Forestry Publications - Research Reports

Forest Research Reports

• No. 90 For 2010-1  The long-term branching and diameter response for pre-commercially thinned hardwood stands in Nova Scotia(February 2010)

• No. 89 For 2009-4  The Effects of Hurricane Juan on Managed Stands Commercially Thinned in Central Nova Scotia(November 2009)

• No. 88 For 2009-1  Selection Cutting in Red Spruce - A Comparison of Methods Establishment Report (October 2009)

• No. 87 For 2008-7  The survival and growth of larger seedlings compared to regular seedlings planted on various sites in Nova Scotia (July 2008)

• No. 86 For 2008-6  Pockwock Bowater Watershed Study Wind Damage in Streamside Management Zones (June 2008)

• No. 85 For 2008-4  Pockwock Bowater Watershed Study (June 2008)

• No. 84 For 2007-8 Tolerant Hardwood Management Guide. (October 2007)

• No. 83 For 2007-7 Survey of plantations established between 1998-2000 (6-8 years of age) on eastern Crown land without herbicides. (September 2007)

• No. 82 For 2007-4 Nova Scotia's Hardwood Resource (September 2007)

• No. 81 For 2007-3 Diameter Growth of Commercially Thinned Softwood Stands (June 2007)

• No. 80 For 2007-2 The 30 year post-thinning assessment of 45 year old red spruce stands pre-commercially thinned at various intensities in Nova Scotia (June 2007)

• No. 79 For 2006-3 Nova Scotia Growth & Yield Model Version 2 (November 2006)

• No. 78 For 2006-2 Nova Scotia Hardwood Growth and Yield Model (November 2006)

• No. 77 For 2006-1.1 Growth Potential of "Old Field" Plantations in Nova Scotia (April 2006)

• No. 76 For 2005-1 Changes in Dead Wood Structure Following Clearcut Harvesting in Nova Scotia Softwood Forests (June 2005)

• No. 75 For 2004-6 Affects of Pre-Commercial Thinning on Decay Levels in Balsam Fir Stands (August 2004)

• No. 74 For 2004-4 Coastal Forest Communities of the Nova Scotian Eastern Shore Ecodistrict. 27 pages. Neily, McCurdy, Stewart and Quigley (May 2004)

• No. 73 For 2004-2 Assessment of 1989-1991 Plantations in Lowland Nova Scotia (9-14 years after Plantation Establishment) (March 2004)

• No. 72 For 2004-1 Post-Harvest Soil Disturbance and Permanent Structure Survey Pockwock-Bowater Watershed Project) (March 2004)

• No. 71 For 2003-4 A Discussion Paper on Climate Change and Forestry in Nova Scotia: Ecological Implications and Management Options (November 2003)

• No. 70 For 2003-3 Impact of Tree-lenth Versus Short-wood Harvesting Systems on Natural Regeneration (July 2003)

• No. 69 For 2003-2 Assessment of 1989 to 1991 Plantations in Lowland Nova Scotia (July 2003)

• No. 68 For 2002-2 Tree Grade Versus Product Output From a Mature Sugar Maple stand in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (October 2002)

• No. 67 For 2002-1 Volume Tables and Species/Product Correction Factors for Standing Softwoods and Hardwoods in Nova Scotia (June 2002)

• No. 66 For 2000-3 Regeneration Survey of Five Year Old Clearcuts in Nova Scotia (November 2000)

• No. 65 The Efficacy and Cost of Four Herbicide Products Applied Using Selective Methods (June 1998)

• No. 64 Product Cruise 1.0 Forest Inventory Cruise Program (March 1996, 16 pages)

• No. 63 A Survey of 1993 Browsing Damage to Conifer Plantations In Eastern and Central Nova Scotia (March 1996, 8 pages)

• No. 62 Effect of Planting Methods on Field Performance of Black Spruce Five Years After Planting (Feb 1996, 15 pages)

• No. 61 Honers Standard Volume Table Estimates Compared to Nova Scotia Stem Analyses (Jan 1996, 16 pages)

• No. 60 Estimating Height and Volume of Nova Scotia Grown Norway Spruce (Oct 1995, 15 pages)

• No. 59 The Effect of Various Cultural Treatments on the Growth and Quality of a Balsam Fir Christmas Tree Plantation (Sept 1995, 28 pages)

• No. 58 The Cost and Productivity of Four Selective Methods of Applying Herbicide to Hardwood Sprouts (April 1995, 8 pages)

• No. 57 Regeneration Following White Pine Shelterwood Cuts in Shelburne Co., NS (March 1995, 12 pages)

• No. 56 Tolerance of Plantation Seedlings to Hexazinone (Feb 1995, 16 pages)

• No. 55 Use of a Flow Control Plate to Modify an Earthway Evenspred Crank Spreader for the Application of Pronone 10g Granular Herbicide (Feb 1995, 10 pages)

• No. 54 Use of a Flow Control Plate To Modify a Maruyama Backpack Air Blast Spreader for the Application of Pronone 10g Granular Herbicide (Feb 1995, 12 pages)

• No. 53 A Survey of Weevil Damage in White Pine Plantations in Nova Scotia (Jan 1995, 12 pages)

• No. 52 The Productivity of a Modified Method of Precommercial Thinning (Dec 1994, 14 pages)

• No. 51 A Survey of Regeneration Under Softwood and Mixedwood Shelterwoods (Five Years After Treatment) (July 1994, 20 pages)

• No. 50 The Effect of Shearing on the Quality of Balsam Fir Christmas Trees (Pictorial Presentation) (March 1994, 37 pages)

• No. 49 Yields of Selected Older Nova Scotia Precommercial Thinnings (March 1994, 26 pages)

• No. 48 Productivity of Manual Tree Length Harvest Operations in Central Nova Scotia (March 1994, 10 pages)

• No. 47 Impact of the 197481 Spruce Budworm Infestation on the Forests of Cape Breton Island (March 1994, 8 pages)

• No. 46 An Aerial Survey of Red Pine Plantations For SirococcusShoot Blight (March 1994, 8 pages)

• No. 45 Plantation Weeding with Glyphosate: Effects on Crop Growth (March 1993, 8 pages)

• No. 44 Worker Productivity in Commercial Thinnings Part III (March 1993, 16 pages)

• No. 43 Nova Scotia Softwood Growth and Yield Model Version 1.0 User Manual (Feb 1993, 12 pages)

• No. 42 Quick Cruise Summary Program User Manual (Dec 1992, 12 pages)

• No. 41 Balsam Fir Christmas Tree Needle Retention Versus Timing of Bud Flush (Nov 1992, 8 pages)

• No. 40 Frost Heaving of Softwood Seedlings, Planted on a Sandy Clay Loam Site (Aug 1992, 12 pages)

• No. 39 The Productivity of Four Singlegrip Harvesters in Commercial Thinnings (July 1992, 16 pages)

• No. 38 Evaluation of a DenisCimaf TRH150 Brushcutter for Site Preparation and Site Clearing (March 1992, 8 pages)

• No. 37 A Survey of Site Preparation Operations in Nova Scotia (March 1992, 7 pages)

• No. 36 A Survey of Precommercially Thinned Softwood Stands in Nova Scotia (March 1992, 15 pages)

• No. 35 Yields of Selected Older Forest Plantations in Nova Scotia (Feb 1992, 26 pages)

• No. 34 Worker Productivity in Precommercial Thinnings (Jan 1992, 8 pages)

• No. 33 Worker Productivity in Stand Conversions (Dec 1991, 7 pages)

• No. 32 Worker Productivity in Remnant Removals, Part II (Oct 1991, 8 pages)

• No. 31 An Evaluation of 4 Methods of Site Preparation (March 1991, 8 pages)

• No. 30 Drop Spectrum Comparison of Five Aerial Application Nozzle Assemblies (March 1991, 11 pages)

• No. 29 Corridor Raking: An Alternate Method of Site Preparation (March 1991, 8 pages)

• No. 28 Worker Productivity in Merchantable Thinning Operations Part II (March 1991, 8 pages)

• No. 27 Productivity of a Valmet® 901 SingleGrip Harvester in Merchantable Thinnings (March 1991, 16 pages)

• No. 26 A Red Spruce Uniform Strip Shelterwood Trial: 10 Year Results (Feb 1991, 8 pages)

• No. 25 A Hardwood Shelterwood Extraction Trial: Conventional Verses Trail Harvest System (Sept 1990, 8 pages)

• No. 24 Norway Spruce: Growth Potential for Nova Scotia (Mar 1990, 8 pages)

• No. 23 Norway Spruce Releases with Glyphosate:10 Year Results (Mar 1990, 8 pages)

• No. 22 Revised Normal Yield Tables for Nova Scotia Softwoods (Mar 1990, 45 pages)

• No. 21 The Effect of Tapping on the Diameter Growth of Sugar Maple Trees Less Than 25 cm in Diameter (Mar 1990, 8 pages)

• No. 20 Planting on Furrows and Mounds: 10 Year Results (Feb 1990, 4 pages)

• No. 19 The Effect of Various Field Storage Conditions on the Survival and Growth of Outplanted Bareroot Stock (Feb 1990, 7 pages)

• No. 18 Controlling Competing Vegetation with Lower than Recommended Rates of Glyphosate: a Comparison of Two Trials (Nov 1989, 16 pages)

• No. 17 Seasonal Influence on Plantation Survival and Growth on Mainland Nova Scotia (Aug 1989, 12 pages)

• No. 16 Worker Productivity in Merchantable Thinning, Shelterwood and Remnant Removal Operations (March 1989, 8 pages)

• No. 15 Control of Hardwood Competition by Injection of Glyphosate or Girdling (March 1989, 8 pages)

• No. 14 The Potential for Larch in Nova Scotia: a Literature Review (March 1989, 11 pages)

• No. 13 A Survey of One to Four Year Old Balsam Fir Christmas Tree Plantations Established with Barefoot and Container Seedlings (March 1989, 8 pages)

• No. 12 A Comparative Growth and Yield Study of Red and Black Spruce Planted on the Same Site (March 1989, 8 pages)

• No. 11 Draining Forest Land: a Literature Review (Feb 1989, 8 pages)

• No. 10 Conifer Susceptibility to Glyphosate in Nova Scotia (Feb 1989, 6 pages)

• No. 9 Control of Raspberry and Grass with Liquid Hexazinone in Nova Scotia (Feb 1989, 7 pages)

• No. 8 Controlling Competing Vegetation with Lower Than Recommended Rates of Glyphosate (Jan 1989, 7 pages)

• No. 7 Small Scale Chipping Trails in Nova Scotia (March 1988, 12 pages)

• No. 6 A survey of Seedling Debarking Weevil Damage in First and Second Year Plantations in Nova Scotia (March 1988, 7 pages)

• No. 5 Plantation Assessment Private Lands 1985 (March 1988, 15 pages)

• No. 4 Seasonal Influence on Plantation Survival and Growth on the Cape Breton Highlands of Nova Scotia (March 1988, 8 pages)

• No. 3 Efficacy of Glyphosate in Controlling Competing Vegetation in Nova Scotia (March 1988, 8 pages)

• No. 2 Fifteen Year Assessment of Thirty Year Old Red Spruce Stands Cleaned at Various Intensities in Nova Scotia (Feb 1988, 8 pages)

• No. 1 Site Index Curves for hardwoods in Nova Scotia (October 1987)