An approach for assessing suitability for forest management based on constraints of the physical environment at a regional scale

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 529-539

  Robitaille, AndrÉ ^a   Saucier, Jean Pierre ^a   Chabot, Michel ^a   CÔtÉ, Damien ^a   Boudreault, Catherine ^b  

^a Direction des Inventaires Forestiers   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forest management; Land districts; Physical environment constraints; Regional scale; Surficial deposits

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CONTINENTAL SCALE; ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES; MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES; PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS; POSE CONSTRAINTS; REGIONAL SCALE; TIMBER PRODUCTION;

FORESTRY;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; LAND TYPE; REGIONAL PATTERN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; TIMBER;

ENVIRONMENTS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MOUNTAINS;

EID: 84928406110     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2014-0338     Document Type: Article

References (43)

1. Bailey, R.G. 1996. Ecosystem geography. Springer, New York.
2. Bureau du Forestier en chef. 2013. Manuel de détermination des possibilités forestières 2013–2018. Gouvernement du Québec, Roberval, Quebec. Available from http://forestierenchef.gouv.qc.ca/documents/calcul-des-possibilitesforestieres/2013-2018/manuel-de-determination-des-possibilites-forestieres/[accessed 30 October 2014].
3. Butler, B.J., Ma, Z., Kittredge, D.B., and Catanzaro, P. 2010. Social versus biophysical availability of wood in the northern United States. North. J. Appl. For. 27(4): 151–159.
4. Cleland, D.T., Avers, P.E., McNab, W.H., Jensen, M.E., Bailey, R.G., King, T., and Russell, W.E. 1997. National hierarchical framework of ecological units. In Ecosystem management applications for sustainable forest and wildlife resources. Edited by M.S. Boyce and A. Haney. Yale University Press, New Haven, Connecticut. pp. 181–200.
5. Desgranges, J.-L., and Jobin, B. 2003. Knowing, mapping and understanding St. Lawrence biodiversity, with special emphasis on bird assemblages. Environ. Monit. Assess. 88(1–3): 177–192. doi:10.1023/A:1025564922626.
6. Ecological Stratification Working Group (ESWG). 1995. A national ecological framework for Canada. Center for Land and Biological Resources Research of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Ecosystems Science Directorate of Environment Canada, Ottawa, Canada. Report and national map at 1:7 000 000 scale.
7. Elgersma, A. 1996. The landscape regions of Norway, with a subregional division. Scale 1:2 000 000. Norwegian Institute of Land Inventory (NIJOS), N-1430, Ås, Norway.
8. Franklin, J.F. 1993. Preserving biodiversity: species, ecosystems or landscapes. Ecol. Appl. 3(2): 202–205. doi:10.2307/1941820.
9. Gallant, A.L., Binnian, E.F., Omernik, J.M., and Shasby, M.B. 1995. Ecoregions of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey, Professional Paper 1567.
10. Gauthier, S., Leduc, A., and Bergeron, Y. 1996. Forest dynamics modelling under natural fire cycles: A tool to define natural mosaic diversity for forest management. Environ. Monit. Assess. 39: 417–434. doi:10.1007/BF00396159.
11. Gauthier, S., Raulier, F., Ouzennou, H., and Saucier, J.-P. 2015. Strategic analysis of forest vulnerability to risk related to fire: an example from the coniferous boreal forest of Quebec. Can. J. For. Res. 45(5): 553–565 (this issue). doi:10.1139/cjfr-2014-0125.
12. Gerardin, V., and McKenney, D. 2001. Une classification climatique du Québec à partir de modèles de distribution spatiale de données climatiques mensuelles: vers une définition des bioclimats du Québec. Ministère de l'Environnement, Direction du Patrimoine écologique et du développement durable, Québec (Quebec).
13. Hills, G.A. 1959. A ready reference to the description of the land of Ontario and its productivity. Division of Research, Ontario Department of Lands and Forests, Toronto, Ontario.
14. Hocq, M. 1994. Géologie du Québec. Ministère des Ressources naturelles du Québec, Les Publications du Québec, Québec (Quebec).
15. Hydro-Québec. 2009. Guide technique normalisé: photo-interprétation des dépôts de surface appliquée à l’ingénerie des lignes de transport. Hydro-Québec, GT-D1-1.
16. Imbeau, L., St-Laurent, M.-H., Marzell, L., and Brodeur, V. 2015. Current capacity to conduct ecologically sustainable forest management in northeastern Canada reveals challenges for conservation of biodiversity. Can. J. For. Res. 45(5): 567–578 (this issue). doi:10.1139/cjfr-2014-0123.
17. Jobidon, R., Bergeron, Y., Robitaille, A., Raulier, F., Gauthier, S., Imbeau, L., Saucier, J.-P., and Boudreault, C. 2015. A biophysical approach to delineate a northern limit to commercial forestry: the case of Quebec's boreal forest. Can. J. For. Res. 45(5): 515–528 (this issue). doi:10.1139/cjfr-2014-0260.
18. Jurdant, M., Bélair, J.L., Gerardin, V., and Ducruc, J.-P. 1977. L'inventaire du Capital-Nature. Méthode de classification et de cartographie écologique du territoire. Pêches et Environnement Canada, Direction générale des terres, Série de la classification écologique du territoire, n° 2.
19. Lacate, D.S. 1969. Guidelines for bio-physical land classification. Canadian Forest Service Publication No. 1264, Ottawa, Ontario.
20. Leboeuf, A., Robitaille, A., Létourneau, J.-P., Morneau, C., and Bourque, L. 2012. Norme de cartographie écoforestière du programme d'inventaire écoforestier nordique (PIEN). Ministère des Ressources naturelles, Forêt Québec, Direction des inventaires forestiers, Québec (Quebec).
21. Lord, G., and Robitaille, A. 2013. Portrait biophysique du territoire d'étude. In Rapport du Comité scientifique chargé d'examiner la limite nordique des forêts attribuables. Appendix 4. Ministère des Ressources naturelles du Québec, Secteur des forêts, Québec (Quebec).
22. Mansuy, N., Gauthier, S., Robitaille, A., and Bergeron, Y. 2010. The effects of surficial deposit–drainage combinations on spatial variations of fire cycles in the boreal forest of eastern Canada. Int. J. Wildland Fire, 19: 1083–1098. doi:10.1071/WF09144.
23. Mansuy, N., Boulanger, Y., Terrier, A., Gauthier, S., Robitaille, A., and Bergeron, Y. 2014. Spatial attributes of fire regime in eastern Canada: influences of regional landscape physiography and climate. Landscape Ecol. 29(7): 1157–1170. doi:10.1007/s10980-014-0049-4.
24. Mazur, E. 1989. Landscape classification. Institute of Geography, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Brastislava, Slovakia.
25. McCormack, R.J. 1967. Land capability classification for forestry. Canada Land Inventory Report No. 4, Canada Department of Forestry and Rural Development, Ottawa, Ont.
26. Ministère des Ressources naturelles (MRN). 2013. Norme de stratification écoforestière, version Octobre 2008, réédition — Mai 2013. Ministère des Ressources naturelles, Secteur des forêts, Québec (Quebec).
27. Noss, R.F. 1991. Landscape connectivity: different functions at different scales. In Landscape linkages and biodiversity. Edited by W.E. Hudson. Island Press, Washington, D.C. pp. 27–39.
28. Ogureeva, G.N., Danilenko, A.K., Leonova, N., and Rumanzev, V.J. 2004. Biome diversity and ecoregion of Russia. In Geography, society and environment. Vol. 3: Natural resources, their use and protection. Godorez, Russia. pp. 392–398.
29. Pojar, J., Klinka, K., and Meidinger, D.V. 1987. Biogeoclimatic ecosystem classification in British Columbia. For. Ecol. Manage. 22: 119–154. doi:10.1016/0378-1127(87)90100-9.
30. Qian, H., Song, J.-S., Krestov, P., Guo, Q., Wu, Z., Shen, X., and Guo, X. 2003. Large-scale phytogeographical patterns in East Asia in relation to latitudinal and climatic gradients. J. Biogeogr. 30(1): 129–141. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2699.2003.00807.x.
31. Robert, D., and Robitaille, A. 2009. Cartographie forestière. In Ordre des ingénieurs forestiers du Québec. Manuel de foresterie. 2nd ed. Éditions Multi-Mondes, Québec (Quebec). pp. 146–178.
32. Robitaille, A. 1989. Cartographie des districts écologiques: normes et techniques. Édition revue et corrigée. Ministère de l'Énergie et des ressources du Québec, Service de l'inventaire forestier, Division écologie, Québec (Quebec).
33. Robitaille, A. 1995. La cartographie des districts écologiques du Ministère des Ressources naturelles du Québec. Rev. For. Fr. XLVII(2): 173–189.
34. Robitaille, A., and Allard, M. 2007. Guide pratique d'identification des dépôts de surface au Québec. 2nd ed. Les Publications du Québec, Québec (Quebec).
35. Robitaille, A., and Saucier, J.-P. 1996. Land district, ecophysiographic units and areas: the landscape mapping of the Ministère des Ressources naturelles du Québec. Environ. Monit. Assess. 39: 127–148. doi:10.1007/BF00396141.
36. Robitaille, A., Leboeuf, A., Létourneau, J.-P., Saucier, J.-P., and Vaillancourt, É. 2008. Integrated ecoforest mapping of the northern portion of the continuous boreal forest, Québec, Canada. In Proceedings of the Fifth International Workshop: Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) Flora Group. Circumboreal Vegetation Mapping (CBVM) Workshop, Helsinki, Finland, 3–6 November 2008. CAFF International Secretariat, CAFF Flora Expert Group (CFG), CAFF Technical Report No. 21. pp. 180–183.
37. Robitaille, A., Chabot, M., Côté, D., Duval, J., and Saucier, J.-P. 2013. Milieu physique: description du critère et de l'indicateur, justification des seuils, méthode retenue et résultats détaillés. In Rapport du Comité scientifique chargé d'examiner la limite nordique des forêts attribuables. Appendix 6. Ministère des Ressources naturelles du Québec, Secteur des forêts, Québec (Quebec). pp. 15–23.
38. Rudberg, S. 1984. Division of the Nordic countries into physical–geographical regions. Naturgeografisk regionindelning Av. Norden, map 1:4 000 000.
39. Saucier, J.-P., Robitaille, A., and Grondin, P. 2009. Cadre bioclimatique du Québec. In Manuel de foresterie. Chapitre Écologie forestière. 2e ed. Ordre des ingénieurs forestiers du Québec. Éditions Multimondes, Québec (Quebec). pp. 186–205.
40. Saucier, J.-P., Robitaille, A., Grondin, P., Bergeron, J.-F., and Gosselin, J. 2011. Les régions écologiques du Québec méridional (4e version). Carte à l'échelle 1: 1 250 000. Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune du Québec, Québec (Quebec).
41. Smardon, R., Palmer, J., and Felleman, J.-P. 1986. Foundations of visual project analysis. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
42. Urban, D.L., O'Neill, O., and Shugart, H.H. 1987. Landscape ecology: a hierarchical perspective can help scientists understand spatial patterns. BioScience, 37(2): 119–127.
43. Zonneveld, I.S. 1995. Land ecology. SBP Academic Publishing, Amsterdam, Netherlands.