Clear-cutting without additional regeneration treatments can trigger successional setbacks prolonging the expected time to compositional recovery in boreal forests

Clear-cutting is one of the most widespread forestry practices used in boreal forests. forests late successional stages could trigger reversion trajectories back toward earlier stages. Such setbacks generate sustainability issues by prolonging expected time to compositional recovery after clear-cutting. This lead overestimation allowable cuts economically important late-successional species if occurrence remains unassessed. Our objective was assess whether clear-cutting without additional regeneration treatments has triggered setbacks. We studied post-clearcut using forest inventory data stands, light conceptual dynamics models. These covered actively managed region Quebec, eastern Canada, which classified into two ecological regions, themselves subdivided (cool–wet) and western (warm–dry) sub regions. half these prolong, at least an century, To prevent species, foresters monitor post-clear-cut were triggered. Post-clear-cut occurred regions where climatic conditions are warmer drier than their counterpart no occurred. Hence, brought on may be exacerbated climate change. Finally, furthering our understanding transformation anthropogenic disturbances will essential insure sustainable practices.