Forestry Research

Researcgers in forest

B.A. Blackwell and Associates Ltd. offers "turn-key" forest research services, including experimental design, working plan preparation, trial establishment, measurement, data analysis, and reporting in a range of formats from operational memos to refereed journals.

Microclimate monitoring

We program, install, and monitor electronic dataloggers (Campbell Scientific and Unidata equipment) and process data in a variety of formats. We also measure understory light levels.

Soil sampling

We conduct detailed soil sampling for physical and chemical properties, soil solution chemistry, and soil moisture.

Regeneration performance

We evaluate regeneration performance in relation to silvicultural treatments and ecological factors.

Seedling physiology

We monitor seedling water status, including measurement of stomatal conductance, pre-dawn moisture stress, and leaf area.

Tree nutrition

We design, establish, measure, and analyze fertilization screening trials.

Carbon and biomass measurements

We measure coarse woody debris, site biomass and estimate site carbon and nutrient budgets.