An analysis of age-age correlations in white spruce and lodgepole pine and how it applies to the growth and yield projection system (GYPSY) in Alberta
Author(s): Luo, D., and Thomas, B.R.
Publication Date:
2/15/2021
Publication: Forest Ecology and Management
Volume: 482
Best of both worlds: hybrids of two commercially important pines (Pinus contorta x P. banksiana) combine increased growth potential and high drought tolerance
Author(s): Bockstette, S.W., de la Mata, R., and Thomas, B.R.
Publication Date:
1/7/2021
Publication: Canadian Journal of Forest Research
Reforestation policy has constrained options for managing risks on public forests
Author(s): Lieffers, V.J., Pinno, B.D., Beverly, J.L., Thomas, B.R., Nock, C.
Publication Date:
4/30/2020
Publication: Canadian Journal of Forest Research
Page Numbers: 1-7
Growth parameters and resistance to Sphaerulina musiva-induced canker are more important than wood density for increasing genetic gain from selection of Populus spp. hybrids for northern climates
Author(s): Niemczyk, M., Thomas, B.R.
Publication Date:
3/19/2020
Publication: Annals of Forest Science
Volume: 77
Issue: 26
Page Numbers: 1-14
Increment coring induced traumatic resin ducts in white spruce but not in lodgepole pine
Author(s): Klutsch, J., Kee, C., Cappa, E., Ratcliffe, B., Thomas, B.R., & Erbilgin, N.
Publication Date:
1/21/2020
Publication: Tree-Ring Research
Volume: 76
Issue: 1
Page Numbers: 54-58
Selection of poplar genotypes for adapting to climate change
Author(s): Niemczyk, M., Hu, Y. & Thomas, B.R.
Publication Date:
11/16/2019
Publication: Forests
Volume: 10
Issue: 11
Page Numbers: 1041
Impact of genotype and parent origin on the efficacy and optimal timingof GA4/7 stem injections in a lodgepole pine seed orchard
Author(s): Bockstette, S. & Thomas, B.R.
Publication Date:
8/21/2019
Publication: New Forests
Volume: 51
Page Numbers: 421–434
Differences in drought tolerance revealed in nine North American hybrid poplars
Author(s): Arshad, M., Biswas, K., Bisgrove, S., Schroeder, W., Thomas, B.R., Mansfield, S., Mattson, J. & Plant, A.
Publication Date:
4/5/2019
Publication: Trees
Volume: 33
Page Numbers: 1111–1128
A financial analysis of using improved planting stock or white spruce and lodgepole pine in Alberta, Canada: Genomic selection versus traditional breeding
Author(s): Chang, W-Y, Gaston, C., Cool, J., & Thomas, B.R.
Publication Date:
3/30/2019
Publication: Forestry: An International J of For Res.
Volume: 92
Issue: 3
Page Numbers: 297-310
Hormones and heterosis in hybrid balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera L.)
Author(s): Hu, Y. & Thomas, B.R.
Publication Date:
2/10/2019
Publication: Forests
Volume: 10
Issue: 2
Page Numbers: 143
Economic evaluations of tree improvement for planted forests: a systematic review
Author(s): Chang, W-Y., Wang, S., Gaston, C., Cool, J., An, H., & Thomas, B.R.
Publication Date:
2/1/2019
Publication: BioProducts Business
Volume: 4
Issue: 1
Page Numbers: 1-14
Spatial partitioning of competitive effects from neighbouring herbaceous vegetation on establishing hybrid poplars in plantations
Author(s): Goehing, J., Henkel-Johnson, D., Macdonald, E.S., Bork, E.W., & Thomas, B.R.
Publication Date:
1/8/2019
Publication: Canadian Journal of Forest Research
Volume: 49
Issue: 6
Page Numbers: 595-605
Variation in aquaporin and physiological responses among Pinus contorta families under different moisture conditions
Author(s): Khan, S., Thomas, B.R., de la Mata, R., Randall, M.J., Zhang, W. & Zwiazek, J.J.
Publication Date:
1/6/2019
Publication: Plants
Volume: 8
Issue: 13
Accelerating the selection process for Populus and Salix clones using short-term photosynthetic acclimation responses under greenhouse conditions
Author(s): Mamashita, T., Larocque, G. R., DesRochers, A., Beaulieu, J., Thomas, B. R., Mosseler, A., Major, J. and Sidders, D.
Publication Date:
8/11/2017
Publication: Écoscience
Volume: 24
Issue: 1-2
Page Numbers: 59-73
Forest industry investment in tree improvement–a wise business decision or a bottomless pit? Answers from a new tree improvement valuation model for Alberta, Canada
Author(s): Schreiber, S. G., & Thomas, B. R.
Publication Date:
3/14/2017
Publication: The Forestry Chronicle
Volume: 93
Issue: 1
Page Numbers: 38-43
Effects of alternative establishment systems on resource availability, understorey, composition, and tree performance in juvenile hybrid poplar plantations
Author(s): Goehing, J., Thomas, B.R., Macdonald, and S.E., Bork, E.W.
Publication Date:
3/7/2017
Publication: Forestry
Volume: 90
Issue: 4
Page Numbers: 515-529
Biomass from young hardwood stands on marginal lands: Allometric equations and sampling methods
Author(s): Lupi, C., Larocque, G. R., DesRochers, A., Labrecque, M., Mosseler, A., Major, J., Beaulieu, J., Tremblay, F., Gordon, A. M., Thomas, B. R., Vézina, A., Bouafif, H., Cormier, D., Sidders, D., Krygier, R.
Publication Date:
1/24/2017
Publication: Biomass and Bioenergy
Volume: 98
Page Numbers: 172-181
Relationships between understory vegetation and hybrid poplar growth and size in an operational plantation
Author(s): Grenke, J. S., Macdonald, S. E., Thomas, B. R., Moore, C. A., & Bork, E. W.
Publication Date:
12/9/2016
Publication: The Forestry Chronicle
Volume: 92
Issue: 4
Page Numbers: 469-476
Impact of planting container type on growth and survival of three hybrid poplar clones in central Alberta, Canada
Author(s): Thomas, B.R., Schreiber S.G., Kamelchuk, D.P.
Publication Date:
7/15/2016
Publication: New Forests
Volume: 47
Page Numbers: 815-827
Climate change risk management in tree improvement programs:selection and movement of genotypes
Author(s): Gray L.K., Hamann A., John S., Rweyongeza D., Barnhardt L., Thomas B.R.
Publication Date:
3/14/2016
Publication: Tree Genetics & Genomes
Volume: 12
Page Numbers: 23
Influence of weed composition, abundance, and spatial proximity on growth in young hybrid poplar plantations
Author(s): Henkel-Johnson, D., Macdonald, S. E., Bork, E. W., & Thomas, B. R.
Publication Date:
2/15/2016
Publication: Forest Ecology and Management
Volume: 362
Page Numbers: 55-68
Evaluating sampling designs and deriving biomass equations for young plantations of poplar and willow clones
Author(s): Lupi, C., Larocque, G., DesRochers, A., Labrecque, M., Mosseler, A., Major, J., Beaulieu, J., Tremblay, F., Gordon, A.M., Thomas, B.R., Vézina, A., Bouafif, H., Cormier, D., Sidders, D., Krygier, R., Thevathasan, N., Riopel, M., Ferland-Raymond, B.
Publication Date:
12/1/2015
Publication: Biomass and Bioenergy
Volume: 83
Page Numbers: 196-205
Short-term growth and morphological responses to nitrogen availability and plant density in hybrid poplars and willows
Author(s): Mamashita, T., Larocque, G.R., DesRochers, A., Beaulieu, J., Thomas, B.R., Mosseler, A., Major, J., Sidders, D.
Publication Date:
10/1/2015
Publication: Biomass and Bioenergy
Volume: 81
Page Numbers: 88-97
Leaf size serves as a proxy for xylem vulnerability to cavitation in plantation trees
Author(s): Schreiber, S.G., Hacke, U.G., Chamberland, S., Lowe, C.W., Kamelchuk, D., Bräutigam, K., Campbell, M.M., Thomas, B.R.
Publication Date:
7/15/2015
Publication: Plant, Cell and Environment
Volume: 39
Page Numbers: 272–281
Testing the ‘hybrid susceptibility’ and ‘phenological sink’ hypotheses using the P. balsamifera – P. deltoides hybrid zone and Septoria leaf spot [Septoria musiva]
Author(s): LeBoldus, J. M., Isabel, N., Floate, K.D., Blenis, P., and Thomas, B.R.
Publication Date:
12/27/2013
Publication: PLOS ONE
Volume: 18
Issue: 12
Page Numbers: e84437
Wood quality and growth characterization across intra- and inter-specific hybrid aspen clones
Author(s): Hart, J.F., deAraujo, F. Thomas, B.R., and Mansfield, S.D.
Publication Date:
9/30/2013
Publication: Forests
Volume: 4
Issue: 4
Page Numbers: 786-807
Frost hardiness vs. growth performance in trembling aspen: an experimental test of assisted migration
Author(s): Schreiber, S.G., Ding, C., Hamann, D, Hacke, W.G., Thomas, B.R., and Brouard, J.S.
Publication Date:
5/9/2013
Publication: Journal of Applied Ecology
Volume: 50
Page Numbers: 939-949
Research on hybrid poplars and willow species for fast-growing tree plantations: its importance for growth and yield, silviculture, policy making and industrial applications
Author(s): Larocque, G.R., Desrochers, A., Lacheveque, M., Tremblay, F., Beaulieu, J., Mosseler, A., Major, J., Gaussiran, S., Thomas, B.R., Sidders, D., Perinet, P., Kort, J., Labrecque, M., Savoie, P., Masse, S., Bouman, O.T., Kamelchuk, D., Benomar, L., Mamashita, T., Gagne, P.
Publication Date:
2/1/2013
Publication: Forestry Chronicle
Volume: 89
Issue: 1
Page Numbers: 32-41
From the Arctic Circle to the prairies – a case study of silver birch acclimation capacity
Author(s): Rousi, M, Possen, B.J.H.M., Hagqvist, R., & Thomas, B.R.
Publication Date:
12/31/2012
Publication: Silva Fennica
Volume: 46
Issue: 3
Page Numbers: 355-364
The potential of aspen clonal forestry in Alberta: breeding regions and estimates of genetic gain from selection
Author(s): Gylander, T., Hamann, A., Brouard, J.S., and Thomas, B.R.
Publication Date:
8/30/2012
Publication: PLoSONE
Volume: 7
Issue: 8
Page Numbers: e44303
Sixteen years of winter stress: An assessment of cold hardiness, growth performance and survival of hybrid poplar clones at a boreal planting site
Author(s): Schreiber, S.G., Hamann, A., Hacke, U.G., Thomas, B.R.
Publication Date:
8/16/2012
Publication: Plant, Cell and Environment
Volume: 36
Issue: 2
Page Numbers: 419-428
Drought induces alterations in the stomatal development program in Populus
Author(s): Hamanishi, E., Thomas, B.R., & Campbell, M.M.
Publication Date:
7/6/2012
Publication: Journal of Experimental Botany
Volume: 63
Issue: 13
Page Numbers: 4959-4971
Clone history shapes Populus drought responses
Author(s): Raj, S., Bräutigam, K., Hamanishi, E., Wilkins, O., Thomas, B.R., Schroeder, W., Mansfield, S.D., Plant, A.L., & Campbell, M.M.
Publication Date:
7/26/2011
Publication: PNAS
Volume: 108
Issue: 30
Page Numbers: 12521-12526
Stomatal factors and vulnerability of stem xylem to cavitation in poplars
Author(s): Arango-Velez, A., Zwiazek, J.J., Thomas, B.R., & Tyree, M.T.
Publication Date:
5/30/2011
Publication: Physiologia Plantarum
Volume: 143
Issue: 2
Page Numbers: 154-165
Carbon, water, and energy exchanges of a hybrid poplar plantation during the first five years following planting
Author(s): Cai, T., Price, D., Orchansky, A., & Thomas, B.R.
Publication Date:
4/12/2011
Publication: Ecosystems
Volume: 14
Page Numbers: 658-671
Genetic variation of hydraulic and wood anatomical traits in hybrid poplar and trembling aspen
Author(s): Schreiber, S., Hacke, U., Hamann, A., & Thomas, B.R.
Publication Date:
1/11/2011
Publication: New Phytologist
Volume: 190
Issue: 1
Page Numbers: 150-160
A method for successfully inoculating unwounded Populus clones with Septoria musiva
Author(s): LeBoldus, J., Blenis, P. & Thomas, B.R.
Publication Date:
2010
Publication: Plant Disease
Volume: 94
Issue: 10
Page Numbers: 1238-1242
Predicting the productivity of a young hybrid poplar clone under intensive plantation management in northern Alberta, Canada using soil and site characteristics
Author(s): Pinno, B.D., Thomas, B.R. & Bélanger, N.
Publication Date:
2010
Publication: New Forests
Volume: 39
Page Numbers: 89-103
Intraspecific variation in the Populus balsamifera drought transcriptome
Author(s): Hamanishi, E., Raj, S., Wilkins, O., Thomas, B.R., Mansfield, S.D., Plant, A.L., & Campbell, M.M.
Publication Date:
2010
Publication: Plant, Cell & Environment
Susceptibility of Populus balsamifera to Septoria musiva: A field study and greenhouse experiment
Author(s): LeBoldus, J., Blenis, P., Thomas, B., Feau, N., & Bernier, L.
Publication Date:
2009
Publication: Plant Disease
Volume: 93
Page Numbers: 1146-1150
Land-use conversion effects on CO2 emissions: from agricultural to hybrid poplar plantation
Author(s): Saurette, D.D., Chang, S.X., & Thomas, B.R.
Publication Date:
2008
Publication: Ecological Research
Volume: 23
Page Numbers: 623-633
Effects of N, NP, & NPKS fertilizers applied to four-year old hybrid poplar plantations
Author(s): van den Driessche, R., Thomas, B.R., & Kamelchuk, D
Publication Date:
2008
Publication: New Forests
Volume: 35
Page Numbers: 221-233
Clone by isolate interaction in the hybrid poplar-Septoria musiva pathosystem
Author(s): LeBoldus, J., Blenis, P. & Thomas, B.R.
Publication Date:
2008
Publication: Can. J. For. Res.
Volume: 38
Page Numbers: 1888-1896
Autotrophic and heterotrophic respiration rates across a chronosequence of hybrid poplar plantations in northern Alberta
Author(s): Saurette, D.D., Chang, S.X., & Thomas, B.R.
Publication Date:
2008
Publication: CJSS
Volume: 88
Page Numbers: 261-272
The interaction between nitrogen source, soil pH and drought in the growth and physiology of three poplar clones
Author(s): DesRochers, A., van den Driessche, R., and Thomas, B.R.
Publication Date:
2007
Publication: Special Issue Can. J. Bot.
Volume: 85
Page Numbers: 1046-1057
Public perceptions of hybrid poplar plantations: Trees as an alternative crop
Author(s): Neumann, P., Krogman, N., & Thomas, B.R.
Publication Date:
2007
Publication: International Journal of Biotechnology
Volume: 9
Page Numbers: 468-483
Poplar research in Canada – a historical perspective with a view to the future
Author(s): Richardson, J., Cooke, J.E.K., Isebrands, J.G., Thomas, B.R., & Van Rees, K.C.J.
Publication Date:
2007
Publication: Special Issue Can. J. Bot.
Volume: 85
Page Numbers: 1136-1146
My Grandfather would roll over in his grave: Public perceptions of poplar plantations
Author(s): Neumann, P. Krahn, H., Krogman, N., & Thomas, B.R.
Publication Date:
2007
Publication: Rural Sociology
Volume: 72
Issue: 1
Page Numbers: 111-135
Flowering phenology and seed viability of native and non-native poplars in north-central Alberta
Author(s): Huybregts, A., Thomas, B.R., & Dancik, B.
Publication Date:
2007
Publication: Forestry Chronicle
Volume: 83
Issue: 2
Page Numbers: 239-246
Evaluating the interaction between genotype and water stress in the hybrid poplar-Septoria musiva pathosystem
Author(s): LeBoldus, J., Blenis, P. & Thomas, B.R.
Publication Date:
2007
Publication: Can. J. Bot.
Volume: 85
Page Numbers: 1098-1102