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Philip G. Comeau

Philip G. Comeau

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Plant Science and Agronomy

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37
Citations
4909
World Ranking
4664
National Ranking
197

Ecology and Evolution

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37
Citations
5064
World Ranking
6914
National Ranking
434

Overview

Philip G. Comeau is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and focuses their research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work addresses multiple subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Atmospheric Science, Insect Science, and Environmental Engineering.

The main research topics covered by Philip G. Comeau center on forest ecology and management, with significant emphasis on plant water relations and carbon dynamics, fire effects on ecosystems, tree-ring climate responses, forest ecology and biodiversity studies, forest management and policy, and dynamics of ecology and vegetation.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Forests
  • Canadian Journal of Forest Research
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • The Forestry Chronicle
  • Global Change Biology

Their recent scholarly articles demonstrate a focus on boreal forest ecosystems, drought impacts, and tree species growth dynamics. Selected recent papers are:

  • "Sequential droughts: A silent trigger of boreal forest mortality" (2021), published in Global Change Biology
  • "The interactive effect of competition and climate on growth of boreal tree species in western Canada and Alaska" (2020), published in Canadian Journal of Forest Research
  • "Climate sensitive growth models for predicting diameter growth of western Canadian boreal tree species" (2020), published in Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research
  • "Effects of Thinning on Dynamics and Drought Resistance of Aspen-White Spruce Mixtures: Results From Two Study Sites in Saskatchewan" (2021), published in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
  • "Climate, site conditions, and stand characteristics influence maximum size-density relationships in Korean red pine (Pinus densiflora) and Mongolian oak (Quercus mongolica) stands, South Korea" (2021), published in Forest Ecology and Management

Philip G. Comeau collaborates regularly with a group of coauthors, including:

  • Brian E. Roth
  • Loïc D'Orangeville
  • Daniel Kneeshaw
  • Felix O. Oboite
  • Miguel Montoro Girona

Best Publications

  • Predicting and managing light in the understory of boreal forests

    V J Lieffers;C Messier;K J Stadt;F Gendron

  • An analysis of sucker regeneration of trembling aspen

    Brent R Frey;Victor J Lieffers;Simon M Landhäusser;Phil G Comeau

  • Above- and below-ground biomass and production of lodgepole pine on sites with differing soil moisture regimes

    Philip G. Comeau;James P. Kimmins

  • Comparison of various methods for estimating the mean growing season percent photosynthetic photon flux density in forests

    Fidji Gendron;Christian Messier;Phil G Comeau

  • Growth and crown morphological responses of boreal conifer seedlings and saplings with contrasting shade tolerance to a gradient of light and height

    Yves Claveau;Christian Messier;Philip G Comeau;K Dave Coates

  • A comparison of several methods for estimating light under a paper birch mixedwood stand

    P G Comeau;F Gendron;T Letchford

  • Effects of overtopping vegetation on light availability and growth of Engelmann spruce (Piceaengelmannii) seedlings

    Philip G. Comeau;Thomas F. Braumandl;Chang-Yi Xie

  • Above- and below-ground biomass and nutrient distribution of a paper birch and subalpine fir mixed-species stand in the Sub-Boreal Spruce zone of British Columbia

    Jian Rang Wang;Tony Letchford;Phil Comeau;J.P Kimmins

  • Drought causes reduced growth of trembling aspen in western Canada.

    Lei Chen;Lei Chen;Jian-Guo Huang;Jian-Guo Huang;Syed Ashraful Alam;Syed Ashraful Alam;Lihong Zhai

  • Competitive interactions between aspen and white spruce vary with stand age in boreal mixedwoods

    Cosmin N. Filipescu;Philip G. Comeau

  • Predicting understory light microclimate from stand parameters in young paper birch (Betula papyrifera Marsh.) stands

    Philip G Comeau;Jean L Heineman

  • Aspen competition affects light and white spruce growth across several boreal sites in western Canada

    Cosmin N. FilipescuC.N. Filipescu;Philip G. ComeauP.G. Comeau

  • Morphological indicators of growth response of coniferous advance regeneration to overstorey removal in the boreal forest

    J. C. Ruel;C. Messier;R. Doucet;Y. Claveau

  • Sequential droughts: A silent trigger of boreal forest mortality

    Martina Sánchez-Pinillos;Martina Sánchez-Pinillos;Loïc D’Orangeville;Yan Boulanger;Phil Comeau

  • Implications of selected approaches for regenerating and managing western boreal mixedwoods

    Philip G Comeau;Richard Kabzems;John McClarnon;Jean L Heineman

  • Interacting influence of light and size on aboveground biomass distribution in sub-boreal conifer saplings with contrasting shade tolerance

    Yves Claveau;Christian Messier;Philip G. Comeau

  • Aboveground biomass and nutrient accumulation in an age sequence of aspen (Populus tremuloides) stands in the Boreal White and Black Spruce Zone, British Columbia

    J.R. Wang;A.L. Zhong;P. Comeau;M. Tsze

  • Effects of opening size and stand characteristics on light transmittance and temperature under young trembling aspen stands

    Janet M. Pritchard;Philip G. Comeau

  • Contributions of insects and droughts to growth decline of trembling aspen mixed boreal forest of western Canada.

    Lei Chen;Jian‐Guo Huang;Andria Dawson;Lihong Zhai

  • Influences of paper birch competition on growth of understory white spruce and subalpine fir following spacing

    Philip G. Comeau;Jian R. Wang;Tony Letchford

  • Plant community development following reclamation of oil sands mine sites in the boreal forest: a review

    Amalesh Dhar;Philip G. Comeau;Justine Karst;Bradley D. Pinno

  • Early development of tended mixtures of aspen and spruce in western Canadian boreal forests

    Mike Bokalo;Philip G. Comeau;Stephen J. Titus

  • Long-term effects of vegetation control treatments for release of Engelmann spruce from a mixed-shrub community in Southern British Columbia

    Balvinder Singh Biring;Philip George Comeau;Peter Fielder

  • Chondrostereum purpureum as a biological control agent in forest vegetation management. II. Efficacy on Sitka alder and aspen in western Canada

    G J Harper;P G Comeau;W Hintz;R E Wall

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Messier
Christian Messier University of Quebec at Montreal
Han Y. H. Chen
Han Y. H. Chen University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
James P. Kimmins
James P. Kimmins University of British Columbia
Victor J. Lieffers
Victor J. Lieffers University of Alberta
M. Anne Naeth
M. Anne Naeth University of Alberta
Yves Bergeron
Yves Bergeron Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Alexis Achim
Alexis Achim Université Laval
Teemu Hölttä
Teemu Hölttä University of Helsinki
Simon M. Landhäusser
Simon M. Landhäusser University of Alberta
Scott X. Chang
Scott X. Chang University of Alberta

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