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OFRI's Insights Newsletter Index
Following are the tables of contents for the most recent issues of Insights, OFRI's research newsletter. You can use Find (CTRL + F) to search for keywords that interest you. Single copies are available at no charge from OFRI (see ordering information at top of page). This publication is available in French beginning with the Winter 2004 issue.
Wood products store carbon
Ontario's future climate
Understanding fire regimes
Soil and water research update
New soil/water strategy
Staff profile: Jim McLaughlin
Peat for fuel?
Industry using NEBIE framework
Improving wood supply predictions
Air- vs. ground-based FRI data
White pine seed research results
Vegetation management: 10-year results
White pine pill
Bioindicators of forest condition
Stem profile model news
Ice damage work wraps up
Staff news
Ask the expert
Upcoming events
Forest research trivia
Towards better wood supply estimates
Models assist softwood lumber negotiations
Vegetation management to promote aspen and spruce
Storing more carbon in Ontario's forests
Protecting investments in long-term hardwood research
Facts about OFRI
Staff profile: Bill Cole
Using large-scale photography in GLSL forest inventory
Thin Green Line proceedings
OFRI forest research trivia
Partial harvesting in old growth white pine
Blister rust-resistant white pine
MNR's world-class genetic archives
Red pine decline in southern Ontario
Identifying tree fungi using DNA
Tools for estimating tree decay
FTC defoliation and aspen stand dynamics
OFRI staff news
Ask the expert: biomass for biofuel
Forest research and Our Sustainable Future
OFRI staff profile: Pengxin Lu
The secret life of OFRI's labs
What's up with the Forestry Research Partnership?
Modelling Ontario's carbon budgets
All about emulating natural disturbances
New project profiles on OFRI's website
The latest word on vegetation management
Research and science meet policy in the Sault
July's Thin Green Line symposium
Ask the expert
Research shows eastern Ontario's forests are springing back from ice damage
The great ice storm of 1998: Disaster or opportunity?
OFRI staff profile: Tom Noland
What's new in Ontario's climate change research?
Advances in propagating jack pine and white pine using rooted cuttings
New boreal forest landscape dynamics simulator (BFOLDS) hits the desk of Ontario's forest planners
New report details "SLAM" project establishment
Now available: Popular summaries document related to June 2003 Sustainable Forest Management Summit
New study to help forest planners predict effects of harvesting on forest streams
LLT funds large-scale photography research project; could lead to improved forest and wildlife habitat inventories
Including wetlands in carbon budget modelling
Do cancer drugs grow on trees?
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Publication List 2007
Listed below are publications authored or co-authored by OFRI staff in 2007. Publications are sorted by subject area. Non-OFRI authors are in parentheses. Unless otherwise noted, single copies of these publications are available from OFRI at no charge (ordering information at top of page). These technical publications are available in English only.
Forest growth and yield/modelling 2007
Forest management and ecology - boreal 2007
Forest management and ecology - Great Lakes-St. Lawrence 2007
Non-timber forest products 2007
Climate change 2007
Climate change projections for Ontario: Practical information for policymakers and planners. Colombo, S.J., (D.W. McKenney), (K.M. Lawrence) and (P.A. Gray). Ont. Min. Nat. Resour., Appl. Res. Devel. Br., Sault Ste. Marie, ON. Climate Change Res. Rep. CCRR-05. 37 p. + CD-ROM.
Carbon storage in Ontario's forests, 2000-2100. Colombo, S.J., J. Chen and M.T. Ter-Mikaelian. Ont. Min. Nat. Resour., Appl. Res. Devel. Br., Sault Ste. Marie, ON. Climate Change Res. Note CCRN-06. 8 p.
Forest growth and yield/modelling 2007
Stand density management diagram for jack pine stands in eastern Canada. Sharma, M. and (S.Y. Zhang). North. J. Appl. For. 24(1): 22-29.
Height-diameter equations for boreal tree species in Ontario using a mixed-effects modeling approach. M. Sharma and (J. Parton). For. Ecol. Manage. 248(3): 187-198.
Validating tree species composition in forest resource inventory for Nipissing Forest, Ontario, Canada. (Pinto, F.), (D. Rouillard), J.–M. Sobze and M. Ter–Mikaelian. For. Chron. 83(2): 247-251.
A method to validate stand attributes in a forest resource inventory: Case study in Nipissing Forest, Ontario. Pinto, F., M. Ter-Mikaelian J.-M. Sobze and D. Rouillard. Ont. Min. Nat. Resour., Ont. For. Res. Inst., Sault Ste. Marie, ON. For. Res. Rep. No. 166. 10 p. + append.
Complex stand structures and associated dynamics: Measurement indices and modelling approaches. Popular summaries. (Newton, P.F.) and (V.M. LeMay) (cochairs). Ont. Min. Nat. Resour., Ont. For. Res. Inst., Sault Ste. Marie, ON. For. Res. Inf. Pap. No. 167. 117 p.
Modelling height-diameter relationship for tree species grown in mixed stands. Sharma, M. Pp. 83-84 in (Newton, P.F.) and (V.M. LeMay) (cochairs). Complex stand structures and associated dynamics: Measurement indices and modelling approaches. Popular summaries. Ont. Min. Nat. Resour., Ont. For. Res. Inst., Sault Ste. Marie, ON. For. Res. Inf. Pap. No. 167. 117 p.
Defining stem profile model for wood valuation of red pine in Ontario and Michigan with consideration of stand density influence on tree taper. Zakrzewski, W.T., M. Penner and D.W. MacFarlane. Pp. 281-290 in 2005 Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Forest Inventory and Analysis Symposium. 3-6 Oct 2005. Portland, ME. USDA For. Serv., Washington, DC. Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-77. 319 p.
Scaling taper relationships from miniature-scale to operational-scale stands of loblolly pine. Sharma, M., H.E. Burkhart and R.L. Amateis. For. Sci. 53(5): 611-617.
Forest landscape ecology - 2007
A review of published knowledge on post-fire residuals relevant to Ontario’s policy directions for emulating natural disturbance. Perera, A.J., L.J. Buse and R.G. Routledge. Ont. Min. Nat. Resour., Ont. For. Res. Inst., For. Res. Inf. Pap. No. 168. 37 p. + append.
Sampling methodology for studying boreal post-fire residual stand structure with high resolution aerial photography and field plots. Routledge, R.G. Ont. Min. Nat. Resour., Ont. For. Res. Inst., For. Res. Inf. Pap. No. 169. 37 p. + append.
Forest management and ecology - boreal 2007
Long-term effects of intensive silvicultural practices on productivity, composition, and structure of northern temperate and boreal plantations in Ontario, Canada. (Fu, S.), F.W. Bell and (H.Y.H. Chen). For. Ecol. Manage. 241(1): 115-126.
Do tree-level monocultures develop following Canadian boreal silviculture? Tree-level diversity tested using a new method. (Dampier, J.E.E.), (N. Luckai), F.W. Bell and (W.D. Towill). Biodiv. Conserv. 16(10): 2933-2948.
Stand structure attributes of a partial harvested boreal mixedwood stand. (Kayahara, G.J.), R. Man and J.A. Rice. Pp. 68-69 in (Newton, P.F.) and (V.M. LeMay) (cochairs). Complex stand structures and associated dynamics: Measurement indices and modelling approaches. Popular summaries. Ont. Min. Nat. Resour., Ont. For. Res. Inst., Sault Ste. Marie, ON. For. Res. Inf. Pap. No. 167. 117 p.
Forest management and ecology - Great Lakes-St. Lawrence 2007
Effects of forest floor disturbances by mechanical site preparation on floristic diversity in a central Ontario clearcut. (Newmaster, S.G.), W.C. Parker, F.W. Bell and (J.M. Paterson). For. Ecol. Manage. 246(2-3): 196-207.
Management of white pine ecosystems in Ontario: From exploitative to adaptive. Bell, F.W. Can. Silv. Mag. Feb 2007: 10-13.
Genetics 2007
Cold hardiness of interspecific hybrids between Pinus strobus and P. wallichiana measured by post-freezing electrolyte leakage. Lu, P., S.J. Colombo and R.W. Sinclair. Tree Physiol. 27: 243-250.
Breeding white pine for resistance to blister rust: Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.) and interspecific hybridization. Genetics Research Program. Ont. Min. Nat. Resour., Ont. For. Res. Inst., Sault Ste. Marie, ON. Brochure.
Soils and hydrology 2007
Forest Soil and Water Research Program: Five-year research strategy 2006-2011. McLaughlin, J. Ont. Min. Nat. Resour., Ont. For. Res. Inst., Sault Ste. Marie, ON. For. Res. Inf. Pap. No. 166. 30 p + append.
Newsletters 2007
Insights. Obenchain, A.M. (ed.). Ont. Min. Nat. Resour., Ont. For. Res. Inst., Sault Ste. Marie, ON. Newsletter. 8(1): 20 p.
Non-timber forest products 2007
Bioproducts from Ontario's forest: Sustainable harvest of Canada yew – research project. Noland, T.L. The Professional Forester June 2007. 186: 9.
Miscellaneous 2007
Ontario's forest science research and extension efforts after the 1998 ice storm. (Lautenschlager, R.A.) and (Nielsen, C.). J. For. 105(1): 34-42.
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Publication List 2006
Listed below are publications authored or co-authored by OFRI staff in 2006. Publications are sorted by subject area. Non-OFRI authors are in parentheses. Unless otherwise noted, single copies of these publications are available from OFRI at no charge (ordering information at top of page). These technical publications are available in English only.
Forest growth and yield/modelling 2006
Forest health and pathology 2006
Forest management and ecology - boreal 2006
Forest management and ecology - Great Lakes- St. Lawrence 2006
Climate change 2006
How OMNR staff perceive risks related to climate change and forests. Colombo, S.J. Ont. Min. Nat. Resour., Appl. Res. Devel. Br., Sault Ste. Marie, ON. Climate Change Res. Note CCRN-02. 8 p.
Forest growth and yield/modelling 2006
Regional stem profile model for cross-border comparisons of harvested red pine (Pinus resinosa Ait.) in Ontario and Michigan. Zakrzewski, W.T. and (D.W. MacFarlane). For. Sci. 52(4): 468-475.
Modeling the impact of thinning on height development of dominant and codominant loblolly pine trees. Sharma, M., (M. Smith), (H.E. Burkhart) and (R.L. Amateis). Ann. For. Sci. 63(4): 349-354.
Stem Data Management System for the Great Lakes Stem Profile Modelling Project, Version 2.0. Zakrzewski, W.T. and (F. Schnekenburger). Ont. Min. Nat. Resour., Ont. For. Res. Inst., Sault Ste. Marie, ON. For. Res. Note No. 67. 16 p.
The role of stem profile models in cross-border comparisons of timber products volume and value. Zakrzewski, W.T. and (D.W. MacFarlane). Pp. 271-278 in U.S.-Canada Forest Products Trade: A Bilateral Technical Symposium. East Lansing, MI. 6-8 Mar 2005. Mich. State Univ., Dept. For., Mich. Agric. Exp. Stn., East Lansing, MI. Res. Rep. Spec. Rep. 125.
Forest health and pathology 2006
Application of slow-release tablets to enhance white pine regeneration: Growth response and efficacy against white pine blister rust. (Pitt, D.G.), (T. Meyer), M. Park, (L. MacDonald), (T. Buscarini) and (D.G. Thompson). Can. J. For. Res. 36(3): 684-698.
Ice storm and fertilization effects on root starch, sap productivity and sweetness, diameter growth, and tap hole closure in sugar maple stands of eastern Ontario. Noland, T.L., (G. McVey) and (D. Chapeskie). Ont. Min. Nat. Resour., Ont. For. Res. Inst., Sault Ste. Marie, ON. For. Res. Note No. 68. 6 p.
Forest landscape ecology 2006
Forest Landscape Ecology: Transferring Knowledge to Practice. Perera, A. H., L.J. Buse and T.R. Crow (eds.). Springer, New York, NY. 224 p. (Not available from OFRI – order directly from publisher or distributor.)
Knowledge transfer in forest landscape ecology: A primer. Perera, A.H., L.J. Buse and (T.R. Crow). Pp. 1-18 in Perera, A.H., L.J. Buse and T.R. Crow (eds.). Forest Landscape Ecology: Transferring Knowledge to Practice. Springer, New York, NY. 224 p. (Not available from OFRI – order directly from publisher or distributor.)
Transfer and extension of forest landscape ecology: A matter of models and scale. (King, A.W.) and A.H. Perera. Pp. 19-42 in Perera, A.H., L.J. Buse and T.R. Crow (eds.). Forest Landscape Ecology: Transferring Knowledge to Practice. Springer, New York, NY. 224 p. (Not available from OFRI – order directly from publisher or distributor.)
Applications of forest landscape ecology and the role of knowledge transfer in a public land management agency. Buse, L.J. and A.H. Perera. Pp. 129-156 in Perera, A.H., L.J. Buse and T.R. Crow (eds.). Forest Landscape Ecology: Transferring Knowledge to Practice. Springer, New York, NY. 224 p.(Not available from OFRI – order directly from publisher or distributor.)
Multiple-scale research studies on boreal forest fire regimes to inform Ontario's policies for emulating natural forest disturbances: A prospectus. Perera, A.H. and L.J. Buse. Ont. Min. Nat. Resour., Ont. For. Res. Inst., Sault Ste. Marie, ON. For. Res. Inf. Pap. No. 164. 24 p + append.
Forest fire size distribution in North American boreal forests: A state of knowledge. Cui, W. and A.H. Perera. Ont. Min. Nat. Resour., Ont. For. Res. Inst., Sault Ste. Marie, ON. For. Res. Inf. Pap. No. 163. 22 p.
Identifying uncertainty in practitioner knowledge of boreal forest succession in Ontario through a workshop approach. Drescher, M., A.H. Perera, L.J. Buse, (K. Ride), and (S. Vasiliauskas). Ont. Min. Nat. Resour., Ont. For. Res. Inst., Sault Ste. Marie, ON. For. Res. Rep. No. 165. 53 p. + append.
Forest management and ecology - boreal 2006
A critical analysis of down woody debris in Ontario forests. Ter-Mikaelian, M.T., S.J. Colombo and J. Chen. In 2006 SAF National Conv. Proc. Our Woods: Wild and Working. Pittsburgh, PA. 25-29 Oct 2006. Soc. Am. For., Bethesda, MD. CD-ROM. 10 p.
Wood supply in Ontario: The road to better prediction. Sobze, J.-M., M.T. Ter-Mikaelian and S.J. Colombo. Ont. Min. Nat. Resour., Ont. For. Res. Inst., Sault Ste. Marie, ON. For. Res. Inf. Pap. No. 165. 11 p. + append.
Is intensive forest management a misnomer? An Ontario-based discussion of terminology and an alternative approach. Bell, F.W., D.G. Pitt and M.C. Wester. For. Chron. 82(5): 662-674.
Chemical site preparation influences productivity, composition, and structure of boreal mixedwoods in Ontario, Canada. (Chen, H.Y.H.), (W.J. Byman) and F.W. Bell. For. Ecol. Manage. 229(1-3): 145-154.
Eleven-year response of a boreal mixedwood stand to partial harvesting – regeneration and vegetation attributes. Man, R., (G.J. Kayahara), and J.A. Rice. Presented at Natural Disturbance-Based Silviculture: Managing for Complexity. 14-18 May 2006. Rouyn-Noranda, QC. 4 p.
Cutting versus herbicides: Tenth-year volume and release cost-effectiveness of sub-boreal conifer plantations. (Dampier, J.E.E.), F.W. Bell, (M. St-Amour), (D.G. Pitt) and (N.J. Luckai). For. Chron. 82(4): 521-528.
Restoration of floral diversity through plantations on abandoned agricultural land. (Newmaster, S.G.), F.W. Bell, (C.R. Roosenboom), (H.A. Cole) and (W.D. Towill). Can. J. For. Res. 36(5): 1218-1235.
Bud and crown architecture of white spruce and black spruce. Colombo, S.J. and (C.W.G. Templeton). Trees 20(5): 633-641.
Early root morphology of jack pine seedlings grown in different types of containers. (Chapman, K.A.) and S.J. Colombo. Scand. J. For. Res. 21: 372-379.
The effects of lifting and handling on plant quality: The Ontario perspective. Colombo, S.J. Pp. 39-46 in MacLennan, L. and J. Fennessy (eds.). Plant Quality: A Key to Success in Forest Establishment. Proc. COFORD Conf. Tullow, Co Carlow, IR. 20-21 Sep 2005. Nat. Council For. Res. Develop., Dublin, IR.
Forest management and ecology - Great Lakes- St. Lawrence 2006
The effects of seed mass on germination, seedling emergence, and early seedling growth of eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.). Parker, W.C., T.L. Noland and (A.E. Morneault). New For. 32: 33-49.
Natural variation in seed characteristics of eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.). Noland, T.L., W.C. Parker and (A.E. Morneault). New For. 32: 87-103.
Testing large-scale photography to sample plots for forest inventory in mixed and hardwood forests of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region of Ontario. Chapman, K.A. and W.G. Cole. Ont. Min. Nat. Resour., Ont. For. Res. Inst., Sault Ste. Marie, ON. For. Res. Rep. No. 164. 22 p.
Effects on periphyton and macroinvertebrates from removal of submerged wood in three Ontario lakes. (K.E. Smokorowski), (T.C. Pratt), W.G. Cole, (L.J. McEachern) and E.C. Mallory. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 63(9): 2038-2049.
Genetics 2006
Survival, growth and wood specific gravity of interspecific hybrids of Pinus strobus and P. wallichiana grown in Ontario. Lu, P. and R.W. Sinclair. For. Ecol. Manage. 234(1):97-106.
Remote sensing 2006
Spatial modelling of the fraction of photosynthetically active radiation absorbed by a boreal mixedwood forest using a lidar-hyperspectral approach. (Thomas, V.), (D. Finch), (J.H. McCaughey), T. Noland, L. Rich and (P. Treitz). Agric. For. Meteorol. 140: 287-307.
Integration of lidar and hyperspectral data with micrometeorological measurements to develop spatially explicit models of canopy chlorophyll, fPAR, and photosynthesis. (Thomas, V.), (P. Treitz), (J.H. McCaughey), (D. Finch), T. Noland, L. Rich and (I. Morrison). Pp. 145-151 in Proceed. Silvilaser 2006. Matsuyama, JP. 7-10 Nov 2006. Shikoku Res. Cent. and Ehime Univ., Matsuyama, JP.
Estimating forest canopy chlorophyll concentration using complementary remote sensing technologies: lidar and hyperspectral data. (Thomas, V.), (P. Treitz), (J.H. McCaughey), (D. Finch), T. Noland, L. Rich and (I. Morrison). Pp. 224-230 in Proc. Silvilaser 2006. Matsuyama, JP. 7-10 Nov 2006. Shikoku Res. Cent. and Ehime Univ., Matsuyama, JP.
Soils and hydrology 2006
Soil carbon, nitrogen, and base cation cycling 17 years after whole-tree harvesting in a low-elevation red spruce (Picea rubens)-balsam fir (Abies balsamea) forested watershed in central Maine, USA. McLaughlin, J.W. and (S.A. Phillips). For. Ecol. Manage. 222(1): 234-253.
Peat as a fuel source in Ontario: A preliminary literature review. (Gleeson, J.), (A. Zeller) and J.W. McLaughlin. Ont. Min. Nat. Resour., Ont. For. Res. Inst., Sault Ste. Marie, ON. For. Res. Inf. Pap. No. 161. 23 p. + append.
Newsletters 2006
Insights. Obenchain, A.M. (ed.). Ont. Min. Nat. Resour., Ont. For. Res. Inst., Sault Ste. Marie, ON. Newsletter. 7(2): 20 p.
Miscellaneous 2006
Science Matters III: Integrating Science and Policy Within MNR Policies - synopsis of presentations and discussions. Buse, L.J. and A.M. Obenchain. Ont. Min. Nat. Resour., Ont. For. Res. Inst., Sault Ste. Marie, ON. Int. Rep. 24 p. + append.
Adaptive forest management. Bell, F.W. and (J.A. Baker). Can. Silv. Mag. Nov 2006: 20-23.
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OFRI bibliographies
Single copies of paper version available on request (see ordering information at top of page). These technical publications are available in English only.
Ontario Forest Research Institute publications 1996-2000: A bibliography with abstracts. Buse, L.J. 2001. Ont. Min. Nat. Resour., Ont. For. Res. Inst., Sault Ste. Marie, ON. For. Res. Inf. Pap. No. 147.
Ontario Forest Research Institute publications 2001-2005: An annotated bibliography. Buse, L.J. (comp.). Ont. Min. Nat. Resour., Ont. For. Res. Inst., Sault Ste. Marie, ON. For. Res. Inf. Pap. No. 162. 62 p.
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