Forest health research needs in British Columbia

1995 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 489-496 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Nevill ◽  
P. M. Hall ◽  
J. Beale
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Mountain Pine Beetle ◽  
Survey Methodology ◽  
Forest Health ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Root Disease ◽  
Pinewood Nematode ◽  
Exotic Pests ◽  
Alternative Silvicultural Systems

To determine the needs and priorities for research on specific topics concerning forest health in British Columbia, a questionnaire was developed and distributed to forest management agencies, forest industry and other research agencies. Response was received from all groups contacted (Pacific Forestry Center [Canadian Forest Service]; BC Ministry of Forests; BC Ministry of Environment Lands & Parks; Industry; and Universities) throughout the province. Forty-two insect, disease, and mammal pests were identified for research. Research priorities for insects and diseases were equally distributed and of greater importance than mammals. Diseases most frequently identified included Armillaria root disease and tomentosus root disease, while the mountain pine beetle and the white pine weevil were foremost among insects. Broadly based issues included pest responses to alternative silvicultural systems, quantification of pest caused losses, and standardized survey methodology between agencies. Lower profile research concerns included the pinewood nematode, nursery pests, and hardwood diseases. The potential introduction into the province of exotic pests such as the Gypsy moth was identified as an emerging issue. Key words: forest health, research priorities, forest insects, disease, mammal pests

Forest health and climate change: A British Columbia perspective

2010 ◽  
Vol 86 (4) ◽  
pp. 412-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex J. Woods ◽  
Don Heppner ◽  
Harry H. Kope ◽  
Jennifer Burleigh ◽  
Lorraine Maclauchlan
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
British Columbia ◽  
Mountain Pine Beetle ◽  
Forest Health ◽  
Forest Insects ◽  
Pine Beetle ◽  
The World ◽  
Dothistroma Needle Blight ◽  
Management Recommendations ◽  
Needle Blight

BC’s forests have already faced two simultaneous, globally significant, epidemics linked to climate change; the Dothistroma needle blight epidemic in NW BC and the massive mountain pine beetle epidemic throughout the BC Interior. Building on these experiences, we have compiled our best estimates of how we believe other forest health agents may behave as climate change continues to influence our forests. We have drawn on literature from around the world but have focused on the situation in BC. We have made management recommendations based on what we have seen so far and what we expect to come.Key words: climate change, forest health, forest insects, forest pathogens, forest management, British Columbia

Species diversity and forest health in northwest British Columbia

2003 ◽  
Vol 79 (5) ◽  
pp. 892-897 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex J Woods
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Species Diversity ◽  
Lodgepole Pine ◽  
Forest Health ◽  
Root Disease ◽  
Pine Plantations ◽  
Thuja Plicata ◽  
Interior Spruce ◽  
Dothistroma Needle Blight ◽  
Needle Blight

Forest management in the Interior Cedar Hemlock (ICH) zone of the Kispiox TSA in northwest British Columbia has focused on two tree species. Interior spruce (Picea engelmanni Parry ex Engelm. × Picea glauca (Moench) Voss) and lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia Dougl. ex Loud.) have dominated plantations, while historically, western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.), true firs (Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. and (Abies amabilis (Dougl. ex Loud.) Dougl. ex Forbes) and western redcedar (Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don), have dominated the landscape. Tomentosus root disease (Inonotus tomentosus (Fr.) Teng) and Dothistroma needle blight (Mycosphaerella pini Rostr. in Munk) are the principal diseases affecting interior spruce and lodgepole pine plantations, respectively. Tomentosus root disease was found in 92% of spruce-dominated stands 100 years and older in the study area. The annual recruitment of dead interior spruce and lodgepole pine tree volume due to the disease in those stands is 4.29 m3/ha or 51 990 m3. The incidence of Tomentosus root disease in ten randomly selected spruce leading plantations aged 25–30 years ranged from 0.6% to 10.4% and averaged 5.9% of the host trees. Dothistroma needle blight was the most prevalent pest in a survey of 100 randomly selected lodgepole pine plantations and has caused considerable crop tree mortality. The disease has even caused mortality in 55-year-old lodgepole pine trees. Maintaining species diversity is essential to long-term forest health. Intensive planting of interior spruce and lodge-pole pine in this study area appears to have exacerbated disease problems. Key words: forest health, species diversity, interior spruce, lodgepole pine, Tomentosus root disease, Dothistroma needle blight

scholarly journals Annual Spread Rate of Tomentosus Root Disease

Plant Disease ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 81 (9) ◽  
pp. 1053-1056 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. S. Hunt ◽  
F. G. Peet
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Tree Ring ◽  
Root Disease ◽  
Uninfected Control ◽  
Radial Increment ◽  
Spread Rate ◽  
Annual Increment ◽  
Temporal Differences ◽  
The Difference ◽  
A New Technique

The spread rate of tomentosus root disease, caused by Inonotus tomentosus, was investigated by a new technique employing temporal differences in the initiation of the reduced annual radial increment between pairs of diseased trees. Pairs of infected trees (stumps) located on the periphery of disease centers were selected in each of six widely separated spruce (Picea spp.) stands in British Columbia. Distances between 12 pairs of stumps were measured, and disks were collected from each stump. Similarly, disks from four additional pairs were collected from trees in a younger stand. Uninfected control disks were collected for all sites. Tree-ring measurements were determined for all disk samples and the year in which the reduction of the annual increment attributable to I. tomentosus began was determined for infected trees. The difference between initiation years for pairs of infected trees divided into the distance between them produced an average annual spread rate of 20 cm/yr. This rate will be used in developing a model for the disease.

scholarly journals Patients, clinicians and researchers working together to improve cardiovascular health: a qualitative study of barriers and priorities for patient-oriented research

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. e031187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria-Jose Santana ◽  
Sandra Zelinsky ◽  
Sadia Ahmed ◽  
Chelsea Doktorchik ◽  
Matthew James ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Research ◽  
Heart Diseases ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Advisory Council ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Prediction And Prevention ◽  
Participatory Health Research ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Oriented Research

ObjectivesThe overall goal of this study is to identify priorities for cardiovascular (CV) health research that are important to patients and clinician-researchers. We brought together a group of CV patients and clinician-researchers new to patient-oriented research (POR), to build a multidisciplinary POR team and form an advisory committee for the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta.DesignThis qualitative POR used a participatory health research paradigm to work with participants in eliciting their priorities. Therefore, participants were involved in priority setting, and analysis of findings. Participants also developed a plan for continued engagement to support POR in CV health research.SettingLibin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Canada.ParticipantsA total of 23 participants, including patients and family caregivers (n=12) and clinician-researchers (n=11).ResultsParticipants identified barriers and facilitators to POR in CV health (lack of awareness of POR and poor understanding on the role of patients) and 10 research priorities for improving CV health. The CV health research priorities include: (1) CV disease prediction and prevention, (2) access to CV care, (3) communication with providers, (4) use of eHealth technology, (5) patient experiences in healthcare, (6) patient engagement, (7) transitions and continuity of CV care, (8) integrated CV care, (9) development of structures for patient-to-patient support and (10) research on rare heart diseases.ConclusionsIn this study, research priorities were identified by patients and clinician-researchers working together to improve CV health. Future research programme and projects will be developed to address these priorities. A key output of this study is the creation of the patient advisory council that will provide support and will work with clinician-researchers to improve CV health.

U.S. Federal Aviation Administration Neighborhood Environmental Survey: Study Motivation and Results

2021 ◽  
Vol 263 (1) ◽  
pp. 5815-5827
Author(s):  
Sean Doyle ◽  
Donald Scata ◽  
James Hileman
Keyword(s):  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Survey Methodology ◽  
Research Effort ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Federal Aviation Administration ◽  
The United States ◽  
Aircraft Noise ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Environmental Survey ◽  
Additional Information

As part of the agency's broader noise research program, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has undertaken a multi-year research effort to quantify the impacts of aircraft noise exposure on communities around commercial service airports in the United States (U.S.). The overall goal of the study was to produce an updated and nationally representative civil aircraft dose-response curve; providing the relationship between annoyance and aircraft noise exposure around U.S. airport communities. To meet this goal, the FAA sponsored a research team to help design and conduct a national survey, known as the Neighborhood Environmental Survey (NES). By assessing the results of the NES through both internal review and input from public comment, the FAA seeks to better inform its noise research priorities and noise policies. This paper will outline the FAA's motivation to conduct the NES as well as how its findings will help inform ongoing work to address aircraft noise concerns. Additional information describing the noise methodology and survey methodology are provided in companion papers.

scholarly journals Setting health research priorities using the CHNRI method: III. Involving stakeholders

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sachiyo Yoshida ◽  
Kerri Wazny ◽  
Simon Cousens ◽  
Kit Yee Chan
Keyword(s):  
Health Research ◽  
Research Priorities

scholarly journals Setting health research priorities using the CHNRI method: VII. A review of the first 50 applications of the CHNRI method

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Igor Rudan ◽  
Sachiyo Yoshida ◽  
Kit Yee Chan ◽  
Devi Sridhar ◽  
Kerri Wazny ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Research ◽  
Research Priorities

scholarly journals Public Health Research Priorities to Address US Human Trafficking

2017 ◽  
Vol 107 (7) ◽  
pp. 1045-1047 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily F. Rothman ◽  
Hanni Stoklosa ◽  
Susie B. Baldwin ◽  
Makini Chisolm-Straker ◽  
Rumi Kato Price ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Human Trafficking ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Public Health Research
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