In order to better figure out the ongoing transition of the boreal forest in northern Quebec and to identify the responsible factors, this thesis studied the dynamics, stability and resilience of the two forest ecosystems at stake, over time. These ecosystems, the closed-canopy dense moss forest and the open lichen woodland, share the same dominant tree species (black spruce, Picea mariana). The thesis focused on the development of innovative geochemical tools in palaeoecological studies that could track present and past terrestrial ecosystem structure and composition, and then focused on the reconstruction of past fire regimes through lacustrine charcoal analyses. A first step demonstrated that the soils of both ecosystems displayed distin...
Boreal forest management in Eastern Canada has caused depletion and fragmentation of oldgrowth ecosy...
Boreal forest management in Eastern Canada has caused depletion and fragmentation of oldgrowth ecosy...
The object of this thesis is to study the impacts of past human activity on the ecosystems, particul...
In order to better figure out the ongoing transition of the boreal forest in northern Quebec and to ...
Afin de mieux appréhender l’ouverture actuelle de la forêt boréale au nord du Québec et d’identifier...
We used bioproxies from paleosoils buried within two aeolian dunes to test hypotheses concerning the...
Le changement climatique en cours entraîne et va entraîner encore d’importantes modifications au niv...
Identifying geochemical paleo-proxies of vegetation type in watersheds could become a powerful tool ...
This study presents the long-term (over the last 8000 years) natural variability of a portion of the...
Fire history was reconstructed for an area of 15 000 km2 located in the transition zone between the ...
Les écosystèmes forestiers boréaux représentent près de 30% de la superficie forestière mondiale. Ce...
Co-primary investigator of the original project proposal and outline: Dr. Adam Ali.The boreal fores...
Aims: Our study aimed to: (1) document the preindustrial (1925) forest composition prior to extensiv...
Background Cumulative impacts of wildfires and forest harvesting can cause shifts from closed-crown...
Disentangling the long-term changes in forest disturbance dynamics provides a basis for predicting t...
Boreal forest management in Eastern Canada has caused depletion and fragmentation of oldgrowth ecosy...
Boreal forest management in Eastern Canada has caused depletion and fragmentation of oldgrowth ecosy...
The object of this thesis is to study the impacts of past human activity on the ecosystems, particul...
In order to better figure out the ongoing transition of the boreal forest in northern Quebec and to ...
Afin de mieux appréhender l’ouverture actuelle de la forêt boréale au nord du Québec et d’identifier...
We used bioproxies from paleosoils buried within two aeolian dunes to test hypotheses concerning the...
Le changement climatique en cours entraîne et va entraîner encore d’importantes modifications au niv...
Identifying geochemical paleo-proxies of vegetation type in watersheds could become a powerful tool ...
This study presents the long-term (over the last 8000 years) natural variability of a portion of the...
Fire history was reconstructed for an area of 15 000 km2 located in the transition zone between the ...
Les écosystèmes forestiers boréaux représentent près de 30% de la superficie forestière mondiale. Ce...
Co-primary investigator of the original project proposal and outline: Dr. Adam Ali.The boreal fores...
Aims: Our study aimed to: (1) document the preindustrial (1925) forest composition prior to extensiv...
Background Cumulative impacts of wildfires and forest harvesting can cause shifts from closed-crown...
Disentangling the long-term changes in forest disturbance dynamics provides a basis for predicting t...
Boreal forest management in Eastern Canada has caused depletion and fragmentation of oldgrowth ecosy...
Boreal forest management in Eastern Canada has caused depletion and fragmentation of oldgrowth ecosy...
The object of this thesis is to study the impacts of past human activity on the ecosystems, particul...