Burton Creek trial

Last updated on August 22, 2023

Trial name: Burton Creek trial. (EP1191)
Trial objectives	Installation name	Ecosystems represented	Tree species	Silvicultural systems tested	Post establishment treatments
Growth of 10 tree species across micro-environmental gradients, particularly light Natural Regeneration	Burton Creek	ICHmw2	Douglas-fir Western red cedar Western larch Western white pine Lodgepole pine Ponderosa pine Paper birch Aspen Western hemlock Engelmann spruce Subalpine fir	Patch cuts (0.75ha)	None

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General overview	Delong, D., P. Comeau, I. Cameron, D. Simpson, R. Adams, and E. Fanjoy. 2000. How light conditions affect tree seedling performance in the Interior Cedar-Hemlock subzone: preliminary results – EP1191 (PDF, 446KB). B.C. Min. For., Nelson For. Reg., For. Sci. Section, Nelson, B.C. Exten. Note EN-050. Hossain, K. and P. Comeau. 2009. Growth of Douglas-fir, western hemlock and Engelmann spruce in relation to location and microclimate in openings created using a strip shelterwood system. Univ. Alberta, Stand Dynamics Res. Update 2009-1.

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