Mountain Pine Beetle Ecology Program
The program carries out focused research on infestations of mountain pine beetle in Alberta.
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Program & Project Involvement
Stand dynamics after mountain pine beetle attack
How will a stand respond after MPB infestation, and what can the forestry industry do to help it regenerate?
Regenerated Lodgepole Pine Project
An FGrOW initiative.
Cooperative Management of Historic Research Trials
A long-term collaboration.
Establishment of PSP network to monitor stand dynamics and establish yield curves for stands killed by MPB
As a result of significant in-flights of mountain pine beetles coming from British Columbia in 2006 and 2009, as well as subsequent local production, there are widely distributed pine dominated stands throughout Alberta that have been significantly affected by MPB-caused mortality.
Clearwater (BMA 4) Grizzly Bear Population Inventory
This DNA mark-recapture study uses hair snags to conduct the first repeat estimate of the population of grizzly bears in BMA 4.