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Overview

Daniel Kneeshaw is affiliated with the University of Quebec at Montreal in Canada and conducts research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work focuses broadly on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, and Insect Science, with a total of 118 publications spanning these subfields.

The primary topics covered in Daniel Kneeshaw's research include:

  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Urban Green Space and Health

Their publication record features recent papers across several well-known scientific journals. Notable articles include:

  • "Globally consistent climate sensitivity of natural disturbances across boreal and temperate forest ecosystems," 2020, Ecography
  • "Nitrogen addition promotes terrestrial plants to allocate more biomass to aboveground organs: A global meta-analysis," 2023, Global Change Biology
  • "Vapour pressure deficit and solar radiation are the major drivers of transpiration of balsam fir and black spruce tree species in humid boreal regions, even during a short-term drought," 2020, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  • "Drought-induced increase in tree mortality and corresponding decrease in the carbon sink capacity of Canada's boreal forests from 1970 to 2020," 2023, Global Change Biology
  • "Sequential droughts: A silent trigger of boreal forest mortality," 2021, Global Change Biology

Frequent publication venues in which their work appears include Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Global Change Biology, Ecosphere, Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, and Forests.

Kneeshaw collaborates regularly with multiple researchers, with frequent coauthors including Daniel Houle, Changhui Peng, Louis Duchesne, Louis De Grandpré, and Alain Paquette. These collaborations contribute to the multidisciplinary nature of their research efforts in forest ecology and environmental change.

Best Publications

  • A review of the regeneration dynamics of North American boreal forest tree species

    D. F. Greene;John C. Zasada;L. Sirois;D. Kneeshaw

  • CANOPY GAP CHARACTERISTICS AND TREE REPLACEMENT IN THE SOUTHEASTERN BOREAL FOREST

    Daniel D. Kneeshaw;Yves Bergeron

  • The value of managing for biodiversity

    P. J. Burton;A. C. Balisky;L. P. Coward;D. D. Kneeshaw

  • Beneficial effects of climate warming on boreal tree growth may be transitory

    Loïc D’Orangeville;Loïc D’Orangeville;Daniel Houle;Louis Duchesne;Richard P. Phillips

  • Drought timing and local climate determine the sensitivity of eastern temperate forests to drought

    Loïc D'Orangeville;Loïc D'Orangeville;Justin Maxwell;Daniel Kneeshaw;Neil Pederson

  • Spatially explicit characterization of boreal forest gap dynamics using multi-temporal lidar data

    Udayalakshmi Vepakomma;Benoit St-Onge;Daniel Kneeshaw

  • Past, current, and future fire frequencies in Quebec's commercial forests : implications for the cumulative effects of harvesting and fire on age-class structure and natural disturbance-based management

    Yves Bergeron;Dominic Cyr;C Ronnie Drever;Mike Flannigan

  • Climate-induced changes in host tree–insect phenology may drive ecological state-shift in boreal forests

    Deepa S. Pureswaran;Louis De Grandpré;David Paré;Anthony Taylor

  • Northeastern North America as a potential refugium for boreal forests in a warming climate

    L. D’Orangeville;L. D’Orangeville;L. Duchesne;D. Houle;D. Kneeshaw

  • Application of machine-learning methods in forest ecology: recent progress and future challenges

    Zelin Liu;Changhui Peng;Timothy Work;Jean-Noel Candau

  • Old growth in the boreal forest: A dynamic perspective at the stand and landscape level

    Daniel Kneeshaw;Sylvie Gauthier

  • Drought-induced tree mortality: ecological consequences, causes, and modeling

    Weifeng Wang;Changhui Peng;Daniel D. Kneeshaw;Guy R. Larocque

  • White spruce and balsam fir colonization of a site in the southeastern boreal forest as observed 68 years after fire

    Christine Galipeau;Daniel Kneeshaw;Yves Bergeron

  • FOREST DYNAMICS AFTER SUCCESSIVE SPRUCE BUDWORM OUTBREAKS IN MIXEDWOOD FORESTS

    Mathieu Bouchard;Daniel Kneeshaw;Yves Bergeron;Yves Bergeron

  • Sapling size influences shade tolerance ranking among southern boreal tree species

    Daniel D. Kneeshaw;Richard K. Kobe;K. David Coates;Christian Messier

  • Globally consistent climate sensitivity of natural disturbances across boreal and temperate forest ecosystems

    Rupert Seidl;Rupert Seidl;Juha Honkaniemi;Tuomas Aakala;Alexey Aleinikov

  • Effects of light availability and sapling size on the growth and crown morphology of understory Douglas-fir and lodgepole pine

    Harry Williams;Christian Messier;Daniel D Kneeshaw

  • Patterns of above- and below-ground response of understory conifer release 6 years after partial cutting

    Daniel D Kneeshaw;Harry Williams;Eero Nikinmaa;Christian Messier

  • VARIABILITY AND DYNAMICS OF OLD-GROWTH FORESTS IN THE CIRCUMBOREAL ZONE: IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION, RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT

    Ekaterina Shorohova;Daniel Kneeshaw;Timo Kuuluvainen;Sylvie Gauthier

  • Managing forest harvesting to maintain old growth in boreal and sub-boreal forests

    Philip J. Burton;Daniel D. Kneeshaw;K. David Coates

  • Positive Relationship between Aboveground Carbon Stocks and Structural Diversity in Spruce-Dominated Forest Stands in New Brunswick, Canada

    Weifeng Wang;Xiangdong Lei;Zhihai Ma;Daniel D. Kneeshaw

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Messier
Christian Messier University of Quebec at Montreal
Yves Bergeron
Yves Bergeron Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Sylvie Gauthier
Sylvie Gauthier Natural Resources Canada
Brian R. Sturtevant
Brian R. Sturtevant US Forest Service
Marie-Josée Fortin
Marie-Josée Fortin University of Toronto
Alain Leduc
Alain Leduc University of Quebec at Montreal
Changhui Peng
Changhui Peng University of Quebec at Montreal
Philip J. Burton
Philip J. Burton University of Northern British Columbia
David F. Greene
David F. Greene Humboldt State University
Daniel Houle
Daniel Houle Environment and Climate Change Canada

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