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Karel Klinka
Karel Klinka is Professor Emeritus in Silvics and Forest Ecology at the University of British Columbia and has over 30 years of operational, research and instructional experience. In 1977 he was awarded the Distinguished Forester by the B.C. Association of Forest Professionals, in 1989 the Gold medal (Applied Science) by the BC Science Council, and in 1993 the University Teaching Prize.
Karel’s work in forest ecology and silvics has been applied in countries around the world. His main areas of interest have focused on (1) the development and application of ecosystem classification, interpretation, and mapping, (2) the development of height-site index models for the tree species with no existing models or imported models from outside the province, such as Engelmann spruce, subalpine fir, western larch, black spruce, and trembling aspen, (3) quantifying relationships between site forest productivity (measured by site index) and ecological measures of site quality, and (4) developing forest humus form classification. Karel hascarried out three investigations into the productivity of mixed-species stands: (1) shade-tolerant western hemlock and western redcedar, (2) shade-intolerant lodgepole pine and western larch, and (3) shade-intolerant lodgepole pine and shade-tolerant black spruce. The purpose of this research has been to improve tree species selection decision-making. Karel has also produced detailed site maps and reports (all included on CDs) for the UBC Alex Fraser and Malcolm Knapp Research Forests.
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