BSc (Guelph), MSc (Lakehead U.), PhD (UBC), PAg,

Associate Professor,
Simon Fraser University.
Robert C. Brown Hall Room 7133

8888 University Drive Burnaby, BC. V5A 1S6 Canada

margaret_schmidt@sfu.ca


Phone: (778) 782-3323
Fax: (778) 782-5841

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. MARGARET G. SCHMIDT

Publications:

Hamdan, K., Schmidt, M.G. 2012. The influence of bigleaf maple on chemical properties of throughfall, stemflow, and forest floor in coniferous forest in the Pacific Northwest. Can. J. For. Res. 42: 868-878. [Link]

Sabau, J., Schmidt, M.G. and M. Krzic. 2010. The impact of black cottonwood on soil fertility in coastal western hemlock forest. Forest Ecology and Management. 260: 1350-1358.[PDF]

Zhao, Y., Krzic, M., Bulmer, C., Schmidt, M.G., and S.W. Simard. 2010. Relative bulk density as a measure of compaction and its influence on tree height growth. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 40: 1724-1735.[PDF]

Chandler, J., Schmidt, M.G., Dragicevic, S. 2008. Spatial patterns of forest floor properties and litterfall amounts associated with bigleaf maple in conifer forest of southwestern British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 88: 295-313.[PDF]

Turk, T., Schmidt, M.G., Roberts, N. 2008. The influence of bigleaf maple on forest floor and mineral soil properties in a coniferous forest in coastal British Columbia. Forest Ecology and Management. 255: 1874-1882.[PDF]

Zhao, Y., M. Krzic, Bulmer, C.E., Schmidt, M.G. 2008. Maximum bulk density of British Columbia forest soils from the Proctor test: relationships with selected physical and chemical properties. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 72: 442-452.[PDF]

Yassemi, S., Dragicevic, S., Schmidt, M.G. 2008. Design and implementation of an integrated GIS-based cellular automata model to characterize forest fire behaviour. Ecological Modelling. 210:71-84.[PDF]

Blouin, V.M., Schmidt, M.G., Bulmer, C.E., Krzic, M. 2008. Effects of compaction and water content on lodgepole pine seedling growth. Forest Ecology and Management.255: 2444-2452.[PDF]

Blouin, V.M., Schmidt, M.G., Bulmer, C.E., Krzic, M. 2005. Mechanical disturbance impacts on soil properties and lodgepole pine growth in British Columbia’s central interior. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 85: 681-691.[PDF]

MacKenzie, M.D., Schmidt, M.G., Bedford, L. 2005. Soil microclimate and nitrogen availability ten years after mechanical site preparation in northern British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 35: 1854-1866.[PDF]

Teste, F.P., Schmidt, M.G., Berch, S.M., Bulmer, C.E., Egger, K.N. 2004. Effects of ectomycorrhizal inoculants on survival and growth of Interior Douglas-fir seedlings on reforestation sites and partially rehabilitated landings. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 34: 2074-2088.[PDF]

Redding, T.E. , Hope, G.D., Schmidt, M.G., Fortin, M. 2004. Analytical methods for defining stand-clearcut edge effects demonstrated for N mineralization. Canadian Journal of Forest Research.34: 1018-1024.[PDF]

Redding, T.E., Fortin, M.J., Hope, G.D., Schmidt, M.G., Bailey, W.G. 2003. Spatial patterns of soil temperature and moisture across subalpine forest-clearcut edges in the southern interior of British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 83: 121-130.[PDF]

Tashe, N.C., Schmidt, M.G. 2003. The influence of understory vine maple on forest floor and mineral soil properties in coastal temperate forests. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 83: 35-44.[PDF]

Plotnikoff M, Bulmer, C., Schmidt, M.G. 2002. Soil properties and tree growth on rehabilitated landings in the interior cedar hemlock biogeoclimatic zone: British Columbia. Forest Ecology and Management. 170: 199-215.[PDF]

Tashe, N, Schmidt, M.G. 2001. The impact of vine maple on site fertility of coastal temperate forests. Forest Ecology and Management. 147: 263-279.[PDF]

Wardman, C.W., Schmidt, M.G.1998. Growth and form of Douglas-fir adjacent to persistent vine maple gaps in southwestern British Columbia. Forest Ecology and Management. 106: 223-233.[PDF]

Schmidt, M.G., Ogden, A.E., Lertzman, K.P. 1998. Seasonal comparison of soil temperature and moisture in pit and mounds under vine maple gaps and conifer canopy in a coastal western hemlock forest. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 78: 291-300.[PDF]

Macdonald, S.E., Schmidt, M.G., Rothwell, R.L. 1998. Impacts of mechanical site preparation on foliar nutrients of planted white spruce seedlings on mixed-wood boreal forest sites in Alberta. Forest Ecology and Management, 110: 35-49.[PDF]

Ogden, A.E., Schmidt, M.G. 1997. Litterfall and soil characteristics in canopy gaps occupied by vine maple in a coastal western hemlock forest. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 77: 703-711.[PDF]

Schmidt, M.G., S.E. Macdonald, R.L. Rothwell. 1996. Impacts of harvesting and mechanical site preparation on soil chemical properties of mixed-wood boreal forest sites in Alberta. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 76: 531-540.[PDF]

Schmidt, M.G., Schreier, H., Shah, P.B. 1995. A GIS evaluation of land use dynamics and forest soil fertility in a watershed in Nepal. International Journal of Geographical Information Systems. 9: 317-327.

Schreier, H.S., Brown, S., Schmidt, M.G., Shah, P.B., Shrestha, B., Nakarmi, G., Wymann, S. 1994. Gaining forests but losing ground: a GIS evaluation in the Himalayas. Environmental Management. 18: 139-150.[PDF]

Schmidt, M.G., Schreier, H., Shah, P.B. 1993. Factors affecting the nutrient status of forest sites in a mountain watershed in Nepal. Journal of Soil Science. 44: 417-425.[PDF]

Schmidt, M.G., Carmean, W.H. 1988. Jack pine site quality in relation to soil and topography in North Central Ontario. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 18: 297-305.[PDF]

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