Table 6 Environmental, ecological and edaphic characteristics of the study sites that were located in southern Quebec, Canada
Municipality | ZEC Kipawa | Lac Gagnon (Papineau-Labelle Wildlife Reserve) | Saint-Micheldes-Saints | Lac Marcotte (Mastigouche Wildlife Reserve) | Woburn | Escuminac |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Latitude | 46° 52′ N | 46° 06′ N | 47° 01′ N | 46° 77′ N | 45° 21′ N | 48° 09′ N |
Longitude | 78° 42′ W | 75° 08′ W | 74° 20′ W | 73° 11′ W | 70° 48′ W | 66° 31′ W |
Mean annual temperature (°C) | 2.7 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
Annual precipitation (mm) | 956 | 1090 | 933 | 1070 | 1367 | 951 |
Ecological typea (sub-domain) | YBSM (west) | YBSM (west) | YBSM (west) | YBSM (east) | YBSM (east) | YBBF |
Sand (%) | 53 | 57 | 53 | 38 | 53 | 21 |
Clay (%) | 5 | 33 | 37 | 9 | 38 | 57 |
pH (2:1 soil:water) | 4.5 (0.2)b | 4.9 (0.3) | 4.5 (0.2) | 4.7 (0.2) | 4.7 (0.2) | 4.7 (0.2) |
Treatmentsc | CON, SIN, GRPS | CON, SIN, GRP | CON, GRP, GRPS | CON, GRP, GRPS | CON, SIN, GRP, GRPS | CON, SIN, GRPS |
Number of blocks | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Year of cutting | 2001 | 2006 | 2000 | 1998 | 1997 | 1999 |
Year of scarification | 2002 | – | 2000 | 1998 | 1998 | 2000 |