Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00552, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Eskelson, Bianca (The University of British Columbia), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Fertilization responses at the stand-level have been quantified for western redcedar and western hemlock_x000D_
plantations in coastal British Columbia (BC). However, the routinely applied growth and yield models operate_x000D_
at the tree-level and understanding of tree-level responses to fertilization treatments in coastal BC is limited._x000D_
With a renewed interest in fertilization responses for carbon sequestration and storage, forest industry in BC_x000D_
faces the challenge to better understand tree-level responses to fertilization treatments in order to refine their_x000D_
forest fertilization applications. This project will use 30 years of re-measurement data from long-term_x000D_
silvicultural trials in the Salal Cedar Hemlock Integrated Research Program from Northern Vancouver Island,_x000D_
BC, to quantify the tree-level responses to nitrogen fertilization for both western hemlock and western redcedar_x000D_
in three planting densities (500, 1500, 2055 stems/ha). The analysis performed in this project will lay the_x000D_
groundwork for building a TASS fertilization module for coastal BC. Ultimately, the work will allow BC forest_x000D_
industry to refine their fertilization management applications to further increase their timber production and_x000D_
improve their carbon sequestration strategies. The proposed approach can then be adapted to other tree species_x000D_
and forest types in BC and across Canada., program purpose french : Fertilization responses at the stand-level have been quantified for western redcedar and western hemlock_x000D_
plantations in coastal British Columbia (BC). However, the routinely applied growth and yield models operate_x000D_
at the tree-level and understanding of tree-level responses to fertilization treatments in coastal BC is limited._x000D_
With a renewed interest in fertilization responses for carbon sequestration and storage, forest industry in BC_x000D_
faces the challenge to better understand tree-level responses to fertilization treatments in order to refine their_x000D_
forest fertilization applications. This project will use 30 years of re-measurement data from long-term_x000D_
silvicultural trials in the Salal Cedar Hemlock Integrated Research Program from Northern Vancouver Island,_x000D_
BC, to quantify the tree-level responses to nitrogen fertilization for both western hemlock and western redcedar_x000D_
in three planting densities (500, 1500, 2055 stems/ha). The analysis performed in this project will lay the_x000D_
groundwork for building a TASS fertilization module for coastal BC. Ultimately, the work will allow BC forest_x000D_
industry to refine their fertilization management applications to further increase their timber production and_x000D_
improve their carbon sequestration strategies. The proposed approach can then be adapted to other tree species_x000D_
and forest types in BC and across Canada., agreement title english : Nitrogen fertilization response of cedar and hemlock plantations in coastal British Columbia, agreement title french : Nitrogen fertilization response of cedar and hemlock plantations in coastal British Columbia, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada