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      Site productivity of poplars in Canada : relationships with soil properties and competition intensity

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      Date
      2008
      Author
      Pinno, Brad
      Type
      Thesis
      Degree Level
      Doctoral
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      Abstract
      Site quality, or the ability of land to grow trees, is an important component for identifying the most appropriate locations for establishing plantations of fast growing tree species to meet society’s demands for timber and other environmental benefits. The goal of this thesis project was to predict site quality for poplars using soil and site information in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Quebec and to examine the effect of site quality on competition control in hybrid poplar plantations in Saskatchewan.The first study examined factors affecting trembling aspen productivity in the boreal shield ecozone of Quebec on till and fluvial parent materials using general map data and measured soil and site information. Relationships with productivity were stronger using measured soil and site variables for individual parent materials (R2>0.6) than using general map data only (R2
      Degree
      Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
      Department
      Soil Science
      Program
      Soil Science
      Supervisor
      Belanger, Nicolas
      Committee
      Schoenau, Jeffrey J. (Jeff); Pare, David; Hogg, Ted; Thorpe, Jeff; Van Rees, Ken C. J.
      Copyright Date
      2008
      URI
      http://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-08132008-145245
      Subject
      trembling aspen
      hybrid poplar
      site quality
      tree farming
      afforestation
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