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This volume reports all the information presently available from the fifty-seven regeneration surveys carried out to the present by government and private agencies within the Province of Ontario. It presents a general view of the nature of tree reproduction on cut-over forest land, followed by an analysis of the procedure in conducting and reporting regeneration surveys, and conclusions and recommendations for the conducting of future surveys.
During the past decade, forest sustainability has been a focus of concern for forest management and research in Canada and around the globe. At the core of sustainable forestry is the ability to successfully regenerate forests that have been harvested or disturbed in other ways. Regeneration practices are vital to shaping the composition and quality of forests, determining the levels of sustainable harvest for entire forests, managing and protecting wildlife habitat and aquatic ecosystems, and restoring severely disturbed ecosystems. Until now, there has been no guide for forest regeneration practices applicable to eastern Canada and the northeastern portion of the United States. This book provides a comprehensive synthesis about the principles and practice of forest regeneration, with special reference to the province of Ontario. It is intended as a guide for practicing foresters, forestry students, wildlife biologists, and others who need a refernce that identifies reforestation problems and suggests feasible solutions.
Regeneration standards are used throughout Canada as a tool to assess the sustainability of forest management and to help determine if desired objectives are being met. They specify various criteria that are compared to conditions in regenerating stands to assess whether the results of reforestation activity were successful. Many jurisdictions across Canada are currently re-evaluating methods for setting standards to incorporate new knowledge regarding early stand dynamics and new tools for forecasting forest development. In this paper, the history and chronological development of regeneration standards in Ontario is examined to provide context for on-going discussions regarding their improvement. Their development is traced beginning with their use to interpret the results of early regeneration surveys.--Document.