A Systematic Review Of Forest Fertilization Research In Interior British Columbia

Despite the large body of published and unpublished research that sup- ports the FFT Program, uncertainty remains about the extent of the biologi- cal response of tree growth to fertilization by different tree species under different ecosystem, site, and stand conditions. [...] To determine the state of knowledge and where further research and data analysis are needed, we con- ducted a systematic review of literature on the growth responses of interior tree species to fertilization. [...] Relative growth response of interior spruce to fertilization ranged from 9 to 109% for height, from 75 to 277% for volume, and from 27 to 203% for basal area (Table 1). [...] Two other topics of concern with respect to the resilience of British Colum- bia forests to climate change are the interactions between forest fertilization 15 Basal area (%) Volume (%) Height (%) and (1) damage due to insects, disease, and weather, and (2) carbon fluxes and storage. [...] Effects of nitrogen source and season of application on the nu- trition and growth of lodgepole pine.