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Landmark News, Volume 16 Issue 2—

Fall/Spring—2009/10 D E P A R T M E N T O F R E N E W A B L E R E S O U R C E S

Volume 16 Issue 2

Landmark News Greetings from your friends in Renewable Resources!! We’ve had a busy and event-ful fall and summer around the department, including many exciting new develop-ments. Chief among these are the recent appointment of two new junior staff members, Soung-Ryoul Ryu (Assistant Professor of Wild-land Fire) and M. Derek Mackenzie (Assistant Profes-sor of Soil-Plant Relation-

ships).

Dr. Ryu comes to us most recently from Clemson University and is the first appointment made under our dynamic partnership with Alberta Sustainable Resource Development (ASRD) and the Canadian Forest Service (CFS) to develop a Western Canadian initiative in Wildland Fire Education and Research. Soung’s principal interests are in fuel-loading and predicting fire behaviour. There is more to come here … and we are excited about it!

Dr. Mackenzie has been with the department for several years as a Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Associate in Dr. Sylvie Quideau’s laboratory. His position provides the depart-mental match required for Dr. Simon Landhauser’s NSERC Industrial Research Chair, announced in the last Landmark. Derek will be working on the below-ground aspects of re-vegetation of surface disturbed sites in the context of our developing focus on oil sands reclamation, an area in which Derek has developed significant expertise through recent work with Dr. Quideau. Furthermore, Derek’s previous work with fire and interest in the function of black carbon in soils will bolster our fire initiative.

Stay tuned. More good stuff is on the way, although our plans will likely unfold a little more slowly over the next two years. We are delighted to register this report in light of the budget constraints that we face over the next few years. This would not have been possible without strong support from our Dean, John Kennelly, and the enthusiasm and assistance of ASRD and CFS.

What else? Our two featured autumn lectures came off splendidly. The Bentley Lecture in Sustainable Agriculture was delivered by Dr. Rene Van Acker of Guelph University and the November Forest Industry (FILS) Lecture by Werner Kurz of CFS in Victoria. Both were informative and inspiring, respectively addressing central challenges in sustainable agriculture and the importance of forests in the carbon-climate change debate, and both

News from the Department Chair

Academic Travels P. 3

Landmark Laurels P. 11

Alumni Trails P. 12

Graduate Student News

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Undergraduate Stu-dent News

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Contact Us P.16

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Reminder for those with tickets:

Forestry Ring Ceremony and Dinner

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Faculty Club

Cocktails at 5:30pm


contributing to the sense of excitement about applied science that characterizes our department. I call your attention to the spring FILS lecture that was delivered by Jerry Thomas Wil-liams, formerly the National Director of Fire & Aviation Man-agement for the USDA Forest Service on March 4. His title was ‘The Mega-fire phenomenon: risk implications for land managers and policy-makers’. Our next FILS Speaker is yet to be determined but the Lecture will be held on November 4, 2010.

We are presently engaged in a detailed review of the courses offered through the Department of Renewable Resources in-tended to ensure that we make the most of the abilities and scholarly passions of our increasingly new academic staff, and that our undergraduate offerings meet in the best way we can the needs of our Faculty undergraduate programs. In this con-text there has been much lively discussion about the future configuration of our traditional Spring Field School. Over the summer we signed an agreement jointly with the UA Faculty of Native Studies to offer our Environment and Conservation Studies (ENCS) program at Yukon College in Whitehorse. This innovative expansion of our influence has been driven by our newly returned departmental colleague Dr. Fiona Schmiegelow, who will be operating out of Whitehorse for the next few years to give our programs a strong northern element. All this contributes to a sense of excitement and renewal with respect to teaching in the department.

It is easy to speak honestly in superlatives about the graduate programs in the department. In many ways, these students, our junior colleagues, are the peripheral nerves of the depart-ment, ensuring that the central core of our unit is well in touch with the new things happening in our domains of inter-est. It is all too easy to feel paralyzed by the doze of ‘adminstrivia’, but the student faces on the graduate poster beside my computer and the interactions with these folks and their supervisors remind me daily that the world is alive, well and unfolding as it should.

It was a great year for recognition among our staff. Dr. Uldis

Silins won our Faculty Teaching Award this year, and his strides to the podium were re-traced by Dr. Andreas Ha-mann, who won the Faculty Research and Innovation Award. We’ve just received the excellent news that Dr. Janusz Zwiazek will receive a Scientific Achievement Award from the International Union of Forest Research Organiza-tions (IUFRO) at their meeting next year in Soul, South Ko-rea. Thus Janusz joins the list of 4 previous winners from Renewable Resources. Congratulations, Janusz! Although it is testament to his uncommon abilities, I regret to note that Dr. Gary Kachanoski will be leaving the department in 2010 to take up the President’s post at Memorial University in St. John’s, Newfoundland. We will miss Gary much, but his good influence has helped us renew our departmental com-mitment to work in soil science.

It is customary for me to end with a short review of my trav-els, giving me leave to include a nice picture in the record. I was privileged to be able to attend the World Forestry Con-gress in Buenos Aires and to present a keynote address on the topic of biodiversity conservation and sustainable forest management. I had never spoken before such a large crowd and it was appropriate that I had a pair of brown trousers. It was fun to be able to pass on so much of our Alberta and Canadian Sustainable Forest Management Network experi-ence to a world audience, and I am grateful to colleagues in the department, government and Alberta industry for their help in developing nice examples. However, the picture on the front page relates to a personal passion. Professor Fangli-ang He and I participated in a Chinese Academy of Forestry meeting about forest biodiversity on Hainan Island in May. This is a place that I have wanted to go for years because of what I am holding in my hands in the photograph. This is a splendid specimen of Gigantometra gigas, the Earth’s largest living and most phylogentically ancient water-strider -- and one of the more impressive insects on the planet. It seems to depend on cool, high-elevation streams in pristine tropical forests and so is an excellent indicator for conservation of those forests. Populations of G. gigas continue to exist, in so far as we know, only on Hainan and in a few remote loca-tions in North Vietnam. For me, this experience fulfilled another of life’s dreams – and I am hopeful that it can con-tinue with additional research about this beast.

News from the Chair Cont’d

This year the Award of Excellence in Mentoring Graduate Students was reinstated thanks to a generous donation from Dr Peter Crown. That first recipient was our very own esteemed Professor and Chair, Dr John Spence. John was honoured and presented with a few gifts by Dr Sylvie Quideau at the 63rd Forest Industry Lecture Series Din-ner on March 4, 2010. We are very proud of you John, congratula-tions!

One other Tidbit...


Earlier this year, the University of Alberta embarked on a new and exciting initiative to offer students in north-ern Canada increased access to post-secondary learning

opportunities in or near their home communities. In the near future, we will be offering our Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Conservation Sciences (ENCS) degree program in partnership with Yukon College, in Whitehorse, YT. In support of this undertaking, a new, centrally-funded position in Northern Con-servation Science was established, with assignment to Whitehorse to advance the partnership. In April of this year, I returned to the Department to assume this position and lead the initiative.

I have always been a strong advocate of our ENCS program, as I feel it is truly an interdisciplinary program respectful of the natural and social science foundations critical to understanding the underpinnings of environmental conservation. De-livering this program in the Yukon is an incredible opportunity, but also a signifi-cant challenge. The ecological and cultural context is different in the north, and it is important that we acknowledge and address that in the delivery of the ENCS curriculum. Broad support across UofA will help to ensure this. At the university-level, this initiative is a collaborative effort between ALES and Native Studies, with strong support from the Provost's Office, and the involvement of the Cana-

dian Circumpolar Institute through elements of the Universities Northern Strategy. We will also be relying heavily on the significant instructional capacity that exists in the Yukon.

The Yukon is a fascinating place to be. With the settlement of extensive land claims, development of true self-governance within the Yukon First Nations, and the devolution of remaining federal responsibilities to the territory, novel institu-tional structures are emerging. Most of the territory exists in a fairly pristine state, but as resource interests turn north, many plans are (literally) in the pipe. There is thus a real need to increase the local capacity to address environmental and social concerns in conjunction with resource development activities. The Yukon is also an amphitheatre for climate change, with significant effects already being experienced by some communities.

As a researcher, there are incredible opportunities to pursue pressing questions within striking distance of Whitehorse. The College is located less than 30 minutes away from a Research Forest and the Yukon Wildlife Preserve, both of which are developing facilities to support research and student training. The newly opened Yukon Research Centre of Excellence at the College also houses the Northern Research Institute, the Northern Climate Exchange and the Cold Climate Innova-tion Centre. Daily flights in and out of Whitehorse make it easy to stay connected with other research initiatives, and I remain active in a number of national and international projects, and maintain an office in Renewable Resources. During my trips back, I am often rushing between meetings, but I hope as things settle, and we are comfortably on track with our northern ENCS initiative, that you will see me more frequently on campus.

The ENCS offering at Yukon College is one element and the first phase of a more ambitious plan to build many linkages in education and research. In addition to advancing the ENCS degree program, I am supporting the development of northern research opportunities and linkages with northern agencies for UofA faculty and students. If you are interested in learning more, or pur-suing opportunities in the north, please contact me. Better yet, come for a visit!

~ Fiona Schmiegelow

New Northern ENCS Initiative


Academic News

25 years ago in July, Judy Huck, our now Webmaster and Multimedia Technician, started working for our department. Truth be told, Judy also had a couple of earlier stints working for the University before she started her latest round of continuous service, so her record is that much more impressive. Congratulations, Judy, on reaching this impressive service milestone!

Welcome to new academic staff member, Soung-Ryoul Ryu, successful candidate for the posi-tion of Assistant Professor in Wildland Fire Science and Management. Soung assumed his du-ties in November 2009.

Soung was born and raised in Seoul, a metropolitan city (approximately 10 million residents), in South Korea. Middle and high school years in South Korea were very needy and torturesome. He used to go to school by 7:10 am and leave the school at 11:30 pm to cover 16~17 subjects without mentioning a little over 30 exams in his 12 grade and extra after-school studies. It was mainly due to its notorious University entrance system. When he took the entrance exam, the exam was only given once a year and he can only apply to one school and one major. If you failed in this competition, you would have to try again next year unless you decided to apply lower ranking schools (e.g., 2 year colleges). By all means, only 15% of students could enter 4 year universities at that time. Guess what? He was quite fed up with crowdedness (hey, 15 million people in the city during day time!) and competition, which was one of the main reasons he decided to study forestry.

After finishing his BS he felt like he knew nothing about forests so he began a graduate program. Over there, he stumbled and was frustrated, but learned how to do science and how to read ‘scientific languages’. In 2000, South Korea had the first big forest fire in modern years. Why first?

You should understand the history of Korea a little. Korea lost majority of their forest due to two wars – World War II and Ko-rean Civil War (Japan needed much of natural resources to build the Manjuria railroad and to support war). Therefore, Korea lost almost all forest during these two tragedy incidents. Korea replanted about 90% of its land after 1970s and it is only one country in the world successfully revegetated by human effort. Therefore, there was not much fuel before late 1990s and no significant fire.

In 2000, Korea lost about 5% of its forest in less than 2 weeks. It really struck Soung and later he decided to study forest fire for his PhD topic. Soung finished his PhD in 2005 at the University of Toledo. His current main research interests include evaluating the effects of natural (e.g., fire) and anthropogenic (e.g., thinning and prescribed burning) disturbances on productivity and fuel characters and on fire spreading using experimental and modeling approaches.

Soung enjoys hiking and many other sports. Among them, his favorite is Kendo, or Japanese sword fighting. Soung also tries to learn oriental medicine upon his medic experience and starts to practice acupuncture on his own body. He is looking forward to learn more about boreal forest ecosystem and forest fire.

New Academic Staff Soung-Ryoul Ryu—Assistant Professor Wildland Fire Science and Management

25 Years of Service


Research Initiatives Coordinator Sarah Good-ing is completing her secondment of 4 days per week as the ALES Research Facilitator, covering Mariska Span-Smeelen’s maternity leave. Many thanks to Sarah for serving this double duty, and we’re glad to have her returning to us full-time soon.

In light of the University’s budget situation, we have been holding a Main Office financial posi-tion vacant. Your patience is appreciated through this time of reduced staffing!

Congratulations to Sylvie Quideau and Uldis Silins, who are being promoted to the rank of Full Professor.

And furthermore… besides new appointments already mentioned in this issue (Soung-Ryoul Ryu, Derek MacKenzie, and Fiona Schmiegelow):

Welcome back to Nicole Kent, who has re-turned to us in the capacity of our Executive Assis-tant and Undergraduate Program Administrator. Nicole has a pleasingly long history with our de-partment and recent experience in the Depart-ment of English and Film Studies. We’re de-lighted to have her back with us!

Congratulations to Professor Bruce Dancik, who has retired and is continuing to work for 2 years in a post-retirement contract.

Staffing News from the Associate Chair

The 9th annual Canadian Geophysical Union (Hydrology Section) Prairie Student Hydrology Conference was held on Sat. Jan 30 in the Natural Resource Engineering Facility. This year, the conference was organized by Uldis Silins, Jocelyn Howery, and Pablo Piña and was hosted by our department and jointly sponsored by Faculty of Agricultural, Life, and Environmental Sciences and the Canadian Geophysical Un-ion. This annual student meeting fosters interaction and net-working among student and faculty hydrologists working in the prairie region universities and in the north. The confer-ence was a great success, bringing together students and fac-ulty from the University of Alberta, University of Lethbridge,

University of Calgary, and University of Saskatchewan. From Dept. of Renewable Resources, Yanyan Sunny Song (M.Sc.; M. Dyck), Mike Wagner (M.Sc.; U. Silins), Laura MacPherson (M.Sc.; L. Foote), Jessica Snedden (M.Sc.; S. Landhausser/U. Silins), Pablo Piña (Ph.D.; U. Silins), Jocelyn Howery (M.Sc.; U. Silins), and Cory Kartz (M.Sc.; G. Kachanoski/M. Dyck) presented oral papers that gener-ated much interest and discussion. Thanks to all the stu-dents and staff who came out.

Ren R Hosts 9th Canadian Geophysical Union Prairie Region Student Hydrology Meeting


Dr Gary Kachanoski is departing from our department to be-come Memorial University of Newfoundland’s new President and Vice-Chancellor starting July 1, 2009. The Department would like to thank Gary for his years of service and wishes Gary the best in his future endeavors.

The Soil Monolith Collections and Displays have been recently upgraded to a museum standard at the University of Alberta. A colorful brochure entitled, "The Story of Soil Science in Al-berta: A Guided Tour of Soil Resources at the University of Alberta" by Dr. Noorallah Juma and Dr. Jim Robertson, Profes-sor Emeriti and Past Curators of Soil Monolith Collections, provides a complete list of items in the collections. Most of the collections are displayed in the hallways of the second, third and fourth floors of the Earth Sciences Building, University of

Alberta North Campus. This is a great place to see 'Soil Body Worlds'! There is no fee to see these collections!

Dr Fiona Schmiegelow is one of the 2009 Boreal Forest Award recipients for a ca-reer dedicated to boreal conservation, as an activist, a teacher and as a leader of major scientific research initiatives. Congratulations Fiona!

Emmanuel Mapfumo, a sessional in our department, won the ENCS teaching award this year. It was awarded at the ENCS Graduation on March 13, 2010. Congratulations Emmanuel!

Academic News

2010 Ball, PN; MacKenzie, MD; DeLuca, TH; Holben, WE. 2010. Wildfire and charcoal enhance nitrification and ammonium oxidiz-ing bacterial abundance in dry montane forest soils. Journal of Environmental Quality, in press. Chavez, V; Macdonald, SE. 2010. The influence of canopy patch mosaics on understory plant community composition in boreal mixedwood forest. Forest Ecology and Management 259: 1067-1075. Lilles, EB; Purdy, BG; Chang, S; Macdonald, SE. 2010. Soil and groundwater characteristics of saline sites supporting boreal mixedwood forests in northern Alberta. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 90: 1-14. MacKenzie, MD; Quideau, SA. 2010. Microbial community structure and nutrient availability in oil sands reclaimed boreal soils. Applied Soil Ecology 44, 32-41.

2009 Arevalo, CBM; Bhatti, JS; Chang, SX; Sidders, D. 2009. Ecosystem carbon stocks and distribution under different land-uses in north central Alberta, Canada. Forest Ecology and Management. 257: 1776-1785. Arthur, RL; Donkor, NT; Hudson, RJ; King, JR. 2009. Foraging rates of wapiti on alfalfa/bromegrass pastures. Small Ruminant Research 83: 46-52. Brown, CL; Paszkowski, CA; Foote, AL; Moenting, A; Boss, SM. 2009. The relationship of amphibian abundance to habitat features across spatial scales in the Boreal plains. Ecoscience 16(2): 209-223. Bryant, JP; Clausen, TP; Swihart, RK; Landhäusser, SM; Stevens, MT; Hawkins, CDB; Carriere, S; Kirilenko, AP; Veitch, AM; Popko, RA; Cleland, DT; Williams, JH; Jakubas, WJ; Carlson, MR; Lehmkuhl BK; Cebrian, M; Paragi, TF; Picone PM; Moore, JE; Packee, EC; Malone T. 2009. Fire Drives Transcontinental Variation in Tree Birch Defense against Browsing by Snowshoe Hares American Naturalist 174: 13-23. Calvo Polanco, M; Jones, MD; Zwiazek, JJ. 2009. Effects of pH on NaCl resistance of American elm (Ulmus americana) seedlings inoculated with Hebeloma crustuliniforme and Laccaria bicolor. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 31: 515-522. Calvo Polanco, M; Zwiazek JJ; Jones, MD; MacKinnon, MD. 2009. Effects of NaCl on responses of ectomycorrhizal black spruce

Publications


(Picea mariana), white spruce (Picea glauca) and jack pine (Pinus banksiana) to fluoride. Physiologia Plantarum 135: 51-61. Caners, R; Macdonald, SE; Belland, R. 2009. Recolonization potential of bryophyte diaspore banks in harvested mixed-wood boreal forest. Plant Ecology 204: 55-68. Chapman, G; Bork, EW; Donkor, NT; Hudson, RJ. 2009. Yields, quality and suitability of four annual forages for deer pasture in North Central Alberta. The Open Agriculture Journal 3: 26-31. Chapman, G; Bork, EW; Donkor, NT; Hudson, RJ. 2009. Performance of white-tailed deer grazing Chicory, Birdsfoot Tre-foil or Alfalfa in north central Alberta. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition 93: 794-801. Chhin, S; Hogg, EH; Lieffers, VJ; Huang, S. 2008. Potential effects of climate change on the growth of lodgepole pine in Alberta, Canada. For Ecol and Manage. 256: 1692-1703. Choi, WJ; Chang, SX. 2009. Technical Note: Nitrogen fertilization effects on the degradation of aged diesel oil in com-posted drilling wastes. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 11: 441-450. Clark, DA; Tyrrell, M; Dowsley, M; Foote, L; Freeman, MMR; Clark, SG..2009. Polar bears, climate change and human dignity; seeking integrative conservation policies. Pp 233-242 in MMR Freeman and AL Foote (Eds) Inuit, polar bears and sustainable use. CCI Press, University of Alberta, Edmonton. Comeau, PG; Harper, GJ. 2009. Effects of vegetation control treatments for release of Engelmann spruce from a mixed-shrub community in southern British Columbia – Year 15 results. For. Chron. 85: 583-592. Comeau, PG; Filipescu, CN; Kabzems, R; DeLong, C. 2009. Growth of white spruce underplanted beneath spaced and unspaced aspen stands in northeastern B.C.—10 year results. For. Ecol. Manage. 257: 1629-1636. Craig, A; Macdonald, SE. 2009. Threshold effects of variable retention harvesting on understory plant communities in the boreal mixedwood forest. Forest Ecology and Management 258: 2619-2627. Cumming, S; Trindade, M; Greene, D; Macdonald, SE. 2009. Canopy and emergent white spruce in “pure” deciduous stands: frequency, predictive models and ecological importance. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 39: 1997-2004. Digweed, SD; MacQuarrie, CJK; Langor, DW; Williams, DJM; Spence, JR. Current status of invasive birch-leafmining saw-flies (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) in Canada, with keys to species. The Canadian Entomologist 141: 201-235. Dyck, MF; Kachanoski, RG. 2009a. Measurement of transient soil water flux across a soil horizon interface. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 73:1604-1613. Dyck, MF; Kachanoski, R G. 2009b. Measurement of steady-state soil water flux across a soil horizon interface. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 73: 1786-1795. Foote, AL; Spence, JR; Krogman, NT. Should academics advocate for environmental issues? Society and Natural Resources 22: 579-589. Foote, AL; Wenzel, GW. 2009 Polar bear conservation hunting in Canada: Economics, culture and unintended conse-quences. Pp 13-24 in MMR Freeman and AL Foote (Eds) Inuit, polar bears and sustainable use. CCI Press, University of Al-berta, Edmonton. Foote, L; Krogman, N; Clark, D; Johnston, L. 2009. “Polar Bears and the Media: The Ways in Which we Know the Icon.” Pp. 187-198 in M. Freeman and L. Foote (Eds.) Inuit, Polar Bears and Sustainable Use. Edmonton, AB: CCI Press. Freeman, MMR; Foote, AL. 2009. Inuit, polar bears and sustainable Use [Book] CCI Press, University of Alberta, Edmonton. 252 pp. Gradowski, T; Lieffers, VJ; Landhäusser, SM; Sidders, D; Volney, J; Spence, JR. 2009. Regeneration of Populus nine years


after variable retention harvest in boreal mixedwood forests. Forest Ecology & Management, 259: 283-289. Grant, RF; Barr, AG; Black, TA; Margolis, HA; Dunn, AL; Metsaranta, J; Wang, S; McCaughey, JH; Bourque, CP-A. 2009. Inter-annual variation in net ecosystem productivity of Canadian forests as affected by regional weather patterns – a Fluxnet-Canada synthesis. Agric. For. Met. 149:2022–2039. Grant, RF; Hutyra, LR; de Oliveira, RC; Munger, JW; Saleska, SR; Wofsy, SC. 2009. Modelling the carbon balance of Amazonian rainforests: resolving ecological controls on net ecosystem productivity. Ecological Applications. 79(3): 445–4638. Hussain, S; Siddique, T; Arshad, M; Saleem, M. 2009. Bioremediation and phytoremediation of pesticides: recent advances. Crit. Rev. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39: 843-907. Hussain, S; Siddique, T; Saleem, M; Arshad, M; Khalid, A. 2009. Impact of pesticides on soil microbial diversity, enzymes, and biochemical reactions. Adv. Agron. 102: 159-200. Hvenegaard. G; Wiersma, YF; Duinker, P; Haider, W; Schmiegelow, F; Munier, A. 2009. Emerging Interactions between Pro-tected Areas and Sustainable Forest Management in Canada. In: L'Ecologie dans tous ses états au Canada / The Ins and Outs of Ecology in Canada (S. Héritier, M. Kaltemback, C. Omhovère and M. Rocard, eds.) Toulouse: Editions Universitaires du Sud. Islam, MA; Macdonald, SE. 2009. Gas exchange and uptake of 15N-labeled ammonium and nitrate in black spruce and tamarack seedlings under flooded and non-flooded conditions. Annals of Forest Science 66: 102 (11 pages) [DOI: 10.1051/forest:200807]. Kachanoski, RG. 2009. Crop response to nitrogen fertilizer: The delta yield concept. Can. J. Soil Sci. 89:1-11. Kemper, JT; Macdonald, SE. 2009. Directional change in low-arctic upland tundra plant communities 20-30 years following seis-mic exploration disturbance. Journal of Vegetation Science 20: 557-567. Kemper, JT; Macdonald, SE. 2009. Effects of contemporary winter seismic exploration on low arctic plant communities and per-mafrost. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 41: 228-237. Kuzyk, GW; Hudson, RJ. 2008. Rumen papillae morphology of mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus, and white tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, from East Central Alberta. Canadian Field-Naturalist 122: 179–181. Kuzyk, GW; Cool, NL; Bork, EW; Bampfylde, C; Franke, KA; Hudson, RJ. 2009. Estimating economic carrying capacity for an ungulate guild in Western Canada. The Open Conservation Biology Journal 3: 24-35. Kwak, JH; Lim, SS; Park, HJ; Lee, SI; Lee, KH; Kim, HY; Chang, SX; Lee, SM; Ro, HM; Choi, WJ. 2009. Relating tree ring chem-istry of Pinus densiflora to precipitation acidity in an industrial area of South Korea. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution. 199: 95–106. Landhäusser, SM. 2009. Impact of slash removal, drag scarification, and mounding on lodgepole pine cone distribution and seed-ling regeneration after cut-to-length harvesting on high elevation sites Forest Ecology and Management 258: 43-49. Landhäusser, SM; Deshaies, D; Lieffers, VJ. 2010. Disturbance facilitates rapid range expansion of aspen into higher elevations of the Rocky Mountains under a warming climate. J. Biogeography 37: 68-76. LeBoldus, J M; Blenis, PV; Thomas, BR; Feau, N; Bernier, L. 2009. Susceptibility of Populus balsamifera to Septoria musiva: A field study and greenhouse experiment. Plant. Dis. 93:1146-1150. Lee SH; Chung, GC; Zwiazek, JJ. 2009. Light decreases cell hydraulic conductivity and turgor pressure in bundle sheath cells of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) leaves. Plant Science 176: 248-255. Lennie, AD; Landhäusser, SM; Lieffers, VJ; Sidders D. 2009. Regeneration of aspen following partial and strip understory protec-tion harvest in boreal mixedwood forests. For. Chron. 85:631-638. Mackenzie, DD; Naeth, MA. 2009. The role of the forest soil propagule bank in assisted natural recovery after oil sands mining. Restoration Ecology 17(3):1061-2971.


Mbogga, M; Hamann, A; Wang, T. 2009. Historical and projected climate data for natural resource management in western Can-ada. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 149: 881-890. McIntosh, ACS; Gray, AN; Garman, SL. 2009. Canopy structure on forest lands in western Oregon: differences among forest types and stand ages. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-794. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 35 pp. (available for download from http://treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/33523) Metivier, KA; Pattey, E; Grant, RF. 2009. Using the ecosys mathematical model to simulate temporal variability of nitrous oxide emissions from a fertilized agricultural soil. Soil Biol. Biochem. 4:2370–2386. Metsaranta, J; Lieffers, V.J. 2009. Using dendrochronology to obtain annual data for modeling stand development: a supplement to permanent sample plots. Forestry 82: 163-173. Mwale, D; Gan, TY; Devito, KD; Mendoza, CA; Silins, U; Petrone, R., 2009, Precipitation variability and its relationship to hydro-logic variability in Alberta. Hydrological. Processes. 23:3040-3056. Nielsen, SE; Cranston, J; Stenhouse, GB., 2009. Identification of priority areas for grizzly bear conservation and recovery in Al-berta, Canada. Journal of Conservation Planning, 5, 38-60. Nielsen, SE; Haughland, D; Bayne, E; Schieck, J. 2009. Detecting trends in species occurrence for a large-scale, long-term biodiver-sity monitoring programme. Biodiversity and Conservation. 18: 2961–2978. Norris, CE; Quideau, SA; Bhatti, JS; Wasyslishen, RE; MacKenzie, MD. 2009. Influence of fire and harvest on soil organic carbon in jack pine sites. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 39: 642-654. Noss, R; Nielsen, SE; Vance-Borlan, DK., 2009. Prioritizing ecosystems, species, and sites for restoration. Pages 158-171 in Spatial Conservation Prioritization: Quantitative Methods and Computational Tools, Moilanen, A., K.A. Wilson, & H. Possingham edi-tors. Oxford University Press, London. Patterson, SJ; Chanasyk, DS; Naeth, MA; Mapfumo, E. 2009. Effluent effects on a coarse textured soil and associated impacts on the nutrient concentrations and growth of reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea L.) and hybrid poplar (Populus deltoides x P. petrowskyana L.). Canadian Journal of Soil Science 89(2):223-234. Renkema, K.N. Lieffers, V.J. Landhäusser S.M. 2009. Aspen regeneration on log decking areas as influenced by season and duration of log storage. New Forest 38: 323-335. Renkema, KN; Landhausser, SM; Lieffers, VJ. 2009. Suckering response of aspen to simulated log storage and traffic-induced-root wounding. For. Ecol. Manage. 258: 2083-2089. Renkema, KN; Lieffers, VJ; Landhäusser, SM. 2009 Aspen regeneration on log decking areas as influenced by season and duration of log storage New Forests 38: 323-335. Rowland, SM; Prescott, CE; Grayston, SJ; Quideau, SA; Bradfield, GE. 2009. Recreating a functional forest soil in reclaimed oil-sands in northern Alberta: An approach for measuring success in ecological restoration. Journal of Environmental Quality 38: 1580-1590. Schmiegelow, FKA; Villard, M-A. 2009. Conservation of boreal birds and the case for resilience: does it pass the test? Avian Conser-vation and Ecology 3(1): 4. [online] URL: http://www.ace-eco.org/vol4/iss1/art4/. Schneider, R; Hamann, A; Farr, D; Wang, X; Boutin, S. 2009. Potential effects of climate change on ecosystem distribution in Alberta. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 39: 1001-1010. Silins, U; Bladon, KD; Anderson, A; Diiwu, J; Emelko, MB; Stone, M; Boon, S. 2009, Alberta’s Southern Rockies Watershed Pro-ject: How wildfire & salvage logging affect water quality & aquatic ecology. Streamline. 12:1-7.


Silins, U; Stone, M; Emelko, MB; Bladon, KD., 2009, Sediment Production Following Severe Wildfire and Post-Fire Salvage Log-ging in the Rocky Mountain Headwaters of the Oldman River Basin, Alberta. Catena. 79:189-197. Startsev, N; Lieffers, VJ; Landhäusser, SM; Velazquez-Martinez, A. 2008. N-transfer through aspen litter and feather moss layers after fertilization with ammonium nitrate and urea. Plant and Soil. 311: 51-59. Startsev, NA; Lieffers, VJ; Landhäusser, SM. 2008. Effects of leaf litter on the growth of boreal feather mosses: implication for forest floor development. Journal of Vegetation Science 19: 253-260. Swallow, M; Quideau, SA; MacKenzie, MD; Kischuk, BE. 2009. Microbial community structure and function: The effect of silvi-cultural burning and topographic variability in northern Alberta. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 41: 770-777. Tan, X; Curran, MP; Chang, SX; Maynard, D. 2009. Early growth responses of lodgepole pine and Douglas-fir to soil compaction, organic matter removal, and rehabilitation treatments in southeastern British Columbia. Forest Science 55: 210-220. Turcotte, I; Quideau, SA; Oh, S-W. 2009. Organic matter quality in reclaimed boreal forest soils following oilsands mining. Or-ganic Geochemistry 40: 510-519. Hacke, UG; Jacobsen, AL; Pratt, RB. 2009. Xylem function of aridland shrubs from California, USA: an ecological and evolu-tionary analysis. Plant, Cell and Environment 32: 1324–1333. Hacke, UG; Jansen, S. 2009. Embolism resistance of three boreal conifer species varies with pit structure. New Phytologist 182: 675–686. Voicu, MC; Cooke, JK; Zwiazek, JJ. 2009. Aquaporin gene expression and apoplastic water flow in bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) leaves in relation to the light response of leaf hydraulic conductance. Journal of Experimental Botany 60: 4063-4075. Wang, M; Gu, BJ; Ge, Y; Liu, Z; Jiang, DA; Chang, SX; Chang, J. 2009. Different responses of two Mosla species to potassium limitation in relation to acid rain deposition. Journal of Zhejiang University Science B 10: 563-571. Wolken, JM; Blenis, PV; Dyck, M. 2009. Whole-tree water relations of western gall rust infected lodgepole pine trees -. Can. J. Plant Pathol. 31: 330-339. Yang, XJ; Pattison, SR; Lin, Y; Ikehata, K; Lau, B; Chang, SX; Liu, Y. 2009. Agricultural wastes. Water Environment Research 81(10): 1490-1544. doi:10.2175/106143009X12445568399974. Ye, F; Comeau, PG. 2009. Effects of gap size and surrounding trees on light patterns and aspen branch growth in the western bo-real forest. Can. J. For. Res. 2021-2032. Zeng, DH; Hu, YL; Chang, SX; Fan, ZP. 2009. Land cover change effects on soil chemical and biological properties after planting Mongolian pine ( Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica) in sandy lands in Keerqin, northeastern China. Plant and Soil 317: 121-133.

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Landmark Laurels His giggle is distinctive, his smile is conta-gious, his humour is intellectual and he exudes some kind of charisma that that makes it impossible not to like him unless, of course, you’re his mother in law. Dave Roberts is a gentleman and a scholar and his beautiful and equally tal-

ented wife Bridgette will attest to that if you feed her enough chocolate. Both Dave and Bridgette are accomplished tri-athletes, serious triathletes, with a whole lot of medals and top race finishes to their names.

Dave spreads his enthusiasm for the sport by volunteering as a head coach for the University of Alberta Triathlon Club and as a ‘group ride leader’ for a local bike club. When he’s not in the saddle, Dave has been known to mentor young scien-tists at science fairs, organize social events for FOP (friends of the Pedon), and repre-sent the graduate students as a councillor for the UofA Graduate Student Associa-tion (GSA).

To add to his accomplishments, Dave holds not one, but two Bachelor of Arts degrees (with distinction nonetheless) in history and geography from the University of Calgary. In 2007, he was lured north by Dr. Andreas Hamann to begin a mas-ters degree but life in the spatial lab was good to Dave and in the summer of 09, instead of completing his masters, Dave

transferred over to the PhD program. It’s not known at this point if Bridgette was fully cognizant of the ramifications of this decision but it’s probably not a good topic to bring up at the annual Christmas party. A better (and far safer) party topic worthy of mentioning would be the prestigious scholarships and awards that Dave holds including the W.B. Critchfield Award for the best student presentation (Western Forest Genetics Association), The Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship (FGSR), and the Advanced Education Graduate Scholar-ship (Government of Alberta), a Post-Secondary Academic Scholarship (Calgary Road Runners) and the Biennial Meeting Travel Bursary (American Quaternary Association).

There will likely be many more awards to come as Dave pursues his PhD. More recently, Dave and his co-comedian, cy-clist and lab-mate Ms. Shari Clare have been selected to participate in the Japan-Canada Consortium Forum for Graduate Students at Meji University in Tokyo!

Dave can talk easily about bikes, politics, geography, literature, travel, cooking, wine, religion, trees, climate change, com-puters, pop culture, relationships, the environment and backpacks with built-in vacuum cleaners for people on the go – sometimes all in the same conversation! He’s charming, witty, sharp, diligent and hardworking, yet humble and often the butt of his own jokes. Seriously, what mother in law would not like this guy? Even without his current academic pur-suit, Dave would somehow succeed as a photographer, a coach/fitness trainer, or a socialite with a penchant for cool cos-tumes, and that takes talent. The depart-ment of Renewable Resources is that much better for having Dave. Rumour

has it that Dave is “passionate about making the world a better place, is a pretty good ‘Settlers of Catan’ player, and a hoot at a party”. Some people (names not included) have even ex-pressed interest in having a carbon copy of this guy! My own memories of the SIS lab will include coffee with Dave, the day-old muffin stop, zany conversa-tions and that Dave-smile that you just cannot possibly ignore! “Seriously Dude” (Davism), you are one of a kind!

~Kerri Lappin


Alumni Profile

Kevin Bladon, PhD ‘06, Forest Biology and Management

Assistant Professor of Ecohydrology, Thompson Rivers University

Kevin Bladon graduated from the Department of Renewable Resources with a PhD (2006) in Ecohydrology under the co-supervision of Professors Uldis Silins and Victor Lieffers. His disser-tation addressed differences in water use between boreal mixedwood tree species (trembling aspen, balsam poplar, paper birch, and white spruce) in response to microclimate change. Kevin has also earned a BSc (2001) in Environmental and Conservation Sciences (U of A), a Water-shed Management Certificate (University of British Columbia), and a Communications Di-ploma (BCIT). After completing his PhD, Kevin worked for one year as a Forest Hydrology Consultant before returning to the Department to work as a post-doctoral fellow on the South-ern Rockies Watershed Project, a watershed-scale study (7 catchments) evaluating the effects of natural disturbance (wildfire) and post-fire salvage harvesting on hydrology, water quality, and aquatic ecology. In 2008, he moved to Kelowna, BC to work as the Watershed Management Research and Extension Specialist for FORREX Forum for Research and Extension in Natural Resources. This position provided a great opportunity to work closely with a range of stake-holders including industry, First Nations, academia, natural resource consulting, community stewardship groups, and regional, provincial, and federal governments to identify information needs and develop and coordinate extension services related to conservation and sustainable watershed management in British

Columbia. Most recently, Kevin has joined the Department of Natural Resource Sciences at Thomp-son Rivers University in Kamloops, BC as an Assistant Professor of Ecohydrology. This opportunity allows Kevin to continue to pursue his research interests on the effects of natural and anthropogenic disturbances on water quality, hydrology, and aquatic ecology. He plans to do so by continuing to collaborate with Professor Silins and other colleagues from the University of Alberta, University of Waterloo, and University of Lethbridge on the Southern Rockies Watershed Project. He says “this is a world-class instrumented water-shed program that provides that once-in-a-lifetime opportu-nity to address some very important questions around ef-fects of disturbances on water resources. I’m very excited

for this opportunity and for the future”.

Kevin credits his PhD co-supervisors (Professors Silins and Lieffers) for his success. “Their enthusi-asm and philosophies for research and science were infectious and really awakened a curiosity in-side of me about all things to do with water and natural resources in general. I can’t thank them enough for all of the opportunities they provided me to explore my own ideas, while providing just the right amount of guidance to help me succeed. I am deeply indebted to both of them for show-ing me how to be a good scientist and how to develop good research questions”.

Personally, Kevin is happiest when he is outdoors and enjoys spending time with his family and friends hiking, camping, and biking. He is also an accomplished cyclist who has competed on the international stage placing in the top 40 in the World 24 Hour Solo Mountain Bike Championships.


Welcome! Welcome graduate students returning for another de-gree:

New students starting in September and January:

September

Name Supervisor

Krista Fink Neilsen Claudia Rivera-Rios Comeau Ahmed Najar Erbilgin/Landhausser Fran Ferster Zwiazek Julia Wachowski Lanhausser/Lieffers Diana Osika Stadt/Comeau Candace Serben Lieffers Mark Beasse Quideau Lenore Turner Chanasyk/Naeth Laure Soucemarianadin Quideau Amy Gainer Dyck Jordana Fair Landhausser/Macdonald Feng Xu Zwiazek Chen Ding Hamann Xiaofeng Ruan He Kapilan Ranganathan Zwiazek/Cooke Mariya Chechina Hamann

January

Kelsey Ayton Zwiazek/Thomas Eugenia(Jenny) Lazebnik Erbilgin Heather Archibald Naeth Janet Ariss Erbilgin Hao Xu Zwiazek Nicholas Arkell Siddique Julio Arregoces Davidson Kelly Kneteman Dyck Sajida Noor Dyck Sean Coogan Nielsen

Graduate Student News

Congratulations on successful defenses:

Graduate Awards Congratulations to all students who received the following awards and scholarships.:

Amanda Schoonmaker—Alberta Ingeuity Fund Kevin Solarik—Desmond I Crossley Award Laura Gray—Hebert and Jeanette Hall Award Mohammad Mezbahuddin—Dr Ian GW Corns Memorial Scholarship Robyn Brown—J Gordin Kaplan Graduate Student Award Marie Claude Roy—NSERC CGS Candace Nemirsky—NSERC CGS Peggy Desserud—NSERC CGS Kurt Frederick—NSERC IPS Laura MacPherson—NSERC IPS Lindsay (Jessie) Colgan—NSERC CGS M Tyrel Hemsley—NSERC CGS M Preston Sorenson—NSERC CGS M Andrea McGregor—President’s Doctoral Prize of Distinction Jared Leboldus—Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship—doctoral Guillaume Blanchet—Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship—doctoral Jocelyn Howery—Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship—Masters Cory Kartz—Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship—Masters Charlene Wood—Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship—Masters Amanuel Weldeyohannes—Syngenta Graduate Scholarship Kim Ives—Walter H Johns Graduate Fellowship Anne McIntosh—Walter H Johns Graduate Fellowship

Name Date Degree Supervisor Adriana Arango 11-Sep PhD Zwiazek/Thomas Stephen Spencer 22-Oct PhD Foote Brenda Shaughnessey 23-Oct MSc Naeth Kerri Lappin 27-Nov MSc Foote Carmela Arevalo 12-Jan MSc Chang/Bhatti Behnaz Attaein 3-Dec MSc Chang Tim Antill 18-Dec MSc Naeth Yang Lin 15-Dec MSc Chang Peter Weclaw 11-Jan PhD Hudson Haitao Li 16-Feb MSc Hamann Suzanne Card 24-Feb MSc Quideau Robyn Brown 3-Mar MSc Naeth

Papers Presented:

Mike Wagner (M.Sc. student w\ U. Silins) attended the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco, California, 14–18 December 2009 where he presented a paper titled "Hydrograph shape factor: A robust approach for hydrologic classification".


Suzanne is currently working on her masters under the supervision of Dr. Ellen Macdonald and Dr. John Spence. Suzanne completed her undergraduate degree in Biology at the University of Alberta in 2006. During her undergraduate pro-gram, she had the opportunity to spend a summer at the Bamfield Marine Sci-ences Centre. This experience sparked her interest in ecological research. Fol-lowing her undergraduate degree, she worked as a field assistant at the EMEND project. It was there that she developed a thesis idea and decided to pursue a path in forest ecology.

Suzanne’s research focuses on harvesting impacts on snail and slug (gastropod) communities. Specifically her research has three objectives: i) to conduct an over-all diversity survey of the gastropod fauna in deciduous, mixed-wood, and conif-erous stands of the northern Alberta mixedwood forest; ii) examine the effects of partial and complete harvesting on gastropod fauna; and iii) describe gastropod microhabitat variation in relation to bryophyte diversity and cover. Suzanne’s research is part of a large research project called EMEND (Ecosystem Manage-ment Emulating Natural Disturbance) which is located in the Peace River region of Alberta.

Suzanne spent two summers, in addition to her summer as a field assistant, col-lecting her own data at the EMEND research site. Her days were spent quading and hiking to her collection sites. She sampled gastropods using three collection methods: board traps, hand searches, and soil samples. In addition to field work, her samples required many hours of processing back in the lab. 14 species have been collected and identified from the EMEND site. Suzanne has completed all of her data collection and sample processing and is currently working on analysis and writing of her thesis, which is planned on being completed in the near fu-ture.

While not working on her thesis, Suzanne is actively involved in choral singing. After growing up studying piano and voice, Suzanne had the opportunity to sing and travel with the University of Alberta Madrigal Singers during her under-

graduate degree, and Ariose Woman’s Choir in 2007-2009. Currently, she is privileged to sing with Da Camera Singers, a cham-ber choir here in Edmonton. Besides singing, Suzanne enjoys yoga classes, playing soccer, and cross-country skiing.

Meet our Graduate Students

MSc Candidate ..........Suzanne Abele

Department’s visit to Mexico International Forestry (Forestry 456) – Visit to Mexico February 12-21, 2010

Forests cover approximately 44% of the land area of Mexico (FAO statistics at http://www.fao.org/forestry/home/en/) and serve a number of very impor-tant roles including providing fuelwood for cooking, lumber for construction, pulp for paper, biodiversity, soil and slope stabilization, recreation and agro-forestry opportunities. With the excep-tion of fuelwood, Mexico is a net im-porter of wood products. However,

development of a stronger forest indus-try and increased employment in the forestry sector, is seen as an important priority in several parts of Mexico. In many areas, recreational use and ecot-ourism are prominent uses of the forest. In terms of biodiversity, Mexico is con-sidered to be a megadiverse region and is ranked number 5 in the world in terms of biodiversity with more than 10% of the earths species being found in Mexico. Most of Mexico’s forest is on public land and there are several areas where forests are managed by local com-munities (Ejidos) to provide employ-

ment and to serve a broad range of com-munity needs. Deforestation, forest land degradation, fire and insect damage are considered to be serious problems in Mexico’s forests.

During reading week (February 12-21, 2010) Alex Drummond, Phil Comeau and John Spence from the Department of Renewable Resources travelled to Mexico with a group of 20 ALES stu-dents for a 9 day visit. The “Secretariat de Desarollo Rural” (SEDER) hosted our visit and treated us very well.


Undergraduate Student Highlights

2009 North-Central Section of The Wildlife Society Student Conclave

On the weekend of April 3-5, 2009 five student members of ACTWS trav-elled to Clark Lake, Michigan to participate in the North-Central Section

Student Conclave. Carmen von Conrad, Michel Lavallee, Kyle Knysh, and Jenna Don-ald represented the University of Alberta. Kayla Balderson represented Lakeland Col-lege.

The North-Central conclave is a student or-ganized conference directed towards future wildlife professionals. The conclave is an annual event and member universities are invited to participate We were interested in

participating in a conclave and the organizers invited us to attend after we expressed an interest in attending.

The conclave started with a mixer Friday night. Saturday morning had small mammal trapping, bird banding, radio telemetry, and fish diet analysis workshops. The workshops were conducted by profes-sors from Michigan State University. A series of presentations from graduate students and professors followed the technical sessions. The Quiz Bowl competition was held Saturday evening. Six universities entered the competition and the University of Alberta-Lakeland Col-lege team placed third overall. We missed the Sunday morning events since we needed to drive back to Ontario and catch our return-ing flight. ~ Cont’d on page 12

(Left-Right) J. Donald, K. Kynsh, K. Blader-son, M. Lavallee, C. von Conrad.

During our visit we were impressed by the focus on the management of for-ests for ecological services and recrea-tion in Jalisco State. Highlights of our visit included: 1) a day at the Sierra de Quila where we learned about ecotourism, pine beetle problems, and erosion control efforts; 2) a day at the Bosque de la Primavera (“Forest of the Spring”) (a park located adjacent to Guadalajara - a city of over 6 million people) where we learned about the importance of the forest to the weather and air quality of Guadalajara (it is called the “lungs of the city”), management of the forest for water supply, recreation, agriculture, and about fire control and fire impacts; 3) a morning at the Macheros Monarch

Butterfly reserve in Michoacan state where we saw overwintering monarch butterflies and discussed issues relating to the protec-tion of this unique ecosystem; and, 4) a day at the Sierra del Tigre where we learned about the impact of defoliating insects (sawfly), the potential use of fire for con-trolling sawfly populations, loss of forest land to avocado production, and the im-portance of the forest to Ejido “Rodeo” whose 59 members use and manage 1580 hectares. During our visit to Mexico we also had an opportunity to visit several beautiful Cathedrals, markets, the city of Morelia (a World Heritage Site), the Orozco Murals in Guadalajara and other sights. We found the people of Mexico to be very friendly and hospitable and enjoyed a wonderful visit. We look forward to an

exchange visit by Mexican students and foresters in August.

We are grateful to Alberta-Jalisco For-est Health Intiative, to the Scotiabank Mexico Corporate Social Responsibility Fund, and to the Faculty of Agricul-tural, Life and Environmental Sciences (ALES), for the financial support which made this trip possible.


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We had a very good time and realized that the student conclave is a great opportunity for post-secondary students to be introduced to the field in a less formal environment than the annual chapter or section conference. We are interested in applying what we learned in Michigan and start a Canadian Section quiz bowl. Many of the North-Central universities that we met this year have expressed an interest in travelling to Canada and participating in our quiz bowl.

Universities participating in 2009 conclave: Michigan State University, Michigan Tech, Central Michigan University, Purdue University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and University of Al-berta.

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