testing the Yasso model with litterbag data from the Canadian intersite decomposition experiment by Palosuo, T., Liski, J., Trofymow, J.A., Titus, B.D.

“…Litterbag experiments provide valuable data for testing the accuracy of predictions of decomposition from soil carbon models. The soil carbon model Yasso…”
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Moving beyond the concept of "primary forest" as a metric of forest environment quality by Bernier, P. Y., Paré, D., Stinson, G., Bridge, S. R. J., Kishchuk, B. E., Lemprière, T. C., Thiffault, E., Titus, B. D., Vasbinder, W.

“…The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has been reporting country-level area in primary forests in its Global Forest Resource Assessment…”
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Nitrogen acquisition and competitive ability of Kalmia angustifolia L., paper birch (Betula papyrifera Marsh.) and black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P.) seedlings grown on different humus forms by Bradley, R.L., Titus, B.D., Fyles, J.W.

“…Two species of boreal tree seedlings, paper birch (Betula papyrifera Marsh.) and black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P.), and the ericaceous shrub Kalmia…”
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The effect of Kalmia angustifolia on the growth, nutrition, and ectomycorrhizal symbiont community of black spruce by Yamasaki, Stephen H, Fyles, James W, Egger, Keith N, Titus, Brian D

“…Kalmia angustifolia L. is an ericaceous shrub that frequently invades black spruce ( Picea mariana Mill.) clear-cuts in central Newfoundland. Field…”
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Changes to mineral N cycling and microbial communities in black spruce humus after additions of (NH4)2SO4 and condensed tannins extracted from Kalmia angustifolia and balsam fir by BRADLEY, R. L, TITUS, B. D, PRESTON, C. P

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Temperature sensitivity of mineral N transformation rates, and heterotrophic nitrification: possible factors controlling the post-disturbance mineral N flush in forest floors by Grenon, F, Bradley, R.L, Titus, B.D

“…A major forest disturbance such as clearcutting may bring on a flush of mineral N in organic forest floor horizons, but the magnitude of this flush can vary…”
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Mineral N availability for conifer growth following clearcutting: responsive versus non-responsive ecosystems by Grenon, Frank, Bradley, Robert L, Joanisse, Gilles, Titus, Brian D, Prescott, Cindy E

“…We compared mineral N concentrations, potential net mineralization rates and gross N mineralization rates in the forest floor of 4-year-old clearcut plots and…”
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A review of the intact forest landscape concept in the Canadian boreal forest: its history, value, and measurement by Venier, L.A., Walton, R., Thompson, I.D., Arsenault, A., Titus, B.D.

“…Loss of global forest, and in particular forest that has little human disturbance, is a standard against which we measure progress to conserve Earth’s forests…”
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Remote Sensing of Vegetation Cover at Forest Regeneration Sites by Franklin, S. E., Titus, B. D., Gillespie, R. T.

“…This study was initiated to examine the feasibility of using aerial and satellite remote sensing to detect the presence of the ericaceous shrub Kalmia…”
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Does shelterwood harvesting have less impact on forest floor nutrient availability and microbial properties than clearcutting? by BRADLEY, Robert L, TITUS, Brian D, HOGG, Karen

“…Chemical and microbial properties of the forest floor were measured in 4-year-old shelterwood treatment plots in the montane coastal western hemlock…”
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Assessing the Controls on Soil Mineral-N Cycling Rates in Managed Coastal Western Hemlock Ecosystems of British Columbia by Bradley, R.

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long-term decomposition of Sitka spruce needles in brash by Titus, B.D, Malcolm, D.C

“…A chronosequence approach was used to estimate Sitka spruce brash needle decomposition rates over 7 years following clearfelling, by collecting brash needles…”
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Soil solution concentrations on three white birch sites in central Newfoundland following different harvesting intensities by Titus, B.D., Roberts, B.A., Deering, K.W.

“…Three white birch stands of differing site quality (good, intermediate, rich) in central Newfoundland were monitored using porous cup lysimeters to study…”
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Effects of intensive harvesting on forest floor properties in Betula papyrifera stands in Newfoundland by Roberts, B.A, Deering, K.W, Titus, B.D

“…Betula papyrifera (White birch) is a common tree throughout the boreal forest of Canada; makes up 12 % of the total tree volume in insular Newfoundland. It…”
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lysimeter system for monitoring soil solution chemistry by Titus, B.D, Kingston, D.G.O, Pitt, C.M, Mahendrappa, M.K

“…In northern temperate and boreal zones, long-term sampling of the soil solution using lysimeter systems requires (i) a lysimeter that can be installed with a…”
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