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Ecological Processes

By linking Earth’s abiotic elements together with its biological ones, ecological processes are actions or events that shape forests and landscapes. Understanding ecological processes – whether they are natural disturbances like fire or windthrow, or ongoing processes like nutrient cycling or carbon sequestration – is key to the development and implementation of sustainable forest management. To find out more about ecological processes and to learn about the related projects underway within and outside the Canadian Model Forest Network, please visit the links featured below.

October 30, 2009 - Non-Timber Forest Products

This publication sumarizes past and current activities undertaken by model forests across Canada and identifies priorities for the Canadian Model Forest Network Non-Timber Forest Products Stategic...

March 7, 2009 - Effects of mountain pine beetle attack on hydrology and post-attack vegetation and hydrologic recovery in llodgepole pine forests

Most of the Province of Alberta's usuable water supplies are produced in the eastern slopes forests. Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB) attacks are threatening these forests and the water they produce. Mountain Pine Beetle EcoHydrology Project - Quicknote...

March 7, 2009 - Lineal inventory of the Little Smoky caribou range

The Foothills Landscape Management Forum (FLMF) requires an inventory of historical lineal disturbances caused by oil and gas activity in the Little Smoky caribou range located in the foothills of Alberta as part of the overall recovery plan for...

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