In this webinar, hosted by UBC Department of Forestry, Dr. Suzanne Simard provided updates on the latest research from The Mother Tree Project, including:
- an overview of the project’s nine study locations throughout British Columbia
- the project’s “space for time” theory
- behaviour of mother trees toward genetically-related and stranger seedlings
- the impact of drier climate on Douglas-fir forests
- how clearcutting and partial harvesting affect carbon storage and diversity