Publications – Roberta Parish

This researcher no longer works for the B.C. Government.

Publications

Research papers listed in order of publication date.

• 2016 to 2020
• 2011 to 2015
• 2006 to 2010
• 2000 to 2005
• 1999 and earlier

2016 to 2020:

2016:

• Mansfield, S.D., R. Parish, P.K. Ott, J.F. Hart, and J.W. Goudie. 2016. Assessing the wood quality of interior spruce (Picea glauca × P. engelmannii): Variation in strength, relative density, microfibril angle, and fiber length. Holzforschung 70(3): 223-234

2011 to 2015:

2012:

• Linnell Nemec, A.F., R. Parish, and J.W. Goudie. 2012. Modelling number, vertical distribution, and size of live branches on coniferous tree species in British Columbia. Can. J. For. Res. 42(6):1072-1090

2006 to 2010:

2010:

• Antos, J.A., R. Parish, and G.D. Nigh. 2010. Effects of neighbours on crown length of Abies lasiocarpa and Picea engelmannii in two old-growth stands in British Columbia. Can. J. For. Res. 40(4):638-647.
• Linnell Nemec, A.F., J.W. Goudie, and R. Parish. 2010. A Gamma-Poisson model for vertical location and frequency of buds on lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) leaders. Can. J. For. Res. 40(10):2049-2058.
• Parish, R. and J.W. Goudie. 2010. Modelling the crown profile and branch size of western redcedar (Thuja plicata Donn) in coastal British Columbia. page 94 in Harrington, Constance 2010. A tale of two cedars: International symposium on western redcedar and yellow-cedar. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-828. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 177 p.
• Parish, R., J.A. Antos, P.K. Ott, and C.M. Di Lucca. 2010. Snag longevity of Douglas-fir, western hemlock, and western redcedar from permanent sample plots in coastal British Columbia. For. Ecol. Manage. 259(3):633-640.

2009:

• Revisiting the transition between juvenile and mature wood: a comparison of fibre length, microfibril angle and relative wood density in lodgepole pine. Holzforschung 63(4):449-456. Mansfield, S.D., R. Parish, C.M. Di Lucca, J.W. Goudie, K-Y. Kang, and P.K. Ott. 2009.
• Parish, R., J.W. Goudie, and L. Ju. 2009. Modeling the Distribution of Foliar Biomass for Pinus contorta var. latifolia in Interior British Columbia. In: Dykstra, D.P. And R.A. Monserud. 2009. Forest growth and timber quality: crown models and simulation methods for sustainable forest management. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-791. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. Pp. 252.

2008:

• Parish, R., G.D. Nigh, and J.A. Antos. 2008. Allometry and size structure of trees in two ancient snow forests in coastal British Columbia. Can. J. For. Res. 38(2):278-288.
• Antos, J.A., R. Parish, and G.D. Nigh. 2008. Growth patterns prior to mortality of mature Abies lasiocarpa in old-growth subalpine forests of southern British Columbia. For. Ecol. Manage. 255(5-6):1568-1574.
• Nigh, G.D., J.A. Antos, and R. Parish. 2008. Density and distribution of advance regeneration in mountain pine beetle killed lodgepole pine stands of the Montane Spruce zone of southern British Columbia. Can. J. For. Res. 38(11):2826-2836.
• Nigh, G.D., J.A. Antos, and R. Parish. 2008. Tools to help forest managers with regeneration decisions about beetle-killed stands in the Montane Spruce zone of the Merritt Timber Supply Area. B.C. Min. For. Range, Res. Br., Victoria, B.C. Exten. Note 83.

2007:

• Mansfield, S.D., R. Parish, J.W. Goudie, K-Y. Kang, and P.K. Ott. 2007. The effects of crown ratio on the transition from juvenile to mature wood production in lodgepole pine in western Canada. Can. J. For. Res. 37(8):1450-1459.

2006:

• D'Anjou, B., R. Parish, and L. Waterhouse. 2006. Silvicultural Treatments for Enhancing and Recruiting Spotted Owl Habitat in British Columbia. B.C. Min. For. Range., Coast Forest Region, Nanaimo, B.C. Tech. Rep. TR-033. 38 pp. 
• Parish, R. and J.A. Antos. 2006. Slow growth, long-lived trees, and minimal disturbance characterize the dynamics of an ancient, montane forest in coastal British Columbia. Can. J. For. Res. 36(11):2826-2838.

2000 to 2005:

2005:

• Goudie, J.W., C.M. Di Lucca, W. Klenner, I.R. Cameron, R. Parish, and K.R. Polsson. 2005. Application of simulation models to the design and analysis of silvicultural systems in British Columbia. In: Balancing ecosystem values: innovative experiments for sustainable forestry: proceedings of a conference. Portland, Oregon. USDA, US Forest Service, General Technical Technical Report. PNW-GTR-635. pp. 175-186.

2002:

• Antos, J.A. and R. Parish. 2002. Dynamics of an old-growth, fire-initiated, subalpine forest in southern interior British Columbia: tree size, age, and spatial structure. Can. J. For. Res. 32(11):1935-1946.
• Parish, R. and J.A. Antos. 2002. Dynamics of an old-growth, fire-initiated, subalpine forest in southern interior British Columbia: tree-ring reconstruction of 2 year cycle spruce budworm outbreaks. Can. J. For. Res. 32(11):1947-1960. [Link] Parish, R. and J.A. Antos. 2005. Advanced regeneration and seedling establishment in small cutblocks in high-elevation spruce-fir forest at Sicamous Creek, southern British Columbia. Can. J. For. Res. 35(8):1877-1888.

2001:

• Antos, J.A. and R. Parish. 2001. Structure and dynamics of a nearly steady-state subalpine forest in south-central British Columbia, Canada. Oecologia 130(1):126-135.

2000:

• Antos, J.A., R. Parish, and K. Conley. 2000. Age structure and growth of the tree-seedling bank in subalpine spruce-fir forests of south-central British Columbia. Amer. Midl. Nat. 143(2):342-354.

1999 and earlier:

1999:

• Parish, R., J.A. Antos, and M-J. Fortin. 1999. Stand development in an old-growth subalpine forest in southern interior British Columbia. Can. J. For. Res. 29(9):1347-1356.
• Parish, R., J.A. Antos, and R.J. Hebda. 1999. Tree ring patterns in an old-growth, subalpine forest in southern interior British Columbia. In: Wimmer, R. And R.E. Vetter (editors). 1999. Tree Ring Analysis: Biological, Methodological and Environmental Aspects. CAB International, Wallingford, UK. Pp. 231-248.

1997:

• Parish, R. 1997. Age and size structure of the forest at Sicamous Creek. In: Hollstedt, C. And A. Vyse (editors). Sicamous Creek Silvicultural Systems Project: Workshop Proceedings, April 24-25, 1996. Kamloops, BC. B.C. Min. For. Working Paper 24. pp 16-31.

1996:

• Parish, R., R.A. Coupe, and D.A. Lloyd (Editors). 1996. Plants of Southern Interior British Columbia. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton, Alta. 

1995:

• Parish, R. and J.A. Antos. 1995. Impact of changing disturbance regimes and patch size on stand structures of interior and coastal high-elevation forests. Forest Renewal BC final report, HQ96407-RE, Victoria BC. 18pp.
• Parish, R. and S. Thomson. 1995. Tree book: learning to recognize trees of British Columbia. Canada-British Columbia Partnership Agreement of Forest Resource Development. B.C. Min. For., Victoria.

1990:

• Lavender, D.P., R. Parish, C.M. Johnson, G. Montgomery, A. Vyse, R.A. Willis, and D. Winston (Editors). 1990. Regenerating British Columbia's forests. Univ. B.C. Press, Vancouver, B.C., 372pp.