Inter-disciplinary Forest Ecosystem Research (InFER)

• InFER attracts collaborators from Germany and Finland
• InFER - Fact Sheet
• InFER - Making a Difference
• InFER - Activities

Fact Sheet - InFER Project

InFER was established in 1993 to determine the effects of harvesting and silvicultural practices on boreal forest ecosystems. The inter-disciplinary nature of the project promotes sharing of resources and common environmental data, as well as coordinated documentation of ecosystem parameters. This integrated approach to ecosystem research will contribute significantly to our understanding of forest ecosystems and facilitate the creation of sound forest ecosystem practices that will enhance our efforts in realizing the goal of forest ecosystem sustainability in Canada.

Locations

Horseshoe Brook (left), burned in 1998, and Glide Lake (below), burned and planted in 1993, are both in Western Newfoundland

Glide Lake (left) and (below), burned and planted in 1993, are both in Western Newfoundland

Collaborators

• NRCan-CFS-Atlantic
• University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
• Finnish Forest Research Institute, Vantaa, Finland
• Technische Universität Dresden, Tharandt, Germany
• Nippissing University, Ontario
• Newfoundland Forest Service, Dept. of Forestry & Agrifoods
• Corner Brook Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd
• Memorial University of Newfoundland

For more information, contact Dr. Doyle Wells at (709) 637-4927, or dwells@nrcan.gc.ca