Spatially explicit saplings composition of young mixed wood forest in Mauricie, Qc, Ca.

All trees and shrubs above 1cm DBH were mapped, measured and identified to species on 12m radius for 25 sites in Mauricie, centre of Quebec. Forest were mixed coniferous-broadleaves naturally regenerating after clear cuts. About 2000 trees were cuts for dendrochronological studies. Additional information were taken on these trees as well: crown width, tree height, etc...

Data holder(s)

Data collector(s)

Funding source(s)

FQRNT

Dataset format

Access

Additional information

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Number of sites

25

Site description

25 sites surrounding the city of La Tuque (all within about 80km of the city). Sites ranged from mainly composed of coniferous to broadleaves saplings. Densities were high, up to 200 000 saplings/hectare.

Environment

Terrestrial

Taxa studied

Trees

Taxonomic information

Vascular plants

Study design

All trees and shrubs above 1cm DBH were mapped, measured and identified to species on 12m radius for 25 sites in Mauricie, centre of Quebec. Forest were mixed coniferous-broadleaves naturally regenerating after clear cuts. About 2000 trees were cuts for dendrochronological studies. Additional information were taken on these trees as well: crown width, tree height, etc...

Study status

Complete

Sampling approaches

Direct visual observation (e.g. fieldwork)

Study goals

Individual level (e.g. behaviour, physiology, autecology)

Frequency of sampling

Once

First year of data collection

2007

Last year of data collection

2012

Boivin, F., A. Paquette, P. Racine et C. Messier. 2011. A fast and reliable method for the delineation of tree crown outlines for the computation of crown openness values and other crown parameters. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 41: 1827-1835
Boivin, F., A. Paquette, M. Papaik, N. Thiffault et C. Messier. 2010. Do position and species identity of neighbours matter in 8 to 15 year old post harvest mesic stands in the boreal mixedwood? Forest Ecology and Management 260: 1124-1131.

Boivin, F. 2010. "Est-ce que la position et l’espèce des voisins comptent? Une comparaison d’indices de compétition dans des peuplements âgés de huit à quinze ans de la forêt boréale mixte". Université du Québec à Montréal.