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Scott
The direct seeding programme in Ontario has increasd from 80 acres in 1956 to a maximum of 11,135 acres in 1967. Seed is applied by a variety of methods including fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft, snowmobiles and a variety of manual and…
Year: 1970
Type: Document
Robinson
From the text...'Management today is faced with getting more jobs done at a relatively constant fund level in a period of inflationary costs and growing environmental concern,. this gives rise to the practice known as 'looking at one's hole card.'…
Year: 1970
Type: Document
Hayes
From the text...'In closing I should emphasize that purposeful use of fire has not yet had much impact on western forest ecosystems. It is rapidly developing an impact on some ponderosa pine lands, however, notably some Indian lands managed by the…
Year: 1970
Type: Document
Smith, Henderson
Forest fire records 1914 - 1968, for Kamloops and Nelson Forest Districts in British Columbia are summarized to indicate trends in costs and damage. Areas burned have been substantially reduced by improved fire control techniques and intensity.…
Year: 1970
Type: Document
Behan
It has been nearly forty years since F. E. Clements popularized the concept that natural communities of plants and animals have properties far beyond their components. Analogies were made between the level of organization and integration in whole…
Year: 1970
Type: Document
Patton, Avant
Data from a burned area in the spruce-fir type, the Walker Burn, indicate that burning significantly increases aspen density for about 4 years. After that, the number of stems per acre declines, and the aspens begin to grow out of reach as browse…
Year: 1970
Type: Document
Kiil, Chrosciewicz
Forest fires have played an important role in determining the type and composition of forest ecosystems in the temperate region of North America. The close association between fires and forest ecosystems has helped the resource manager to interpret…
Year: 1970
Type: Document
Lyon, Pengelly
Dr. Behan has suggested that the minerals removed in timber harvest and otherwise lost might be replaced by direct fertilization which would also increase tree growth. There are some unanswered questions in this area that probably need clarification…
Year: 1970
Type: Document