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  • Simpson, D.G., W.D. Binder, S. L'Hirondelle 2000. Paper Birch Genecology and Physiology: Spring Dormancy Release and Fall Cold Acclimation. J.Sus.For. 10(1/2):191-198.
  • Simpson, D.G., Binder, W.D., and L'Hirondelle, S.J. 1998. Paper birch genecology and physiology: Spring dormancy release, fall cold acclimation, and gas exchange. Frontiers of Forest Biology: North American Forest Biology Workshop and Western Forest Genetics Association 1998 Joint Meeting, University of Victoria, Victoria BC. Abstract 235.
  • Stoehr, M.U., S.J. L'Hirondelle, W.D. Binder, and J.E. Webber. 1998. Parental environment aftereffects on germination, growth and adaptive traits in selected white spruce families. Can. J. For. Res. 28:418-426.
  • Dong, J., D.B. Wagner, A.D. Yanchuk, M.R. Carlson, S. Magnussen, X. Wang, and A.E. Szmidt. 1992. Paternal chloroplast DNA inheritance in Pinus contorta and Pinus banksiana: Independence of parental species or cross direction. J. Hered. 83:419-422.
  • Wagner, D.B., J. Dong, M.R. Carlson, and A.D. Yanchuk. 1991. Paternal leakage of mitochondrial DNA in Pinus. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 82:.510-514
  • Benowicz, A., L'Hirondelle, S., and El-Kassaby, Y.A. 2001. Patterns of genetic variation in mountain hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr.) with respect to height growth and frost hardiness. For. Ecol. Manage. 154: 23-33.
  • 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.
  • Ying, C.C. 1991. Performance of lodgepole pine provenances at sites in southwestern British Columbia. Silvae Genetica. 40:215-223.
  • Xie, C.-Y., A.D. Yanchuk, and G.K. Kiss. 1996. Performance and variability of open- pollinated spruce families in the East Kootenays. Tree Improvement Council of British Columbia. Progress Report to 1996. pp. 38-39.
  • Fahler, J.C., E.G. Orozco, J.E. Torres, and C.M. Di Lucca. 1986. Performance of varieties and provenances of Pinus caribaea at three different sites in Northeastern Argentina. INTA Misiones. Tech. Pap. No. 45.
  • Jacobson, J.S., Heller, L.I., L'Hirondelle, S.J., and Lassoie, J.P. 1992. Phenology and cold tolerance of Picea rubens Sarg. seedlings exposed to sulfuric and nitric acid mist. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research 7: 331-344.
  • Cade-Menun, B.J., S.M. Berch, C.M. Preston and L.M. Lavkulich. 2000. Phosphorus forms and related soil chemistry of podzolic soils of northern Vancouver Island. I. A comparison of two forest types. Can. J. For. Res. 30: 1714-1725.
  • Cade-Menun, B.J., S.M. Berch, C.M. Preston and L.M. Lavkulich. 2000. Phosphorus forms and related soil chemistry of podzolic soils of northern Vancouver Island. II. The effects of clear-cutting and burning. Can. J.For. Res. 30: 1726-1741.
  • Harper, G., P.G. Comeau, J. Pollack, and C.F. Thompson. 1995. Physiological Component of the Nelson Forest Region Multifactor Manual Brushing Study - Destructive sampling to determine the effects of manual brushing on the physiology and growth response of conifer seedlings. EP 1199 (BC FR 57) Working Plan., B.C. Min. For., Res.Br.
  • Harper, G.J. and C. Thompson. 1996. Physiological component of the Nelson Forest Region multifactor manual brushing trial - Bigger Creek site. Research Report, Expert Committee on Weeds, 1996 National Meeting, December 9-12, Victoria.
  • Higginbotham, K.O., Mayo, J.M., L'Hirondelle, S., and Krystofiak, D.K. 1985. Physiological ecology of lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) in an enriched CO2 environment. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 15: 417-421.
  • Binder, W.D., and L'Hirondelle, S.J. 1995. Physiological tests of conifer seedling quality: Implementing operational measurement of chlorophyll fluorescence and electrolyte leakage. Chlorophyll Fluorescence Newsletter 3: 5-10.
  • L'Hirondelle, S.J., Binder, W.D., and Simpson, D.G. 1996. Physiological tests for predicting stress damage in tree seedlings 1) Stress-enhanced electrolyte leakage (SEEL). Joint Meeting Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists Western Region with 16th Annual University of Victoria Forest and Tree Research Colloquium, Malaspina University College, Nanaimo BC. p. 34.
  • Binder, W.D., L'Hirondelle, S.J., and Simpson, D.G. 1996. Physiological tests for predicting stress damage in tree seedlings 2) Quantum yield (QY) measured by chlorophyll fluorescence (CF). Joint Meeting Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists Western Region with 16th Annual University of Victoria Forest and Tree Research Colloquium, Malaspina University College, Nanaimo BC. p. 35.
  • Bergerud, W.A. 1991. Pictures of linear models. Biom. Info. Handb. 1. B.C. Min. For., Res. Br., Victoria, B.C.
  • DeGeus, N. and S.M. Berch. 1996. Pine Mushroom Management: A British Columbia Perspective. In I.H. Chapela and M.E. Palm. Mycology in sustainable development: expanding concepts, vanishing borders. Parkaway Publishers Inc., Boone, N.C. 400. p.
  • Akenhead, S.A., A.J. Thomson, D. Morgan, B. Adams and W.M. Strome. 1996. Planning sustainable forestry when there are complicated rules and many stakeholders. Proc. Eco-Informa '96, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, 4-7 November 1996. pp. 399-404.
  • Pollack, J.C., F. van Thienen, and T. Nash. 1985. A Plantation Performance Assessment Guide for the Prince Rupert Forest Region. B.C. Min. For. Land Manag. Rep. No. 35.
  • Namkoong, G., Lewontin, R.C. and A.D. Yanchuk. 2004. Plant genetic resource management: The next investments in quantitative and qualitative genetics. Gen. Res. Crop Evol. 51: 853-862.
  • Mitchell, W.K., G. Dunsworth, D.G. Simpson, and A. Vyse. 1990. Planting and Seeding. (Chapter 18) In Regenerating British Columbia’s Forests. Lavender, D.P. et al. (editor). UBC Press 372 p
  • Simpson, D.G. and A. Vyse. 1995. Planting stock performance: Site and RGP effects. Forestry Chronicle 71:739-742.
  • Parish, R., R. Coupe, and D. Lloyd. 1996. Plants of Southern Interior British Columbia. Lone Pine Press, Edmonton, Alta.
  • Stoehr, M.U., J.E. Webber, and R.A. Painter. 1994. Pollen contamination effects on progeny from an off-site Douglas-fir seed orchard. Can. J. For. Res. 24(10):2113-2117.
  • Flaa, J. P., and B. N. McLellan. 2000. Population characteristics of the Lake Revelstoke caribou. Pages 639-642. In At Risk: Proceedings of a Conference on the Biology and Management of Species and Habitats at Risk. February 15-19, 1999, Kamloops, British Columbia. Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
  • El-Kassaby, Y.A. and B. Jaquish. 1996. Population density and mating pattern in western larch. J. Heredity.
  • Wittmer, H.U., B.N. McLellan, D.R. Seip, J.A. Young, T.A. Kinley, G.S. Watts and D.H. Hamilton. 2005. Population dynamics of the endangered mountain ecotype of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in British Columbia, Canada. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 83: 407-418.
  • McLellan, B.N. 1989. Population dynamics of grizzly bears during a period of resource extraction development. III. Natality and rate of change. Can. J. Zool. 67: pp. 1865-1868.
  • McLellan, B.N. 1989. Population dynamics of grizzly bears during a period of resource extraction development. II. Mortality rates and causes. Can. J. Zool. 67: pp. 1861-1864.
  • McLellan, B.N. 1989. Population dynamics of grizzly bears during a period of resource extraction development. I. Density and age/sex structure. Can. J. Zool. 67: pp. 1856-1860.
  • Proctor, M., B.N. McLellan, and Strobeck, C. 2003. Population fragmentation of grizzly bears in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. Ursus 15:153-160.
  • King, J.N., C. Cartwright, J. Hatton, and A.D. Yanchuk. 1998. The potential of improving western hemlock pulp and paper quality: I. Genetic control and interrelationships of wood and fibre traits. Can. J. For. Res. 28: pp. 863-870.
  • Stoehr, M.U., J.E. Webber, C.C.A. Hollefreund and R.A. Painter. 2004. Potential pollen contamination effects on progeny from an off-side Douglas-fir seed orchard: 9-year field results. Can. J. For. Res. 34:981-984.
  • Xiao, G. and S.M. Berch. 1992. The potential role of mycorrhizal fungi of salal in its dominance. Abstracts of APS/MSA Meeting, Portland, Oreg.
  • Meidinger, D., Dahlan Taha, Shaaruddin Mat, Azhan Shah, Amran Mahmud, and D. Toews. 1995. Practical suggestions for ASEAN forest managers to conserve biodiversity. ASEAN Inst. For. Manage., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 11p.
  • L'Hirondelle, S.J., and Mehl, H.A. 1992. Precautions for estimating the frost hardiness of conifers by electrolyte leakage. In S.J. Colombo, G. Hogan, and V. Wearn, eds. The Role of Physiology and Genetics in Forest Ecosystem Research and Monitoring, 12th North American Forest Biology Workshop. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Sault Ste. Marie ON. p. 85.
  • Johnstone, W.D. 1981. Precommercial thinning speeds growth and development of lodgepole pine: 25-year results. Can. For. Serv. Inf. Rep., Edmonton, Alta. NOR-X-23: p.30.
  • Binder, W.D. and P. Fielder. 1991. A preconditioning light box for variable chlorophyll fluorescence measurement: Its requirement and construction. Project 2.19. FRDA Memo No. 151.
  • Nigh, G.D. and B.A. Love. 2004. Predicting crown class in three western conifer species. Can. J. For. Res. 34: 592-599.
  • Mitchell, K.J. 1987. Predicting the impact of silvicultural treatments on yield, products and value. pp. 44-60. In H.N. Chappell and Douglas A. Maguire (Editors). Predicting Forest Growth and Yield: Current Issues, Future Prospects. College of Forest Resources, Univ. Wash., Seattle, Wash. Inst. For. Resources Contribution No. 58.
  • C-Y. Xie, J. C. Murphy and M. R. Carlson. 2007. Predicting individual breeding values and making forward selections for seed production of interior lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta ssp. Latifolia) in British Columbia. New Forests 33(2): 125-138.
  • Binder, W.D., L'Hirondelle, S.J., and Simpson, D.G. 1996. Predicting stress damage in tree seedlings with quantum yield and electrolyte leakage. Forest Management Impacts on Ecosystem Processes. 14th North American Forest Biology Workshop, Universite Laval, Quebec City. p. 123.
  • Nigh, G.D. 1998. Prediction intervals for estimates of site index based on ecosystem type. Environ. Manage. 22(2): 197-202.
  • Ryan, M.W., D.A. Lloyd, and D. Meidinger. 2002. Predictive Ecosystem Mapping: Accuracy Assessment Procedures for the Okanagan Study Area.
  • Trappe, J.M., and S.M. Berch. 1985. The prehistory of mycorrhizae: A.B. Frank's predecessors. In Proc. 6th NACOM. R. Molina (editor). Bend, Oreg. pp. 2-11.
  • Berch, S.M., B. Baumbrough, J. Battigelli, P Kroeger, N. Strub, and L. de Montigny. 2001. Preliminary assessment of selected communities of soil organisms under different conifer species. B.C. Min. For., Res. Br., Victoria, BC. Research Report 20.
  • Kiss, G.K. and A.D. Yanchuk. 1991. Preliminary evaluation of genetic variation of weevil resistance in interior spruce in British Columbia. Can. J. For. Res. 21 (2). pp. 230-234.
  • Parminter, J. 1989. Prescribed fire management information system - project 1.11. Economic and Regional Development Agreement, B.C. Min. For. and For. Can., Victoria, B.C. FRDA Research Memo No. 069. 1 p.
  • Endean, F. and W.D. Johnstone. 1974. Prescribed fire to regenerate on clearcut spruce-fir sites in the foothills of Alberta. Envir. Can., Can. For. Serv., North, Edmonton, Alta. For. Res. Cent., Inf. Rep NOR-X-126.
  • Endean, F. and W.D. Johnstone. 1974. Prescribed fire to regenerate subalpine lodgepole pine. Envir. Can., Can. For. Serv., North, Edmonton, Alta. For. Res. Cent., Inf. Rep NOR-X-114.
  • Parminter, J. 1989. A primer on wildland fire-fighting foams with a summary of experience to date and recommendations for operational use. B.C. Min. For., Prot. Br., Victoria, B.C. vi + 61 p.
  • Nicholson, A. and E. Hamilton. 1984. A problem analysis of grassland classification in the British Columbia Ministry of Forests Ecosystem Classification Program. B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. Unpublished report.
  • J. Parminter (co-author and co-editor). 1996. Procedures for environmental monitoring in range and wildlife habitat management, version 5.0. B.C. Min. Lands and Parks and B.C. Min. For., Habitat Monitoring Committee, Victoria, B.C. Unpaged.
  • Hassan, Haron Abu, D. Meidinger, A. Mirza, and K.L. Lim. (editors). 1993. Proceedings of the ASEAN seminar on the management and conservation of biodiversity. 30 November - 2 December 1993. ASEAN Inst. For. Manage., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 264p.
  • O'Neill, G.A. and Simpson, J.D. (Editor). 2004. Proceedings of the Twenty-ninth meeting of the Canadian Tree Improvement Association: climate change and forest genetics. Canadian Tree Improvement Association, Kelowna, BC.
  • Nigh, G.D. 1994. A process-oriented approach to modelling forest tree mortality. Ph.D. Dissert, Univ. Toronto, Toronto, Ont. 138 p.
  • Russell, J.H. and Ferguson, D. 1990. Production of genetically improved stecklings of interior spruce: A grower's manual. FRDA Rep. 110. 15pp.
  • Froese, K.L, V. LeMay, P. Marshall, and A-A. Zumrawi. 2002. PrognosisBC calibration in the IDFdm2, Invermere Forest District: Field sampling and preliminary results. Report prepared for Forest Renewal BC. PAR02002, Activity Location 724187, 24 pp. 
  • Goudie, J.W. 1985. Prognosis, SPS and TASS yield comparisons for even-aged interior Douglas-fir. B.C. Min. For., Res. Br., Unpub. Rep., Victoria, B.C.
  • Goudie, J.W. 1985. Progress report on IFMSA research project: First approximation managed stand yield tables for white spruce. p. 24. B.C. Min. For., Res. Br., Victoria, B.C.
  • Hudson, S., and M. Carlson. 1998. Propagation of Interior British Columbia Native Plants from Seed. FRBC Research Award: HQ96363-RE. B.C. Min. For., Res. Br.
  • Eng, M.A., H.B. Enns, D. Morgan, and R.E. Page. 1994. Protected areas in British Columbia: an analysis of gaps in representation for conservation purposes. Guide to version 1.2a spreadsheet and digital maps. Research Rep., Min. For., Res. Br., Victoria, B.C.
  • Meidinger, D. 2000. A protocol for accuracy assessment of ecosystem mapping in B.C. Web report at www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/temalt
  • Meidinger, D. 2003. Protocol for accuracy assessment of ecosystem maps. B.C. Min. For., Tech. Rep. 011. 30p.
  • Stoehr, M., J. Webber and J. Woods. 2004. Protocol for rating seed orchard seedlots in British Columbia: quantifying genetic gain and diversity. Forestry 77(4):297-303.
  • Woods, J.H., M.U. Stoehr, and J.E. Webber. 1996. Protocols for rating seed orchard seedlots in British Columbia. B.C. Min. For., Res. Br. Res. Rep. 6. 26pp.
  • Ying, C.C. and C.-Y. Xie. 1995. Provenance Research - B.C. Coastal Tree Improvement Council 5th Progress Report 1993-1994. pp. 28-32.
  • Ying, C.C. and T. Ebata. 1994. Provenance variation in weevil attack in Sitka spruce. In: Proc. Symp. The White Pine Weevil: biology, damage and management. R.I. Alfaro, G. Kiss and R.G. Fraser. (Editors). January 19-21, 1994. Richmond, B.C. FRDA Report No. 226. pp. 98-109.
  • Harper, G.J., C. Pehl, P.G. Comeau, and J. Boateng. 1999. A provincial correlation of regional forest vegetation potential and brush hazard interpretations. Res. Br., B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. Working Paper 41.
  • Eng, M.A. and S. Mah. 1995. Provincial digital biogeoclimatic subzone/variant mapping version 1.0 (95/03/31) documentation. Min. For., Res. Br. web site (http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre).
  • de Montigny, L., and S. Stearns-Smith. 2001. Pruning Density and Severity in Coastal Western Hemlock: 4-Year Results. B.C. Min. For., Res. Br., Victoria, B.C. Ext. Note 51. 6 p.
  • Douglas, G.W, and D. Meidinger. 1999. Pyrolaceae. pp. 156-166 In Douglas et al. (eds.). Illustrated flora of British Columbia Volume 4: Dicotyledons (Orobanchaceae through Rubiaceae). B.C. Min. Environ., Lands and Parks, and B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C.
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