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Agreement Number:

Agreement Value:

$45,000.00

Agreement Date:

Nov 9, 2012 -

Organization:

Natural Resources Canada

Location:

MONT-LAURIER QUEBEC, CA

Reference Number:

GC-2013-Q3-04799

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient's Legal Name:

9196-5905 QUEBEC INC, FILIALE EXCLUSIVE DE LA COOPERATIVE FORESTIERE DES HAUTES-LAURENTIDES

Program Purpose:

To develop a decision-support tool for silviculture prescriptions capable of simulating and optimizing the nature and the sequence of partial cutting treatments on the long term following the irregular management regime. Specific objectives: 1. Construction of a typology of micro-stands based on high-resolution A-Lidar forest inventory. 2. Development of a methodology to delineate and stratify forest stands from high-resolution A-Lidar forest inventory. 3. Development of a methodology to simulate the impact of typical uneven-aged silviculture treatments on stand structure. 4. Development of a prediction tool of stand development after treatment. 5. Proof-of-concept using a case study at the Valcartier forest. 6. Evaluation of opportunities of application and development of BIOLLEY III with forest managers from Eastern Canada.