Journal
FORESTS
Volume 8, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/f8060194
Keywords
Aboriginal people; ecological restoration; ecosystem services; Pinus strobus L.; shelterwood; sustainable forest management; traditional ecological knowledge; white pine
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- Reseau de recherche et de connaissances relatives aux peuples autochtones (DIALOG)
- Centre de recherche sur la gouvernance des ressources naturelles et du territoire (CRGRNT)
- Chaire Desjardins en developpement des petites collectivites
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Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.) is a cultural keystone tree species in the forests of eastern North America, providing numerous ecosystem services to Indigenous people. White pine abundance in the landscape has considerably decreased over the last few centuries due to overharvesting, suppression of surface fires, extensive management, and plantation failure. The Kitcisakik Algonquin community of western Quebec is calling for restoration and sustainable management of white pine on its ancestral territory, to ensure provision of associated ecosystem services. We present five white pine restoration and management scenarios taking into account community needs and ecological types: (1) natural regeneration of scattered white pines to produce individuals of different sizes and ages used as medicinal plants; (2) protection of supercanopy white pines used as landmarks and for providing habitat for flagship wildlife species, and younger individuals left as regeneration and future canopy trees; (3) the uniform shelterwood system to create white pine-dominated stands that provide habitat for flagship wildlife species and support cultural activities; (4) under-canopy plantations to yield mature white pine stands for timber production; (5) mixed plantations to produce forests with aesthetic qualities that provide wildlife habitat and protect biodiversity.
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