Research on productivity in natural stands and fast-growing plantations and development of growth models and process-based models

Description

Develop tools for predicting forest ecosystem dynamics from growth models and process-based models.
Gain insight into the processes governing the carbon and nitrogen cycles in forest ecosystems in order to predict the effect of climate change using process-based models.
Study the productivity of plantations of fast-growing species with the aim of proposing suitable management methods while taking economic constraints into account.
Continue the partnerships between the CFS and Parks Canada and the Lower St. Lawrence Model Forest in order to provide tools for predicting the dynamics of forest ecosystems under their jurisdiction.