GREATER FUNDY ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH PROJECT
UNB Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management
Forest Management Guidelines to Protect
Native Biodiversity in the Fundy Model Forest
Continental Lowlands Ecoregion
(Anagance Ridge - Ecodistrict 29)
Harvest Pattern:
The disturbance regime here is mainly stand replacing from Spruce Budworm and fire history and some gap-replacing tolerant hardwood forests. Follow guidelines under Eastern Lowlands section. Adjacency rules from DNRE should be followed.
Cut Block Size:
Same as guideline under Eastern Lowlands.
Connectivity:
Same as guideline under Eastern Lowlands
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Water Course Buffers:
Same as guideline under Eastern Lowlands.
Mature Provisions:
Note: Since restoration of existing agricultural areas to forest is unlikely, agricultural lands are not considered in calculations for historical abundance.
Forest communities requiring mature provisions in this ecodistrict are:
- MIXED (=POSP) = 560 ha
- WHITE PINE (=WP) = 560 ha
- JACK PINE/RED PINE (=JPRP) =187 ha
- CONIFER (=RSBF) = 187 ha
- TOLERANT HARDWOOD (=SMBE) = 187 ha
Note: Maturity window for Red Spruce stands is 80-300 years
Size of Mature Patches:
For PINE, 50% should be of 400 ha, and 50% should be greater than 20 ha to reflect the range of patches created by fire (i.e.. 30% less than 50 ha, 30% greater than 1000 ha, and modal of 400 ha). MIXED should be a 375 ha and 200 ha patch. Others should be 19 ha patches
Protected Areas:
Same as guideline under Eastern Lowlands
Snag Retention:
Same as guideline under Eastern Lowlands.
Species of Concern:
Hemlock and Cedar were once much more common in this ecodistrict. Harvest of Hemlock should be eliminated and harvest of Cedar should be restricted to shelterwood cuts.
Go to Guidelines for:
Eastern Lowlands Ecoregion (Petitcodiac River - Ecodistrict 30)
Southern Uplands Ecoregion (Fundy Highlands/Plateau - Ecodistrict 12)
Fundy Coastal Ecoregion (Fundy Coastal - Ecodistrict 32)
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Information provided by:
Dr. Graham Forbes
Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management at UNB
Last Update: Dec 17, 1997
This document: http://www.unb.ca/web/forestry/centers/cwru/ecodis29.htm