Factors affecting northern white-cedar (Thuja occidentalis) seedling establishment and early growth in mixedwood stands

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 568-582

  Larouche, Catherine ^a   Ruel, Jean Claude ^b   Lussier, Jean Martin ^c  

^a MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL SEEDING; BASAL AREA; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; EARLY GROWTH; FIRST YEAR; GROUP SELECTION; HEIGHT GROWTH; HEIGHT INCREMENTS; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MESIC SITES; MIXEDWOOD STANDS; QUEBEC , CANADA; REGIONAL IMPACTS; ROOT-COLLAR DIAMETERS; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SILVICULTURE TREATMENT; SINGLE-TREE SELECTION CUTTING; UNEVEN-AGED STANDS; WHITE-TAILED DEER; YELLOW BIRCH;

REFORESTATION; SEED;

CUTTING;

ABUNDANCE; BROWSING; CONIFEROUS TREE; DEER; HARVESTING; HERBIVORY; LAGOMORPH; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MIXED FOREST; PHYTOMASS; REGENERATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SILVICULTURE; SURVIVAL;

BASAL AREA; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; BIOMASS; CANADA; CUTTING; REFORESTATION; SEEDS; TABEBUIA;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; CERVIDAE; CHAMAECYPARIS; LEPUS AMERICANUS; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; THUJA OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 79952241026     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X10-233     Document Type: Article

References (51)

1. Asselin, H., Fortin, M.-J., and Bergeron, Y. 2001. Spatial distribution of late-successional coniferous species regeneration following disturbance in southwestern Québec boreal forest. For. Ecol. Manag. 140(1): 29-37.
2. Bergeron, Y. 2000. Species and stand dynamics in the mixed woods of Québec's southern boreal forest. Ecology, 81(6): 1500-1516. doi:10.1890/0012-9658.
3. Chimner, R.A., and Hart, J.B. 1996. Hydrology and microtopography effects on northern white-cedar regeneration on Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Can. J. For. Res. 26(3): 389-393. doi:10.1139/x26-043.
4. Cornett, M.W., Reich, P.B., and Puettmann, K.J. 1997. Canopy feedbacks and microtopography regulate conifer seedling distribution in two Minnesota conifer-deciduous forests. Ecoscience, 4(3): 353-364.
5. Cornett, M.W., Reich, P.B., Puettmann, K.J., and Frelich, L.E. 2000a. Seedbed and moisture availability determine safe sites for early Thuja occidentalis (Cupressaceae) regeneration. Am. J. Bot. 87(12): 1807-1814.
6. Cornett, M.W., Frelich, L.E., Puettmann, K.J., and Reich, P.B. 2000b. Conservation implications of browsing by Odocoileus virginianus in remnant upland Thuja occidentalis forests. Biol. Conserv. 93(3): 359-369.
7. Côté, M., Ferron, J., and Gagnon, R. 2003. Impact of seed and seedling predation by small rodents on early regeneration establishment of black spruce. Can. J. For. Res. 33(12): 2362-2371. doi:10.1139/X03-167.
8. DeLong, H.B., Lieffers, V.J., and Blenis, P.V. 1997. Microsite effects on first-year establishment and overwinter survival of white spruce in aspen-dominated boreal mixedwoods. Can. J. For. Res. 27(9): 1452-1457. doi:10.1139/cjfr-27-9-1452.
9. Désy, M. 2007. La production et la dispersion des semences de thuya. Undergraduate thesis, Département des sciences du bois et de la forêt, Université Laval, Québec, Qué.
10. Fraser, G.W., Canham, C.D., and Lertzman, K.P. 1999. Gap Light Analyser (GLA), version 2: imaging software to extract canopy structure and gap light transmission indices from true-colour fisheye photographs, users manual and program documentation. Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., and the Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, N.Y.
11. Girard, D., Gagnon, J., and Langlois, C.-G. 2001. PLANTEC: un logiciel pour gérer la fertilisation des plants dans les pépinières. Res. Pap. 111. Gouv. du Québec, Ministère des Ressources naturelles, Direction de la recherche forestière, Québec, Qué.
12. Gloser, V., Sedlácek, P., and Gloser, J. 2009. Consequences of nitrogen deficiency induced by low external N concentration and by patchy N supply in Picea abies and Thuja occidentalis. Trees (Berl.), 23(1): 1-9. doi:10.1007/s00468-008-0248-1.
13. Godbout, G. 1998. Détermination de la présence d'un cycle de population du lièvre d'Amérique (Lepus Americanus) au Québec et des méthodes de suivi applicables à cette espèce. M.Sc. thesis, Département de Biologie, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, Qué.
14. Godman, R.M., and Mattson, G.A. 1976. Seed crops and regeneration problems of 19 species in northeastern Wisconsin. U.S. For. Serv. Res. Pap. NC-123.
15. Gosselin, J., Grondin, P., and Saucier, J.-P. 1998. Rapport de classification écologique: sapinière à bouleau jaune de l'ouest. Ministè re des Ressources naturelles, du Québec, Direction de la gestion forestière, Québec, Qué.
16. Greene, D.F., and Johnson, E.A. 1998. Seed mass and early survivorship of tree species in upland clearings and shelterwoods. Can. J. For. Res. 28(9): 1307-1316. doi:10.1139/cjfr-28-9-1307.
17. Grigal, D.F., and Ohmann, L.F. 1975. Classification, description, and dynamics of upland plant communities within a Minnesota wilderness area. Ecol. Monogr. 45(4): 389-407.
18. Hangs, R.D., Greer, K.J., and Sulewski, C.A. 2004. The effect of interspecific competition on conifer seedling growth and nitrogen availability measured using ion-exchange membranes. Can. J. For. Res. 34(3): 754-761. doi:10.1139/X03-229.
19. Heitzman, E., Pregitzer, K.S., and Miller, R.O. 1997. Origin and early development of northern white-cedar stands in northern Michigan. Can. J. For. Res. 27(12): 1953-1961. doi:10.1139/cjfr-27-12-1953.
20. Heitzman, E., Pregitzer, K.S., Miller, R.O., Lanasa, M., and Zuidema, M. 1999. Establishment and development of northern white-cedar following strip clearcutting. For. Ecol. Manag. 123(2): 97-104.
21. Hughes, J.W., Fahey, T.J., and Browne, B. 1987. A better seed and litter trap. Can. J. For. Res. 17(12): 1623-1624. doi:10.1139/x87-248.
22. Johnston, W.F. 1972. Balsam fir dominant species under rethinned northern white-cedar. U.S. For. Serv. Res. Pap. NC-133.
23. Johnston, W.F. 1990. Thuja occidentalis - northern white cedar. In Silvics of North America. Vol. 1. Conifers. Edited by R.M. Burns and B.H. Honkala. U.S. Dep. Agric. Agric. Handb. 654. pp. 1189-1209.
24. Kneeshaw, D.D., and Bergeron, Y. 1996. Ecological factors affecting the abundance of advance regeneration in Quebec's southwestern boreal forest. Can. J. For. Res. 26(5): 888-898.
25. Kohm, K.A., and Franklin, J.F. 1997. Creating a forestry for the 21st century: the science of ecosystem management. Island Press, Washington, D.C.
26. Lamontagne, G., and Lefort, S. 2004. Plan de gestion de l'orignal 2004-2010. Res. Rep. Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune, Québec, Qué.
27. Larouche, C. 2009. La régénération du thuya après coupes partielles en peuplements mixtes. Ph. D. thesis, Département des sciences du bois et de la forêt, Université Laval, Québec, Qué.
28. Lepage, P.T., Canham, C.D., Coates, K.D., and Bartemucci, P. 2000. Seed abundance versus substrate limitation of seedling recruitment in northern temperate forests of British Columbia. Can. J. For. Res. 30(3): 415-427. doi:10.1139/cjfr-30-3-415.
29. Logan, K.T. 1969. Growth of tree seedlings as affected by light intensity. IV. Black spruce, white spruce, balsam fir, and eastern white cedar. Ont. Publ. 1256. Canadian Forest Service, Ottawa, Ont.
30. Marquis, D.A. 1965. Scarify soil during logging to increase birch reproduction. North. Logger, 14: 24-42.
31. Miller, R.O. 1990. Ecology and management of northern white-cedar. In Regenerating conifer cover in deer yards. Workshop, North Bay, Ont. Department of Forestry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.
32. Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune du Québec. 2007. Gros plan sur la faune: Chasse, pêche et piégeage [online]. Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune du Québec. Available from http://www.mrnf.gouv.qc.ca/faune/chasse-peche-piegeage/index.jsp [accessed 23 July 2007].
33. Mize, C.W., and Schultz, R.C. 1985. Comparing treatment means correctly and appropriately. Can. J. For. Res. 15(6): 1142-1148. doi:10.1139/x85-185.
34. Morin, H. 1998. Importance et évolution des épidémies de la tordeuse des bourgeons de l'épinette dans l'Est du Canada: l'apport de la dendrochronilogie. Geogr. Phys. Quat. 52(2): 1-8.
35. Nyland, R.A. 2002. Silviculture, concepts and applications. 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill, New York.
36. Quinn, G.P., and Keough, M.J. 2002. Experimental design and data analysis for biologists. Cambridge University Press, New York.
37. Radvanyi, A. 1987. Snowshoe hares and forest plantations: a literature review and problem analysis. Can. For. Serv. North. For. Cent. NOR-X-290.
38. Raymond, P., Munson, A.D., Ruel, J.-C., and Nolet, P. 2003. Group and single-tree selection cutting in mixed tolerant hardwood - white pine stands: early establishment dynamics of white pine and associated species. For. Chron. 79(6): 1093-1106. doi:10.1139/X05-269.
39. Régnière, J. 1996. A generalized approach to landscape-wide seasonal forecasting with temperature-driven simulation models. Environ. Entomol. 25(4): 869-881.
40. Rodgers, A.R., Williams, D., Sinclair, A.R.E., Sullivan, T.P., and Andersen, R.J. 1993. Does nursery production reduce antiherbivore defences of white spruce? Evidence from feeding experiments with snowshoe hares. Can. J. For. Res. 23(12): 2358-2361. doi:10.1139/x93-290.
41. Rooney, T.P., Solheim, S.L., and Waller, D.M. 2002. Factors affecting the regeneration of northern white cedar in lowland forests of the Upper Great Lakes region, USA. For. Ecol. Manag. 163(1): 119-130.
42. Runkle, J.R. 1981. Gap regeneration in some old-growth forests of the eastern United States. Ecology, 62(4): 1041-1051.
43. Schaffer, W.W. 1996. Silvicultural guidelines for the eastern white cedar. Tech. Rep. 006. Ontario Department of Natural Resources, Southern Region Science and Technology Transfer Unit, London, Ont.
44. Scott, M.L., and Murphy, P.G. 1987. Regeneration patterns of northern white cedar, an old-growth forest dominant. Am. Midl. Nat. 117(1): 10-16.
45. Simard, M.-J., Bergeron, Y., and Sirois, L. 2003. Substrate and litterfall effects on conifer seedling survivorship in southern boreal stands of Canada. Can. J. For. Res. 33(4): 672-681. doi:10.1139/X02-204.
46. Smith, D.M., Larson, B.C., Kelty, M.J., and Ashton, P.M.S. 1997. The practice of silviculture: applied forest ecology. John Wiley, New York.
47. Thiffault, N., Jobidon, R., and Munson, A.D. 2003. Performance and physiology of large containerized and bare-root spruce seedlings in relation to scarification and competition in Québec (Canada). Ann. For. Sci. 60(7): 645-655. doi:10.1051/forest:2003057.
48. Verme, L.J., and Johnston, W.F. 1986. Regeneration of northern white cedar deeryards in upper Michigan. J. Wildl. Manag. 50(2): 307-313.
49. Voss, D.T. 1999. Resolving the mixed models controversy. Am. Stat. 53(4): 352-356.
50. Winget, C.H., and Kozlowski, T.T. 1965. Yellow birch germination and seedling growth. For. Sci. 11(4): 386-392.
51. Zarnovican, R. 2003. Effet de la production semencière et de la scarification du sol sur la régénération naturelle d'une sapinière de seconde venue du Bas-Saint-Laurent. Rapp. inf. LAU-X-127. Service canadien des forêts, Centre de foresterie des Laurentides, Sainte-Foy, Qué.