Stephen J. Colombo
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
54 Papers
746 Citations
Stephen J. Colombo is an academic researcher from Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. The author has contributed to research in topics: Black spruce & Forest ecology. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 52 publications. Previous affiliations of Stephen J. Colombo include United States Department of Agriculture & Ontario Forest Research Institute.
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Papers
The burning question: does forest bioenergy reduce carbon emissions? A review of common misconceptions about forest carbon accounting.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the rationale for accounting for the fate of forest carbon in the absence of demand for bioenergy for forests harvested on a sustained yield basis, and discuss why the same accounting principles apply to individual stands and forest landscapes.
Why we disagree about assisted migration: Ethical implications of a key debate regarding the future of Canada's forests
Isabelle Aubin,C. M. Garbe,Stephen J. Colombo,C. R. Drever,Daniel W. McKenney,Christian Messier,John H. Pedlar,Marc Saner,Lisa A. Venier,Adam Wellstead,Richard S. Winder,E. Witten,Catherine Ste-Marie +12 more
TL;DR: This paper outlines the major perspectives that help define differing views on assisted migration and sheds some light on the ethical roots of the debate in the context of Canadian forests, suggesting that the focus should move towards a clearer identification of values and objectives for assisted migration.
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Third millennium forestry: what climate change might mean to forests and forest management in Ontario.
William C. Parker,Stephen J. Colombo,Marilyn L. Cherry,Sylvia Greifenhagen,Chris Papadopol,Mike D. Flannigan,Robert S. McAlpine,Taylor Scarr +7 more
TL;DR: Given the increasingly important role of Ontario's forests in national and provincial efforts to meet greenhouse gas emission reduction targets of the Kyoto Protocol, afforestation, conservation of existing forests, and their management, silvicultural intervention will increasingly be relied on to maintain forest health.
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Bud Dormancy Status, Frost Hardiness. Shoot Moisture Content, and Readiness of Black Spruce Container Seedlings for Frozen Storage
TL;DR: The purpose of this paper is to describe the relationships between shoot frost hardiness, bud dormancy status, shoot moisture content, and success of frozen storage for l-year-old black spruce seedlings.