Research Branch Staff Publications - Chuck Bulmer

• Krzic, M., L. Zabek, C.E. Bulmer, B.K. Chapman, and C. Trethewey 2009. Soil properties and lodgepole pine growth on forest landings rehabilitated by tillage and fertilizer application. Can. J. Soil Sci. 89:25-34
• Blouin, V., M. Schmidt, C.E. Bulmer, and M. Krzic 2008 Effects of compaction and water content on lodgepole pine seedling growth. For. Ecol. Manage. 255:2444–2452.
• Bulmer, C.E., S.M. Berch, M. Curran, B. Chapman, M. Kranabetter, S. Dubé, G. Hope, P. Courtin, and R. Kabzems 2008. Monitoring the effects of forest practices on soil productivity and hydrologic function. BC J. Ecosys. Manage. 9:48-59.
• Campbell, D.B., C.E. Bulmer, M.D. Jones, L.J. Philip and J.J. Zwiazek. 2008. Incorporation of topsoil and burn-pile debris substantially increases early growth of lodgepole pine on landings. Can. J. For. Res. 38:257-267.
• Zhao, Y.S., M. Krzic, C.E. Bulmer, M. Schmidt 2008. Maximum bulk density of British Columbia forest soils from the Proctor test: relationships with selected physical and chemical properties. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 72:442-452.
• Bulmer, C.E. Venner, K. and Prescott C. 2007. Forest soil rehabilitation with tillage and wood waste enhances seedling establishment but not height after eight years. in press Can. J. For. Res. 37:1894-1906.
• Krzic, M., R.F. Newman, C. Trethewey, C.E. Bulmer, and B.K. Chapman. 2006. Cattle grazing effects on plant species composition and soil compaction on rehabilitated forest landings in central interior British Columbia. J. Soil Water Conserv. 61:137-144.
• Blouin V., M. Schmidt, C.E. Bulmer and M. Krzic 2005. Effects of mechanical disturbance on soil properties and lodgepole pine growth in British Columbia’s Central Interior. Can. J. Soil Sci. 85:681-691.
• Bulmer, C.E. and D. Simpson 2005. Soil compaction and moisture content as factors affecting the growth of lodgepole pine seedlings on clay loam soil. Can. J. Soil Sci.85:667-679.
• Krzic, M., C.E. Bulmer, F. Teste, L. Dampier, and S. Rahman, 2004. Soil Properties Influencing Compactability of Forest Soils in British Columbia, Can. J. Soil Sci. 84:219-226.
• Sanborn, P., C.E. Bulmer, and D. Coopersmith, 2004. Use of wood waste in rehabilitation of landings on fine-textured soils, central interior British Columbia, Canada. West. J. Appl. For. 19(3):175–183.
• Teste, F.P., M.G. Schmidt, S.M. Berch and C.E. Bulmer. 2004. Effects of ectomycorrhizal inoculants on survival and growth of interior Douglas-fir seedlings on reforestation sites and partially rehabilitated landings. Can. J. For. Res.34:2074-2088.
• Campbell, D.B., M.D. Jones, S. Kiiskila, C.E. Bulmer, 2003. Two year field performance of lodgepole pine seedlings: Effects of container type, mycorrhizal fungal inoculants, and site preparation treatments. BC Journal of Ecosystem Management. 3(2) 110-120.
• Bulmer, C.E. and M. Krzic, M. 2003. Soil Properties and Lodgepole Pine Growth on Rehabilitated Landings in Northeastern British Columbia. Can, J. Soil Science 83:465-474.
• Bulmer, C.E. 2002. Forest Soil Conservation and Rehabilitation in British Columbia. Forest Research brochure, Min. For., Victoria, B.C. 20 p.
• Plotnikoff, M. R. , C.E. Bulmer, and M.G. Schmidt. 2002. Soil Properties and Tree Growth on Rehabilitated Forest Landings in the Interior Cedar Hemlock Biogeoclimatic Zone: British Columbia. For. Ecol. Mgmt. 170:199-215.
• Curran, M., S. Berch, C.E. Bulmer, G. Hope, M. Kranabetter, P. Sanborn, R. Brockley, and D. Spittlehouse. 2001. Strategic Plan for Forest Soils Research and Extension in British Columbia. B.C. Min. For., Res. Br., Victoria, BC. Working Paper 32.
• Bulmer, C.E. 2000. Reclamation of forest soils with excavator tillage and organic amendments. For. Ecol. Manage. 133:157-163.
•  Bulmer, C.E. and M.P. Curran. 2000. Establishing an operational trial of soil rehabilitation: Two examples. B.C. Ministry of Forests, Nelson Forest Region, Nelson. Extension Note 47. 6 p.
• Berch, S.M., G. Xiao, and C.E. Bulmer. 1999. Commercial mycorrhizal inoculants: value-added conifers for site rehabilitation or just another way to spend money? In Proceedings: 19th Annual Meeting of the Forest Nursery Association of British Columbia, September 27-30, Vancouver, B.C. Extension Services, Tree Improvement Br., Surrey.
•  Bulmer, C.E. and M. Curran. 1999. Retrospective evaluation of log landing rehabilitation on coarser textured soils in southeastern British Columbia. Nelson Reg. Ext. Note EN-042.
•  Sanborn, P., C.E. Bulmer, D. Coopersmith, A. Dale, and D. Erikson. 1999. Soil rehabilitation research at the Aleza Lake Research Forest: Techniques for restoring productivity to fine-textured soils. Research Note PG-18. Prince George For. Reg.
• Sanborn, P., M. Kranabetter, and C.E. Bulmer. 1999. Soil rehabilitation in the Prince George Forest Region: A review of two decades of research. Res. Note PG-16. Prince George For. Reg.
• Plotnikoff, Schmidt, and C.E. Bulmer. 1999. Forest productivity and soil conditions on rehabilitated landings: Interior B.C. Sept 1999. B.C. Min. For., For. Sci. Prog., Victoria, B.C. Exten. Note 40.
• Bulmer, C.E. 1998. Forest soil rehabilitation in British Columbia: a problem analysis. B.C. Min. For., For. Sci. Prog. Victoria, B.C. Land Manage. Handb. 44.
• Bulmer, C.E. 1998. Restoring soil physical conditions through tillage of forest landings. Poster presentation at the Helping the Land Heal Conference, Victoria BC, Nov. 5-7, 1998.
• Bulmer, C.E., M.G. Schmidt, B. Kishchuk, and C. Preston. 1998. Impacts of blading and burning site preparation on soil properties and site productivity in the sub-boreal spruce zone of central British Columbia. Information Report BC-X-377. Pac. For. Cen., Can. For. Serv., Victoria.
• Bulmer, C.E. 1997. An overview of forest soil rehabilitation in the BC Interior. pp. 133-142 In Reclamation in the Rockies, Proceedings of the 22 Annual Canadian Land Reclamation Association meeting, Cranbrook B.C., Sept 22-25, 1998.
•  Bulmer, C.E. 1997. Successful soil rehabilitation: (Un)earthing the benefits. pp. 18-21 In Canadian Silviculture Magazine, Summer 1997.
• Lawrie, D., R. Krag, P. Sanborn, and C. Bulmer. 1996. Reclamation of compacted fine-textured soils on the Aleza Lake Research Forest using a winged subsoiler and a hydraulic excavator. Tech. Note TN 250. FERIC, Vancouver.
• Kranabetter, J.M. and C.E. Bulmer. 1995. Composting trial using pulp fibre waste and municipal sewage sludge. Report prepared for Forest Sciences Section, Prince George Forest Region, B.C. Min. For.
• Bulmer, C.E., R.G. Butson, and A.E. Eastham. 1994. Microsite effects on seedling establishment in an Engelmann spruce subalpine fir ecosystem: Interior British Columbia. Poster presented at Soil Science Society of America annual meeting. Seattle, Wash.
•  Bulmer, C.E. and J.M. Kranabetter. 1994. Forest soil degradation and possible strategies for reclamation. In Grasses and Legumes in Forestry, proceedings of a workshop held in Prince George, April 6-7, 1994. For. Cont. Stud. Net.
• Bulmer, C.E. and L.M. Lavkulich. 1994. Pedogenic and geochemical processes of ultramafic soils along a climatic gradient in southwestern British Columbia. Can. J. Soil Science 74:165-177.
• Bulmer, C.E., L.M. Lavkulich, and H. Schreier. 1991. Morphology, chemistry and mineralogy of soils derived from serpentinite and tephra in southwestern British Columbia. Soil Science 154:72-82.

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