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Publications – Hardy Griesbauer

Last updated on December 1, 2023

Hardy conducts research on silviculture and ecological topics relevant to forest management in northern BC.  His primary focus is on understanding how silvicultural approaches can be adapted to address emerging challenges including climate change, drought and wildlife habitat management.

Position Title: Research Silvicultural Ecologist

Contact: B.C. Government Directory

Current research projects

  • Development of a stand-level drought hazard prediction tool for British Columbia
  • Increasing knowledge and capacity for climate-change informed tree species selection
  • Evaluating the historical performance of novel tree species in northern B.C.
  • Development of silviculture practices to reduce moose-caribou overlap 
  • Climate Change-Informed Species Selection Tool

Publications

Listed in order of publication date:

2016 to 2020:

2019:

  • Griesbauer, H.P., Klassen, H., Saunders, S.C. and Spittlehouse, D.L., 2019. Variation in climate-growth relationships for Douglas-fir growth across spatial and temporal scales on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Forest Ecology and Management, 444, pp.30-41.

2018:

  • Wiley, E., Rogers, B.J., Griesbauer, H.P. and Landhäusser, S.M., 2018. Spruce shows greater sensitivity to recent warming than Douglas‐fir in central British Columbia. Ecosphere, 9(5). LINK 

2006 to 2010:

2010:

  • Delong, C., Griesbauer, H., Mackenzie, W. and Foord, V., 2010. Corroboration of biogeoclimatic ecosystem classification climate. Journal of Ecosystems and Management, 10(3).
  • Griesbauer, H.P. and Green, D.S., 2010. Assessing the climatic sensitivity of Douglas-fir at its northern range margins in British Columbia, Canada. Trees, 24(2), pp.375-389.
  • Griesbauer, H.P. and Green, D.S., 2010. Regional and ecological patterns in interior Douglas-fir climate–growth relationships in British Columbia, Canada. Canadian journal of forest research, 40(2), pp.308-321.