Research Branch



(AR) - Annual Reports

    • Listing, Forest Science Program Annual Reports 
    • Listing, Annual Reports of the British Columbia Forest Service, 1911-1992
    • Listing, Annual Reports of the British Columbia Forest Service, 1993 to present
    • Listing, Forest Renewal British Columbia Annual Reports

(IWR) - Integrated Wildlife Intensive Forestry Research

    • Abstract for IWR44, Vegetation Response to Slashburning on Central Vancouver Island: A 7-Year Progress Report
    • Abstract for IWR43, Deer and Elk Habitat Workshops: Job Completion Report
    • Abstract for IWR42, Quantifying Arboreal Lichens for Habitat Management: A Review of Methods
    • Abstract for IWR41, Integrating Lichen Enhancement with Programs for Winter Range Creation Part 1: Stand/Lichen Model
    • Abstract for IWR40, Development of a Habitat Assessment and Planning Tool: A Problem Reference and Project Working Plan
    • Abstract for IWR39, Vegetation Response to Slashburning: A 3-year Progress Report
    • Abstract for IWR38, Dispersal and Colonization of Arboreal Forage Lichens in Young Forests
    • IWR37, Understory Responses to Thinning and Fertilization (unpublished)
    • IWR36, Deer Use of Old-growth and Immature Forests Following Snowfall on Vancouver Island (unpublished)
    • Abstract for IWR35, Shrub Burial by Snow Deposition in Immature Coastal Forests: A Review and Recommendations
    • Abstract for IWR34, Winter Habitat Selection by Black-tailed Deer on Vancouver Island: A Job Completion Report
    • Abstract for IWR33, Vancouver Island Roosevelt Elk/Intensive Forestry Interactions Phase 1 (1981-1986) Job Completion Report
    • Abstract for IWR32, Functional Relationships Between Salal Understory and Forest Overstory
    • IWR31, Estrus in Black-tailed Deer (Journal of Mammalogy 1988. 69:168-171)
    • IWR30, Raising Black-tailed Deer Fawns at Natural Growth Rates (Canadian Journal of Zoology. 1987. 65:20 - 23)
    • IWR29, Effects of Heat, Cold, and Rain on Coastal Black-tailed Deer (Canadian Journal of Zoology. 1988. 66:2475 - 2483)
    • Abstract for IWR28, Thermoregulation and Thermal Cover of Deer and Elk on Vancouver Island A Problem Analysis
    • IWR27, Managing Young Forests as Black-tailed Deer Winter Ranges - This document was released as Land Management Report 37
    • Abstract for IWR26, Enhancing the Establishment and Growth of Arboreal Forage Lichens in Intensively Managed Forests Problem Analysis
    • Abstract for IWR25, Effects of Intensive Forest Management on Breeding Birds of Vancouver Island Problem Analysis
    • Abstract for IWR24, Effects of Intensive Forest Management on Non-ungulate Mammals of Vancouver Island Problem Analysis
    • Abstract for IWR23, Effects of Intensive Forest Management on Amphibians and Reptiles of Vancouver Island Problem Analysis
    • Abstract for IWR22, Interactions Between Black-Tailed Deer and Intensive Forest Management Problem Analysis
    • Abstract for IWR21, Vancouver Island Roosevelt Elk/Intensive Forestry Interactions Progress Report 1981 - 1984
    • Abstract for IWR20, Comparison of Methods for Estimating Forest Overstory Cover
    • Abstract for IWR19, Forest Crowns, Snow Interception and Management of Black-tailed Deer Winter Habitat
    • Abstract for IWR18, Deer Movements and Habitat Use During Winter - Working Plan
    • Abstract for IWR17, Trees and Snow: The Deposition of Snow on the Ground - A Review and Quantitative Synthesis
    • Abstract for IWR16, Intensive Forestry Effects on Vancouver Island Deer and Elk Habitats - Problem Analysis
    • Abstract for IWR15, The Wolverine in British Columbia: Distribution, Methods of Determining Age and Status of Gulo Gulo Vancouverensis
    • IWR14, Reliability of Motion-sensitive Radio-collars for Estimating Activity of Black-tailed Deer (Journal of Wildlife Management. 1985.  49(4):951-958)
    • Abstract for IWR13, Vancouver Island Roosevelt Elk/Intensive Forestry Interactions - October 1, 1982 - September 30, 1983
    • Abstract for IWR12, Vancouver Island Roosevelt Elk/Intensive Forestry Interactions - Working Plan 1981-1985
    • Abstract for IWR11, Vancouver Island Roosevelt Elk/Intensive Forestry Interactions - Problem Analysis
    • Abstract for IWR10, IWIFR Semi Annual Progress Report - April 1, 1982 - September 30, 1982
    • Abstract for IWR09, A Bibliography on the Wolverine Gulo gulo
    • Abstract for IWR08, Landsat Classification: Evaluation of Image Analysis Methodologies for Wildlife Habitat Management and Research Planning Final Report
    • Abstract for IWR07, Landsat Classification: Evaluation of Image Analysis Methodologies for Wildlife Habitat Management and Research Planning Working Plan
    • Abstract for IWR06, Landsat Classification for Wildlife Habitat Management and Research Planning Problem Analysis
    • Abstract for IWR05, Predator-Ungulate Relationships in Second Growth Forests on Vancouver Island Problem Analysis
    • Abstract for IWR04, Report of the Integrated Wildlife Intensive Forestry Research Planning Workshop
    • Abstract for IWR03, Applying Ecological Classification Systems to Wildlife Research and Management A Problem Analysis
    • Abstract for IWR02, The Effects of Forests on Snow Cover An Annotated Bibliography
    • Abstract for IWR01, The Effects of Snow on Wildlife An Annotated Bibliography

 

    • Annual Report, April 1981: Integrated Wildlife Intensive Forestry Research (PDF file 737kb)
    • Semi Annual Report, October 1981: Integrated Wildlife Intensive Forestry Research (PDF file 1025kb)

(LMR) - Land Management Reports

The Land Management Report series supersedes the Land Management Handbook series.

    • Abstract for LMR087, The Influence of Slope Geometry on Skidroad Design
    • Abstract for LMR086, PROBE: Protocol for Operational Brushing Evaluations
    • LMR085, number never assigned
    • LMR084, number never assigned
    • Abstract for LMR083, Management Strategy and Options for the Tweedsmuir-Entiako Caribou Winter Range
    • Abstract for LMR082, Biodiversity of the Biodiversity of the Prince Rupert Forest Region and Biodiversity and Forest Management in the Prince Rupert Forest Region: A Discussion Paper
    • Abstract for LMR081, Vegetation Development and Douglas-fir Growth Following Clearcut Harvesting in the CWHdm Subzone: 10-year Results from the Blaney Chronosequence
    • Abstract for LMR080, The Effects of Logging and Mass Wasting on Juvenile Salmonid Populations in Streams on the Queen Charlotte Islands
    • Abstract for LMR079, Seasonal Movements, Habitat Use, and Winter Feeding Ecology of Woodland Caribou in West-Central British Columbia
    • Abstract for LMR078, Woody Debris in the Forests of British Columbia: A Review of the Literature and Current Research
    • Abstract for LMR077, Manual Brushing for Forest Vegetation Management in British Columbia: A Review of Current Knowledge and Information Needs
    • Abstract for LMR076, Relationships Between Landscape Attributes and Landslide Frequencies After Logging: Skidegate Plateau, Queen Charlotte Islands
    • Abstract for LMR075, Ecology and Management of Paper Birch and Black Cottonwood in Southern British Columbia
    • Abstract for LMR074, Slope Stability Evaluations Using Digital Terrain Models
    • Abstract for LMR073, Meteorological Conditions Associated with Hillslope Failures on the Queen Charlotte Islands
    • Abstract for LMR072, A Bibliography on Old-Growth Forests in British Columbia
    • Abstract for LMR071, Principles and Practices of New Forestry A Guide for British Columbians
    • Abstract for LMR070, Interior Spruce Pollen Management Manual
    • Abstract for LMR069, A Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Planning System for Managed Forest Land: A Case Study at Shomar Creek, Queen Charlotte Islands
    • Abstract for LMR068, Operational Stream Rehabilitation Trial at Clint Creek, Sewell Inlet
    • Abstract for LMR067, Impacts of Forest Harvesting and Regeneration on Forest Sites
    • Abstract for LMR066, Effects of Prescribed Fire on Site Productivity: A Literature Review
    • Abstract for LMR065, Seedling Microclimate
    • Abstract for LMR064, Site Characteristics and Landsliding in Forested and Clearcut Terrain, Queen Charlotte Islands, B.C.
    • Abstract for LMR063, Basic Soil Interpretations for Forest Development Planning: Surface Soil Erosion and Soil Compaction
    • Abstract for LMR062, Developing Timber Harvesting Prescriptions to Minimize Site Degradation
    • Abstract for LMR061, Stream Rehabilitation Using LOD Placements and Off-Channel Pool Development
    • Abstract for LMR060, Precipitation and Runoff Characteristics, Queen Charlotte Islands
    • Abstract for LMR059, Planning Logging: Two Case Studies on the Queen Charlotte Islands, B.C.
    • Abstract for LMR058, An Ecological Approach to Organizing Forests for Woodlot Management
    • Abstract for LMR057, Logging in Kootenay Landscapes: The Public Response
    • Abstract for LMR056, Degradation of Forested Land: "Forest Soils at Risk" Proceedings of the 10th B.C. Soil Science Workshop, February, 1986
    • Abstract for LMR055, Guide to Wetland Ecosystems of the Very Dry Montane Interior Douglas-fir Subzone Eastern Fraser Plateau Variant (IDFb2) in the Cariboo Forest Region, British Columbia
    • Abstract for LMR054, Quantitative Determinations of Shrub Biomass and Production: A Problem Analysis
    • Abstract for LMR053, Logging and Mass Wasting in the Pacific Northwest with Application to the Queen Charlotte Islands, B.C.: A Literature Review
    • Abstract for LMR052, Studies of Yarding Operations on Sensitive Terrain, Queen Charlotte Islands, B.C.
    • LMR051, number never assigned
    • Abstract for LMR050, Effects of Logging and Mass Wasting on Salmonid Spawning Habitat in Streams on the Queen Charlotte Islands
    • Abstract for LMR049, Channel Morphology of Unlogged, Logged and Debris Torrented Streams in the Queen Charlotte Islands
    • Abstract for LMR048, Stream Channel Morphology: Major Fluvial Disturbances in Logged Watersheds on the Queen Charlotte Islands
    • Abstract for LMR047, Using Large Organic Debris to Restore Fish Habitat in Debris-torrented Streams
    • LMR046, number never assigned
    • Abstract for LMR045, Effects of Mass Wasting on Juvenile Fish Habitats in Streams on the Queen Charlotte Islands
    • Abstract for LMR044, Characterization of Salmonid Over-Wintering Habitat within Seasonally Flooded Land on the Carnation Creek Flood-Plain
    • Abstract for LMR043, Forest Engineering Analysis of Landslides in Logged Areas on the Queen Charlotte Islands
    • Abstract for LMR042, Silvicultural Alternatives for the Management of Unstable Sites in the Queen Charlotte Islands: A Literature Review and Recommendation
    • Abstract for LMR041, Soils, Vegetation, and Forest Growth on Landslides and Surrounding Logged and Old-growth Areas on the Queen Charlotte Islands
    • Abstract for LMR040, Trends and Fluctuations in Precipitation and Stream Runoff in the Queen Charlotte Islands
    • Abstract for LMR039, Symptoms and Causes of Distorted Growth in Immature Forest Stands in Coastal British Columbia
    • Abstract for LMR038, An Annotated Bibliography on Forest-Range Ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest
    • Abstract for LMR037, Managing Young Forests as Black-tailed Deer Winter Ranges
    • Abstract for LMR036, Watershed Rehabilitation Options for Disturbed Slopes on the Queen Charlotte Islands, B.C.
    • Abstract for LMR035, Plantation Performance Assessment Guide for the Prince Rupert Forest Region
    • Abstract for LMR034, Aerial Photograph Inventory of the Frequency and Yield of Mass Wasting on the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia
    • Abstract for LMR033, Autecological Characteristics of Selected Species that Compete with Conifers in British Columbia: A Literature Review
    • Abstract for LMR032, Bibliography on Range, Forages and Livestock Management in British Columbia
    • Abstract for LMR031, Managed Stand Yield Tables for Coastal Douglas-fir: Initial Density and Precommercial Thinning
    • Abstract for LMR030, Gabion Evaluation for Salmonid Enhancement in a Landslide Impacted Stream on the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia
    • Abstract for LMR029, Mass Wasting on the Queen Charlotte Islands: A Regional Inventory
    • Abstract for LMR028, Queen Charlotte Islands Stream Rehabilitation Studies: A Review of Potential Techniques
    • Abstract for LMR027, Research Approach to Solving Fish/Forestry Interactions in Relation to Mass Wasting on the Queen Charlotte Islands
    • Abstract for LMR026, A Guide to the Interior Cedar-Hemlock Zone, Northwestern Transitional Subzone (ICHg), in the Prince Rupert Forest Region, British Columbia
    • Abstract for LMR025, Site Diagnosis, Tree Species Selection, and Slashburning Guidelines for the Vancouver Forest Region, British Columbia
    • Abstract for LMR024, Annotated Bibliography of Literature on the Spotted Owl
    • Abstract for LMR023, Woodland Caribou and Their Habitat in Southern and Central British Columbia
    • Abstract for LMR022, Classification and Interpretation of some Ecosystems of the Rocky Mountain Trench, Prince George Forest Region, British Columbia First Approximation
    • Abstract for LMR021, A Guide to the Coastal Western Hemlock Zone, Northern Drier Maritime Subzone (CWHf), in the Prince Rupert Forest Region, British Columbia
    • Abstract for LMR020, Evaluating Forest Stand Nutrient Status
    • Abstract for LMR019, The Ecology and Management of Forest Range in British Columbia: A Review and Analysis
    • Abstract for LMR018, Quick Tests for Tree Seed Viability
    • Abstract for LMR017, Ecosystem Classification and Interpretation of the Sub-Boreal Spruce Zone, Prince Rupert Forest Region, British Columbia
    • Abstract for LMR016, Prescribed Fire-Forest Soils Symposium Proceedings
    • Abstract for LMR015, A Floristic Bibliography for British Columbia
    • Abstract for LMR014, A Field Guide to the Sedges of the Cariboo Forest Region, British Columbia
    • Abstract for LMR013, Ecological Effects of Slashburning with Particular Management Reference to British Columbia: A Literature Review
    • Abstract for LMR012, Ecosystems of Macmillan Park on Vancouver Island
    • Abstract for LMR011, Effects of Streamside Logging on Large Organic Debris in Carnation Creek
    • Abstract for LMR010, Soil Interpretations for Forestry: APD Technical Paper 6, Land Management Report Number 10
    • Abstract for LMR009, Characterization of the Most Productive Ecosystems for the Growth of Engelmann Spruce (Picea Engelmanii Parry Ex Engelm.) in Southwestern British Columbia
    • Abstract for LMR008, Taxonomic Classification of Humus Forms in Ecosystems of British Columbia: First Approximation
    • Abstract for LMR007, Describing Ecosystems in the Field: RAB Technical Paper 2
    • Abstract for LMR006 Supplement, Supplement to Land Management Report 6: Characterization of the most Productive Ecosystems for Growth of Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii in Southwestern British Columbia
    • Abstract for LMR006, Ecology and Silviculture of the Most Productive Ecosystems for Growth of Douglas-fir in Southwestern British Columbia
    • Abstract for LMR005, An Eco-systematic Approach to a Subunit Plan Koprino River Watershed Study
    • Abstract for LMR004, A Handbook for Forest Roadside Erosion Control in British Columbia
    • Abstract for LMR003, Factors Contributing to Blowdown in Streamside Leave Strips on Vancouver Island
    • Abstract for LMR002, Review of Literature to 1975 of Forestry Hydrology Pertinent to the Management of Mountainous Watersheds
    • Abstract for LMR001, Selected Bibliography for Aerial Photograph Interpretation of Natural and Cultural Features

(LTSPS) - LTSPS Research Notes

    • Abstract for LTSPS RN008, Establishment of Long-term Soil Productivity Studies on Acidic Soils in the Interior Douglas-fir Zone
    • Abstract for LTSPS RN007, Short-term Effects of Forest Soil Compaction and Site Organic Matter Removal on Mineralizable Soil Nitrogen in Central British Columbia
    • Abstract for LTSPS RN006, Aspen and white spruce responses to organic matter removal and soil compaction in the BWBS Long-Term Soil Productivity Study
    • Abstract for LTSPS RN005, Soil Fauna in the Sub-Boreal Spruce (SBS) Installations of the Long-Term Soil Productivity (LTSP) Study of Central British Columbia: One-Year Results for Soil Mesofauna and Macrofauna
    • Abstract for LTSPS RN004, Nutrient Removals in Woody Biomass: Preliminary Estimates from the Sub-Boreal Spruce Long-Term Soil Productivity Study
    • Abstract for LTSPS RN003, Fourth-Year Plant Community Responses: The BWBS Long-Term Soil Productivity Study
    • Abstract for LTSPS RN002, Fourth Year Responses of Aspen and White Spruce; The BWBS Long-Term Soil Productivity Study
    • Abstract for LTSPS RN001, Second year response of plant communities; The SBS Long-term Soil Productivity Study

(MR) - Miscellaneous Reports


(RC) - Royal Commission Reports


(REC) - Visuals - (Recreation)


(RN) - Research Notes

The Research Note series supersedes the Research Report series.

    • Abstract for RN114, Use of Site Factors to Predict Lodgepole Pine and Interior Spruce Site Index in the Sub-Boreal Spruce Zone
    • Abstract for RN113, Winter Food Habits of Mule Deer in the Central Interior of British Columbia
    • Abstract for RN112, Effects of Sites and Provenances on 6th-year Performance of Noble Fir in Coastal British Columbia
    • Abstract for RN111, The Influence of Initial Espacement on the Growth of a 32-year-old White spruce Plantation
    • Abstract for RN110, Crop-tree Thinning of Western Larch in Southeastern British Columbia: 30-year Results
    • Abstract for RN109, Development of Height-age and Site-index Functions for Even-aged Interior Douglas-fir in British Columbia
    • Abstract for RN108, Forage Litterfall in Douglas-fir Forests in the Central Interior of British Columbia
    • Abstract for RN107, Promotion of Flowering in a Sitka Spruce Seed Orchard by Stem Injection of Gibberellin A4/7
    • Abstract for RN106, Genetic Resistance to the White Pine Weevil in Sitka Spruce
    • Abstract for RN105, Promotion of Flowering in Western Larch by Girdling and Gibberellin A 4/7 and Recommendations for Selection and Treatment of Seed trees
    • Abstract for RN104, The Influence of Initial Espacement on the Growth of a 27-year-old Sitka Spruce Plantation
    • Abstract for RN103, Stem girdling to increase seed and pollen production of coast Douglas-fir
    • Abstract for RN102, Dose -response models for stand thinning with the "Ezject" herbicide injection system
    • Abstract for RN101, Long-Term Effects of Grass Seeding and Cattle Grazing on a Lodgepole Pine Clearcut
    • Research Notes 001 to 100,  These documents have been scanned as images

(WHR) - Wildlife Habitat Research

Updated March 2008