Silv@21 - advancing silviculture in Canadian forests : adapting to new realities from seed to timber

森林栽培有其语言根源，即“照顾森林”，被认为是通过树木从种子选择到收获的生命序列来照顾树木的科学和艺术。作为一门科学，森林栽培早已扎根于过去；长期的成长观察和过去的实践为当前的管理策略提供了信息。林业科学目前面临着前所未有的不确定性。过去预示未来的前提正受到挑战；事实证明，造林学家使用的工具不足以充分了解林分的未来生长和设计，公众对木材生产以外更广泛的可持续利用森林资源的期望越来越复杂。简而言之，造林文化需要改变。Silv@21的最终目标是为决策者、管理者和规划者提供工具和实用的解决方案，以适应他们的森林管理实践，提高对压力源的抵抗力和对干扰的恢复能力，从而确保加拿大各地森林社区的长寿。该联盟的资助将通过一个涉及三个主题的框架来解决38个研究问题，即：“观察”、“预测”、“适应”。在观察项目中，我们将收集数据和创新工具，促进创新监测方法，以评估树木生长和森林活力。在“预测”中，我们将改进森林生长模型和预测方法，以考虑气候现实并综合森林面临的多重干扰风险。在Adapt项目中，我们将实施和测试适应新的社会环境现实的创新造林处理和森林管理战略，从而努力确保加拿大纤维供应的可持续性。这项研究将在森林过渡中心地点进行，这些地点将在加拿大各地提供一系列12个区域重点区域。

Silviculture has its linguistic roots, as "care of the forest" and is recognised as the science and art of caring for trees through their life sequence from seed selection to harvesting. As a science, silviculture has long been rooted in the past; life long growth observations and past practices inform current management strategies. Silvicultural science is currently facing unprecedented uncertainty. The very premise of the past informing the future is being challenged; the tools that silviculturists use are proving to be insufficient to fully inform the future growth and design of stands, and the public expectation on the broader sustainable use of the forest resource beyond timber production is increasingly complex. In short, the culture of silviculture needs to change. The ultimate aim of Silv@21 is to provide tools and practical solutions for decision-makers, managers and planners to adapt their forest management practices to improve both resistance to stressors and resilience to disturbance, and thereby ensure the longevity of forest-based communities across Canada. The Alliance grant will address a suite of 38 research questions through a framework involving a series of three themes i.e. 'Observe', 'Anticipate', 'Adapt'. In Observe we will assemble data and innovative tools to facilitate innovative monitoring approaches to assess tree growth and forest vigour. In Anticipate we will improve forest growth models and prediction methods to account for climate reality and synthesize the multiple disturbance risk forests face. In Adapt we will implement and test innovative silvicultural treatments and forest management strategies adapted to the new socio-environmental reality, thereby working to ensure the sustainability of the fibre supply across Canada. The research will take place in forest transition Hub sites which will offer a series of 12 regional focus areas across Canada.