Transcript 19 Species Selection B Peschke

Species Selection Reference
System
Research and Forest Practices Branch MOFR
With Symmetree Consulting Group Ltd.
Who is involved
Technical Advisory Committee (Technical Steering Committee?)
(Brian Raymer, Guy Newsome, Dave Weaver, Craig Wickland, Archie Macdonald, Leslie McAuley, Phil Lepage & Corey Erwin)
Draft material
Comments
Technical Working Group
Regional Ecologists
Comments
HQ Working group
Dennis, Ray, Craig, Allen & Andy
Recommendations
Draft material
Bryce, Ken, Brian, Del & Corey
Regional Silviculturists
Phil, Rod & Alan
Industry Staff (TBD)
Guidance
Consolidated
Info & data
3 regional reps (RCO, RNI, RSI)
Tree Improvement Branch
Symmetree Team
1 representative (TBD)
Sub-contractors, grad students
Expertise &
raw info/data
Feedback
Forest Health
BC Timber Sales
Forest Genetics
Operational Silviculturists
Forest Industry
Other Interest Groups
Experts, User Groups & Information Providers
Who will use it?
Who will use it and how?
Foresters for choosing suitable species
Those reviewing Forest Stewardship Plans
Timber supply working groups
Academics
Tree improvement folks
Forest Health personnel
You?
What it could look like – a work in progress
Opening screen
Zone map
BEC map with options to link to
Zone
With a drop down menu to
access subzone variant
combinations
This will take you to the new
screen based on the variant
you choose.
Phase II version would be
done through the map
As you go further you get more detail
Subzone/Variant page
Background information is on the page along
with:
Links to other BEC guide information –
geographic location, climate, other background
info that is not used up front for this screen.
 Link to landscape discussion if available
 Link to forest health info relevant to this
unit.
Phase two could have photos,
Growth and yield information
Drop down of available Site Series – this links
you to the Site Series Screen
As you go further you get more detail
Site Series Screen
This screen has the following information.
List of ecologically suitable species – each hyper linked to a
compendium for that species.
Additional notes by species from Ecological field guides – e.g.,
on moister microsites
Information on forest health for this SS – anecdotal or published.
Link based on GPS and elevation to SPAR seedlot information.
As you go further you get more detail
Species specific Compendium
Information would include ecological
tolerances
Ecological amplitudes
Range in province
Growth rate and yield expectations
Links to other publications on the species
Species mixes
Partial cutting guidance – link to field forms
CWHvm1 /01
Ecologically Acceptable Tree Species
Conifers
Broadleaves
Ecologically acceptable tree
species from the former P/S/T and
broadleaf categories; include
broadleaf spp with b footnote?
Silvicultural Considerations
This section mainly for comments
specific to the species (site information,
species mixes)
Sources:
• Reference Guide (2003)
• Field guides
Available Sources:
• PR field guide (vegetation potential classes)
• Competing vegetation SEDA (stand
establishment decision aid) available for the
former Cariboo Region (FORREX)
LINK to Partial Cutting information
We could have links here to:
• forest health tables
• FORREX has produced forest health
SEDA (stand establishment decision aids)
for the Southern Interior Forest Region
(former Cariboo, Nelson and Kamloops
regions); hazard rating system basic unit:
BEC subzone/variants
BGC unit pest
concerns (by BEC
subzone/variant?)
[go to table]
Shade tolerance
Sources for the majority of the info by
tree species for the remaining boxes:
• Klinka et al. 1990 In Lavendar et al.
1990 Regenerating BC’s forests
•Prince Rupert region field guide
page 7-24, figure 7.2). Similar info
NOT available in all regional field
guide - would need to create table
Natural regen potential
Open
Shade
High:
High:
Frost tolerance
Snow tolerance
Link to most recent 2006 SIBEC –
SISU tables for each BEC
subzone
Productivity
Timber value
Nutritional requirements
Drought tolerance
Water table tolrce
SBSdk/07 Sxw – Horsetail
Ecologically Acceptable Tree Species: Act At Ep Pl Sxw
Relative Tree Species Characteristics:
Natural regen potential
Open
Shade
High: Act At Ep Pl
Med: Pl Sxw
Nutritional requirements
Act > Sxw At Ep > Pl
Tree Species Ecological Amplitude:
actual soil moisture
VD MD SD F M VM W
Site Index (1st approx.)
Pl = 21
Sxw = 21
Water table tolerance
Wind tolerance
Drought tolerance
Frost tolerance
Act > Sxw > At Ep Pl
Act > At Ep Pl > Sxw
Pl > Sxw > At Ep > Act
Pl > At Ep > Act Sxw
Snow tolerance
Shade tolerance
Fire Tolerance
Sxw > Pl Act At Ep
Sxw > Pl Act At Ep
Pl Sxw > At Ep > Act
Timber Value
soil nutrient
A B C D E
Act
At
Ep
Pl
Sxw
Tree Species Composition:
Historic
Sxw At (Act Pl)
2nd Growth
Pl (Sxw)
Recommended
Sxw (At Act Pl)
Tree Species Notes:
Pl is limited by shade intolerance and saturated soils; Sxw is limited by growing season frosts; preserve advance regeneration; Act, At, Ep – limited in
productivity, reliability and/or feasibility [Source: PR (LMHB 26); and the Reference Guide for FDP Stocking Standards Footnotes].
Silvicultural site considerations:
(link to Silvicultural BGC subzone considerations)
Site Limiting Factors
Management Implications
Management Options
Cold, wet, poorly aerated finetextured soils
Root restriction, reduced productivity, windthrow, soil
compaction
Mounding and/or elevated microsites for seedling establishment
Frost/cold air
Seedling damage / mortality
Mounding and/or elevated microsites for seedling establishment; partial canopy retention
Porcupine
Reduced Pl productivity
Mixed species composition
Pine dwarf mistletoe
Reduced Pl productivity
Mountain Pine Beetle
Reduced Pl productivity; Pl mortality
Mixed species composition
Competing vegetation
Seedling mortality and reduced growth rate
Early planting post-harvest and/or minimize mineral soil exposure
Voles and Hares
Seedling mortality
Link to Reference Guide to Forest Development Plan Stocking Standards
Additional Tree Species information: Sxw
Pl
Act
At
Ep
Other
SBSdk – Sub-Boreal Spruce Dry Cool Biogeoclimatic Subzone
Subzone Notes: Summers in the SBSdk are relatively warm and dry while the winters are typically cold and dry (snowpack < 50cm). The most
common tree species include Sxw, Pl, At, Act and Ep. Climax forests are dominated by Sxw however, due to the recurrent disturbances common to this
variant many forests are often dominated by Pl and At. Fd and Ep are relatively uncommon but where they do occur they are usually associated with drier
sites. Sb is typically restricted to wetlands and Act is most common along rivers and streams in association with Sxw.
Silvicultural Subzone Considerations:
Subzone Concerns
Identified Risks / Implications
Management Options
2nd growth shift in species composition
Resilience of ecosystems, forest health risks
Adopt appropriate mix of species
Understocking on Pl dry sites
Long term economics (I.e. forest health issues)
Increase Pl density
Climate change – inc. in growing season temp
Reduced Sxw productivity on drier sites
Shift proportions of species mix (introduce Fd)
Increase in MPB in the southern portions
Pl mortality
Overstocking on wet sites
SBSdk Site Series Characteristics:(use site series number to link to site pages)
Tree Species Composition Considerations:
Site series
Number
Moisture Deficit
Nutrient Deficit
Root Restriction
Subzone
Presence
Site
Old growth
2nd growth
Future options
01
Some sites
Some sites
Fine-textures
30%
Dry
Forest
Pl (Fd Sxw)
Pl
Pl (Fd)
02/03
Severe
Severe
Shallow soils
15% (less 02)
Pl (Sxw At)
Sxw (Pl At Fd)
Common
shallow soils
5%
Mesic
Forest
Sxw Pl (At Fd)
04
05
Common
Fine-textures
8%
Sb Act Sxw
Act Sb (Act)
12%
Wet
Forest
Act Sb (Sxw)
Fine-textures
Frost / Cold
Air
High Water table
06
Common
07
Y
Y
Fine-textures
5
08
Y
Y
High water table
8
09
Y
Y
High water table
5
10
Y
Y
High water table
12
Link to the Reference Guide to Forest Development Plan Stocking Standards
Additional Tree Species Information : Sxw
Pl
Act
At
Ep
Notes: Future options are based on historic trends in
species composition and current landscape concerns.
These are intended to be used as guide and are
expected to change as new forest management
issues arise.
Fd
Sb
Other species
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