Development and Structure of Three High-elevation Old Spruce-Fir Stands in the Quesnel Highland of East-Central British Columbia

Estimating Basal Area of Spruce and Fir in Post-Fire Residual Stands in Central Siberia Using Quickbird, Feature Selection, and Random Forests

The occurrence and spatial arrangement of post-fire alive residual stands affect the recolonization of trees and animals of burned areas in boreal ecosystems. Because the analysis of residual stands in the field is prohibitively expensive we lack understanding on how residual stands are distributed and why. Here, we explore the use of high-resolution Quickbird satellite imagery in conjunction w...

Planetary Health as a Central Context to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Session B—Fuel Management Strategies—Gray, Blackwell Fuel Management Strategies in 60-Year-Old Douglas-Fir/Ponderosa Pine Stands in the Squamish Forest District, British Columbia

The restoration of dry forest ecosystems in the Squamish Forest District in the past has focused on treating stands with no prior history of selective harvest and containing a large population of remnant historical stand structure. Many 60 to 90 year old stands that date to turn of the century selective harvest operations also exist in the district. These stands contain very high densities of D...

Shelterwood Partial Cutting in Interior White Spruce: Two-year Results of a Case Study at Aleza Lake, BC

The Aleza Lake Shelterwood Case Study is a recent introduction of uniform shelterwood methods to interior spruce-subalpine fir forests in central British Columbia. The goal of this operational trial is to test spruce shelterwood prescriptions designed for local conditions, and to monitor and report on post-harvest silvicultural results. Potential risks and operational disadvantages are also bei...

Novel Electroless Plating of Ruthenium for Fabrication of Palladium-Ruthenium Composite Membrane on PSS Substrate and Its Characterization

This paper focused on a novel method of electroless plating ruthenium (Ru) on solid or porous substrates like porous stainless steel (PSS) discs or ceramic tubes. A novel complexing plating bath of Ru was developed. It is proven that Ru can be deposited directly on these substrates by the bath at a temperature of 328 K and strong alkaline environment. TGA, SEM, EDX and XRD confirmed the success...