Ontario Forest Research Institute

Recent papers from Ontario Forest Research Institute

1. Biomass harvesting intensity influences above and below ground wood decomposition processes in a northern Ontario jack pine forestForest Ecology and Management · 2026
2. Compounding Impacts—Genomic Exploration of the Potential Effect of Domestic Introgression on Climate Adaptation in Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar )Evolutionary Applications · 2026
3. Understanding forest soil degradation in Canada: threats, indicators and knowledge gapsCanadian Journal of Forest Research · 2026
4. CaMP-DOC v1.0: A process-based model for quantifying dissolved organic carbon fluxes in wetland-dominated catchmentsCanadian Journal of Forest Research · 2026
5. Estimating Annual Wildfire-Related Potential Above-Ground Biomass Loss in Eastern Canadian Boreal Forests Using Multi-Source Remote Sensing and XGBoostRemote Sensing · 2026
6. Large parameter uncertainty persists in soil food web models integrating stoichiometry, respiration and assimilationFunctional Ecology · 2026
7. Diversity of swimming behavior in larval LepidopteraJournal of Insect Science · 2026
8. How useful are streamflow-related indicators for assessing forest degradation? A Canadian forest hydrology perspectiveCanadian Journal of Forest Research · 2026
9. Silvicultural intensification increases forest floor disturbance and surface disturbance diversity in boreal and temperate forestsForest Ecology and Management · 2026
10. Biodiversity effects under climate extremes intensify with aridity in grasslands but not forestsNature Ecology & Evolution · 2026
11. Functional traits and ecological performance indices in non-vascular photoautotrophs (bryophytes and lichens): Retrospective review and outlook towards a unified ontologyEnvironmental Reviews · 2026
12. Growth, mortality and regeneration responses to ecological forestry treatments are shaped by local factors, species, and initial treatment impactJournal of Applied Ecology · 2026
13. Testing climate-informed seed sourcing strategies in black spruce: Comparing local, climate-forward, and mixed provenancesForest Ecology and Management · 2026
14. DIVERSE: Implementing the Functional Complex Network Approach Alongside Climate-Smart Forestry in CanadaThe Forestry Chronicle · 2026
15. Cost–benefit analysis of an organized community-based multi-cancer screening program in BangladeshJournal of Medical Screening · 2026
16. Greenhouse Gas Reduction Potential Through Bioheat for Remote Communities in Northeastern OntarioGCB Bioenergy · 2026
17. Assessing main and interactive effects of early silvicultural treatments and local competition on drought response in planted white spruceCanadian Journal of Forest Research · 2026
18. Ash population dynamics after two decades of Emerald Ash Borer infestations in CanadaCanadian Journal of Forest Research · 2026
19. The genomic impacts of rapid range expansionsGenome · 2026
20. Measurement-Driven Estimates of Above-Ground Biomass Change in the Eastern Canadian Boreal Forests from Permanent Sample Plots and Landsat Time SeriesForests · 2026