GUIDE TO THE APPLICATION OF THE REGULATION RESPECTING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF FORESTS IN THE DOMAIN OF THE STATE

 

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Schedule 3

Sites having long-term soil fertility problems

In forest stands belonging to the ecological sub-regions and ecological types indicated in the table below, branches must be left in the felling areas, near the stumps, in order to prevent a long-term loss of soil fertility.

 Tableau annexe 3

Source: Ouimet, R, et L. Duchesne. 2009. Évaluation des types écologiques forestiers sensibles à l’appauvrissement des sols en minéraux par la récolte de biomasse. MRNF, Direction de la recherche forestière. Rapport hors série. 26 p.