Publication by Dipak Mahatara et al. on the influence of commercial thinning on the main trunk of white spruce
As part of a collaboration between Professor Alexis Achim, the Université du Québec à Rimouski, the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts du Québec, and the Centre d’expérimentation et de développement en forêt boréale, we are pleased to present the article by Dipak Mahatara et al. entitled: « Changes in wood density, growth, and carbon storage of the main stem of planted white spruce (Picea glauca) after commercial thinning ». This study, carried out in white spruce plantations, shows that different types of silvicultural intervention result in comparable wood density trajectories, limiting the generalization of thinning effects. However, thinned plots had lower CO2 sequestration rates than untreated plots. These results highlight the impact of commercial thinning on carbon dynamics in the stems of young stands, and enable us to assess the trade-offs between forest management and carbon storage.
Read the full article here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2025.122542
Authors: Mahatara,D., Barrette, J., Dufour,B., Sirois, L., Achim, A., Schneider, R.
This research was funded by contract number 3329-2019-142332176-B awarded to Robert Schneider by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests (Québec, Canada) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. The authors thank Laval University, the National Institute of Scientific Research, and Dr. Pierre Francus for their contributions, as well as the anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments.