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Dix, Swan
Eighty-nine upland forest stands were selected to cover the ranges of tree species composition, stand ages, understory composition, and site in the area. The role of each tree species as a pioneer, transient, or self-maintaining component of the…
Year: 1971
Type: Document

Strang
From the text ... 'At the request of the Provincial government, an ecological examination was carried out between 1966 and 1968, to determine whether afforestation would be practical. The soil and vegetation of the heathlands were examined in detail…
Year: 1971
Type: Document

Scotter
From the text ... 'The Canadian Wildlife Service's intensive caribou research program included an evaluation of the effects of fire on four key upland wintering areas within the taiga. Some primary objectives were: (1) to determine the portion of…
Year: 1971
Type: Document

Reifsnyder
From the text ... 'One area where great strides can be made is in the climatology of fire weather and its application to fire planning. Recent advances have been made in application of climatology to agriculture, and many of the same principles can…
Year: 1971
Type: Document

Komarek
From the Conclusion ... 'An ecological review on air pollution as a whole, and in particular the relationship of control burning to such possible pollution warrants the following conclusions: (1) In spite of the tremendous amounts of pollutant…
Year: 1971
Type: Document

Kerr
'...With that impressionistic gallop through history as a backdrop, let me touch upon some of the technical material that has come to light as a result of urban fires and the research devoted to their prevention and cure. Perhaps the dominant area…
Year: 1971
Type: Document

Dixon
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Year: 1971
Type: Document

Muraro
Mensurational parameters of a range of lodgepole pine stands were correlated with loading of individual fuel components and the total fuel complex. Except for the aerial fuel components consisting of dead complex were considered inadequate for the…
Year: 1971
Type: Document

Flieger
[from the text] The long-time role of fire in the forests of eastern Canada is masked, I believe, by the history of Canadian forest management in the exploitive years since 1920. There is now more forest land occupied by Industry -- mainly the Pulp…
Year: 1971
Type: Document