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Ecosystem management in paludified boreal forests: enhancing wood production, biodiversity, and carbon sequestration at the landscape level

Show Author's Information Benoit Lafleur1( ),  Nicole J. Fenton1,  Martin Simard2,  David Paré3,  Alain Leduc4,  Osvaldo Valeria1,  Yves Bergeron1,3
NSERC-UQAT-UQAM Industrial Chair in Sustainable Forest Management and Institut de recherche sur les forêts, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, 445 boul. de l'Université, Rouyn-Noranda, QC J9X 5E4, Canada
Department of Geography, Laval University, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
Centre d'étude de la forêt, Université du Québec à Montréal, 141 Avenue du Président-Kennedy, Montréal, QC H2X 1Y4, Canada
Ressources Naturelles Canada, Service canadien des forêts, Centre de foresterie des Laurentides, 1055 du P.E.P.S., P.O. Box 3800, Québec, QC G1V 4C7, Canada
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Fire, Forest dynamics, Clearcutting, Partial cutting, Soil properties, Stand productivity, Understory plant communities
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Canada's boreal forest represents an important contributor of the world's wood supply industry. However, maintaining or increasing productivity of the boreal forest may be challenging in areas dominated by forested peatlands. Moreover, sustainable management of these forests must also consider other important aspects of the forest ecosystem such as biodiversity and carbon sequestration. To address these concerns, ecosystem-based management has been implemented in some Canadian jurisdictions, such as in regions where a large portion of the boreal forest is dominated by forested peatlands. The objectives of this paper are (1) to summarize our current understanding of how natural disturbances influence stand dynamics and biodiversity in forested peatlands, and (2) to review the main differences between natural and managed forest stands with respect to soil properties, stand productivity, understory plant communities. We also discuss how even-age management regime succeeds or fails to preserve old forests and how this loss affects both forest structure and habitat diversity at the landscape level. We conclude by showing how, in boreal forested peatlands, forest management could contribute to carbon sequestration and mitigate projected climate change.


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Ecosystem management in paludified boreal forests: enhancing wood production, biodiversity, and carbon sequestration at the landscape level

Show Author's information Benoit Lafleur1( ), Nicole J. Fenton1, Martin Simard2, David Paré3, Alain Leduc4, Osvaldo Valeria1, Yves Bergeron1,3
NSERC-UQAT-UQAM Industrial Chair in Sustainable Forest Management and Institut de recherche sur les forêts, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, 445 boul. de l'Université, Rouyn-Noranda, QC J9X 5E4, Canada
Department of Geography, Laval University, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
Centre d'étude de la forêt, Université du Québec à Montréal, 141 Avenue du Président-Kennedy, Montréal, QC H2X 1Y4, Canada
Ressources Naturelles Canada, Service canadien des forêts, Centre de foresterie des Laurentides, 1055 du P.E.P.S., P.O. Box 3800, Québec, QC G1V 4C7, Canada

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Canada's boreal forest represents an important contributor of the world's wood supply industry. However, maintaining or increasing productivity of the boreal forest may be challenging in areas dominated by forested peatlands. Moreover, sustainable management of these forests must also consider other important aspects of the forest ecosystem such as biodiversity and carbon sequestration. To address these concerns, ecosystem-based management has been implemented in some Canadian jurisdictions, such as in regions where a large portion of the boreal forest is dominated by forested peatlands. The objectives of this paper are (1) to summarize our current understanding of how natural disturbances influence stand dynamics and biodiversity in forested peatlands, and (2) to review the main differences between natural and managed forest stands with respect to soil properties, stand productivity, understory plant communities. We also discuss how even-age management regime succeeds or fails to preserve old forests and how this loss affects both forest structure and habitat diversity at the landscape level. We conclude by showing how, in boreal forested peatlands, forest management could contribute to carbon sequestration and mitigate projected climate change.

Keywords: Fire, Forest dynamics, Clearcutting, Partial cutting, Soil properties, Stand productivity, Understory plant communities

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