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Concurrent Sessions G (8.00-10.00)
G1. Non timber forest resources: compatible management and sustainability (Evelyn Hamilton) IRC 1
session abstract    
          · Cocksedge, W., & Titus, B. - General Concepts of Compatible Management
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          · Berch, S., Ehlers, T., & Winder, R. - Compatible Management of Timber and Ectomycorrhizal Mushrooms,
            Especially Pine mushroom and Chanterelle
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          · Winder, R., & Keefer, M. - The Management of Morels in BC's forests
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          · Keefer, M., Hamilton, E., Sampson, F. & Burton, P. - The Development of Guidelines for the Management of
            BC's Wild Berries
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          · Titus, B., & Cocksedge, W. - Management for Salal and other Floral Greens
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G2. Inventory and Statistics  IRC 4
          · Ducey, M. - Sampling Trees With Probability Nearly Proportional to Biomass
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          · Case, B., Hall, R. - Quantifying Errors Associated with Estimating Aboveground Forest Biomass at a Regional
            Scale
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          · Zheng, D., Heath, L., Ducey, M. - Satellite Detection of Land-use Change Effects on Forest Aboveground
            Biomass Estimates in 3 Lake States of USA: 1992-2001
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          · Kenning, R., Ducey, M., Gove, J., Williams, M., Larson, B. - Field Efficiency and Bias of Some Downed
            Wood Sampling Methods in Western North American Forests
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          · Fan, Z., Shifley, S., Woodall, C. - Mapping the Spatial Distribution of Down Woody Material Components in
            the Eastern Forests of United States
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G3. Silviculture: Managing for Complexity (Klaus Puettmann) IRC 3
session abstract    
          · Palik, B. - Managing for Complex Red Pine Stands in the Face of Uncertainty and Change
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          · Seymour, R. - The Evolution of Multi-aged (Complex) Silviculture in Northeast North America
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          · Messier, C. - Ecosystem Management: Incorporating Inner Stand Structural and Compositional Heterogeneity
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G4. Agroforesty Systems  IRC 5
          · Moran, D., Krishnamurthy, L., Uribe, M., Rey, J. - Evaluation of Alley Cropping with Guadua angustifolia
            Kunth and Seasonal Crops on Yield, Leaf Litter and Soil Erosion
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          · Rahim, M. - Multistoried Agroforestry Cropping System - A New Era of Environment, Biodiversity Sustainable
            Land Use
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          · Rahim, M., Hossian, K., Karim, M.Agro-forestry Research and Education in Bangladesh
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          · Lacombe, S., Bradley, R., Rivest, D., Cogliastro, A., Olivier, A. - Intercropping Agro-forestry Systems
            Improve the Diversity, Spatial Heterogeneity and Resistance of Soil Microbial Communities
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          · Hossain, K. - Cropland Agroforestry – A Sustainable Agricultural System Practiced by farmers of Bangladesh
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          · Das, R. - The Contribution of Forests to Livestock Carrying Capacity in the Hills of Nepal
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G5. Ecosystem Based Management: II  IRC 2
          · Welham, C., Seely, B., Kimmins, H. - Management Practices for Mitigating Mountain Pine Beetle and Soil-
            based Indicators of Sustainable Forest Management
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          · Seely, B., Wells, R., Welham, C., Kimmins, H. - Now What? A Tradeoff Analysis of Post Mountain Pine Beetle
            Salvage and Stand Management Alternatives in Northern BC
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          · Beguin, J., Pothier, D., Prévost, M. - Using Silviculture as an Alternative Management Tool to Regenerate
            Balsam Fir Stands in Presence of Overabundant Deer Populations
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          · O'Connor, C.D., Work, T. - Carabid Response to a Natural Disturbance-based Silviculture Experiment Across
            Four Boreal Forest Ecosystems in Western Québec
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          · Schivatcheva, T., & Mills, D. - New Trends in the Canadian Forest Sector Require New Institutional
            Arrangements
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Concurrent Sessions H (10.20-12.00)
H1. Sharik, T. & Dancik, B. - The Role of Pre- & Post-Publication Commentary in the Publication of Forest Ecology Research Findings IRC 2
abstract    
           · Peter Attiwill, Editor-in-Chief, Forest Ecology and Management
           · Matthew Walls, Managing Editor, Society of American Foresters journals
           · Cindy Prescott, Co-Editor, Canadian Journal of Forest Research
           · David Baldwin, Managing Editor, Ecological Society of America
           · Brooks Hanson, Deputy Editor, Physical Sciences, Science

H2. Traditional Ecological Knowledge  IRC 1
           · Saint-Arnaud, M., Kneeshaw, D., Lucie Sauvé, L. - Defining Aboriginal Forestry in Kitcisakik: Contribution
             of a Participatory Research
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           · Jacqmain, H. - Moose Habitat Project: Native Collaborative Approach to Support a Culturally Appropriate
              Management of Waswanipi Cree Hunting Grounds (Waswanipi Cree Model Forest)
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H3. Modeling  IRC 3
          · Gaertner, S., Reynolds, K., Twery, M., Hummel, S., Hessburg, P. - Decision Support Systems as a Tool to
            Apply Ecological Knowledge in Landscape Silviculture for Restoration and Adaptation Objectives
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          · Lorimer, C., Hanson, J., Halpin, C. - Design and Long-term Validation of CANOPY, a Computer Model of
            Forest Stand Dynamics
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          · Blanco, J., Seely, B., Gonzalez, E., Haynes, P., Welham, C., Kimmins, J., Seebacher, T. - Testing The
            Ecosystem-Level Forest Model FORECAST Through North America, From The Caribbean Sea To The Pacific NW
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          · Drescher, M., Perera, A., Buse, L., Vasiliauskas, S., Ride, K. - Assessing Uncertainty in Expert Knowledge
            of Forest Succession
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H4. Integrated land management in a changing world: Will we ever do what is right? (Jonathan Russell, Ted Gooding and Stephen Yamasaki) IRC 4
session abstract    
          · Gooding, T.Integrating Biodiversity and Hydrological Values into Operational Planning
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          · Yamasaki, S., Duchesneau, R., and Doyon, R.Cumulative Impacts Assessment : Looking Outside the
            Forestry Box
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          · Russell, J.The Future of Forestry: Will We Ever do What is Right?
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H5. Ecosystem Restoration and Recovery  IRC 5
          · Davis, L., Rolph, D. - Large-scale Forest Restoration in the Coastal Sitka Spruce Forest Zone: An
            Experimental Approach at Ellsworth Creek
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          · Knoot, T., Schulte, L., Rickenbach, M. - The Changing Social Landscape and Oak Restoration Success in the
            Midwestern U.S.
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          · Ko Heinrichs, D., Tardif, J. - Ecology of Northern White-cedar (Thuja occidentalis L.) Stands at Their Limit of
            Distribution in Manitoba, Canada
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          · Zaczek, J., Schoonover, J., Baer, S., Williard, K., Groninger, J. - Cultural Methods and Restoration Ecology
            of Giant Cane (Arundinaria gigantea)
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          · Reis, M.G.F., Reis, G.G., Silva, C.T., Monte, M.A. - Tree Vegetation Dynamics Over Nine-year Period in a
            Secondary Forest in Southeastern Brazil
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H6. Warttig, W. - What do Practitioners need from Scientists and Policy Makers to do Their Job?  IRC G65/66
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          · Panel presentations and discussion

Panel (13.00-14.20) Barriers to the application of ecological research to sustainable management  IRC 2
          · Jim Snetsinger (Chief Forester, B.C. Min. Forests)
          · Tat Smith (Dean and Professor, Faculty of Forestry, Univ. of Toronto)
          · Jonathan Russell (Woodlands Manager, Millar Western Forest Products Ltd.)
          · Bill Beese (Forest Ecologist, Western Forest Products Inc.)
          · Nancy Turner (School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria)
          · Gordon Weetman (Emeritus Professor, Silviculture, Dept. of Forest Sciences, UBC)

Speaker 5 (14.20-15.00)  IRC 2
          · Tom Veblen - Integration of Ecological Research into Policy Development: Avoiding the Pitfalls of
             Overgeneralization
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Speaker 6 (15.20-16.00)  IRC 2
          · John Innes - What Can Forest Ecology Contribute to Certification?
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Speaker 7 (16.00-16.45)  IRC 2
          · Hamish Kimmins - Forest Ecology: From Science to Stewardship
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