Forest ecology, management/policy or conservation in Canada.
write your paper on any issue pertaining to forest ecology, management/policy or conservation in Canada.
Possible topics include:
Forest Ecology:
• Role of natural disturbance in Boreal Forests• Importance of saprophytic fungi in forests • Importance of dead and decaying wood to sustaining forest biodiversity
Forest Management/Policy:
• Prospects of forest biomass as an energy source• Impacts of clearcut logging on biodiversity• Reforestation methods in boreal forests• Impacts of forest pesticides on biodiversity
Forest Conservation:
• The Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement• The Great Bear Rainforest Protected Area• Proposed Pimachiowin Aki UNESCO World Heritage Site in Manitoba• Conserving Spotted Owls in Coastal Temperate Rainforests