lakehead u 60th anniversary nrm-cif speaker series
about the event
the following presentations will take place as part of this event:
forests, moose, predators and moose hunting – dr. brian mclaren
dr. brian mclaren’s research career spans isle royale national park, a temporal average of 1.5 to 3.0 moose per square kilometre, the island of newfoundland, an average across wildlife management units of 1.1 to 4.5 moose per square kilometre, and ontario, an average of 0.05 to 0.35 moose per square kilometre. isle royale provides an opportunity to observe forest regeneration, which depends on the degree of canopy disturbance and food-chain effects, with wolf kill rates creating cascades that influence soil characteristics. newfoundland shows that forest regeneration may not return to previous stable states, depending on local moose densities. ontario trend analysis consistently shows hunting to have the strongest effects on moose, keeping forest regeneration in expected ranges.
remote sensing and forest fire research at nrm - dr. brigitte leblon
remote sensing is an important tool in modern forestry. at nrm, the remote sensing research has focused on two important forestry applications. the first one is detecting tree health on uav imagery. we will present a deep learning method allowing the direct detection of trees and their health on uav multispectral images. the second one is on mapping fuel moisture using polarimetric radar imagery. after explaining what polarimetric radar imagery is, we will present results using polarimetric alos-palsar l-band imagery for fuel moisture in british columbia.
this event is sponsored by the canadian institute of forestry and faculty of natural resources management.
snacks will be provided.
