Lafond, V., Polinko, A. D., Man, C. D., Dymond, C. C., Paradis, G. E., and Griess, V. C. 2024. Combining thinning and diverse plantings to adapt to climate-change-induced timber supply shortage in British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 54(11), 1230-1253.
Project
A value-driven framework to model the impact of commercial thinning on timber supply and climate change mitigation potential in BC's interior forests
A completed commercial thinning and diverse-planting study on adapting to climate-change-induced timber supply shortage in British Columbia.
This project evaluated silvicultural strategies for adapting to climate-change-induced timber supply shortage in British Columbia.
The published study examined how thinning and diverse planting scenarios can affect future timber supply under climate change, connecting treatment choices, stand development, and landscape-scale supply outcomes.
The main project is now closed and documented through the Canadian Journal of Forest Research paper, Combining thinning and diverse plantings to adapt to climate-change-induced timber supply shortage in British Columbia. FRESH remains interested in follow-up projects that build on this work, especially where thinning, climate adaptation, carbon outcomes, or operational feasibility can be studied with updated models and data.
Status
- Completed published project
People And Roles
- Valentine Lafond: lead author
- Adam D. Polinko: collaborator
- Cosmin D. Man: collaborator
- Caren C. Dymond: collaborator
- Gregory Paradis: collaborator
- Verena C. Griess: collaborator
Outputs
- Canadian Journal of Forest Research paper
- Follow-up project ideas and expressions of interest are welcome