Mark H. Johnston
Saskatchewan Research Council
15 Innovation Blvd, Saskatoon, SK Canada S7N 2X8
Tel: (306) 933-8175; Fax: (306) 933-7817
Education
1976
B.S. Forest Resources Management, University of Minnesota
1981
M.S. Forest Science (Fire Ecology), University of Alberta
1990
Ph.D. Tropical Forest Ecology, State University of New York
Research interests
Integration of carbon sequestration options with forest management; opportunities for afforestation in agricultural landscapes; modeling impacts of climate change on forest ecosystems and forest management; role of disturbance in forest ecosystems and options for disturbance emulation in forest management; use of fast-growing woody species for bioenergy and biofuels.
Employment History
1992-1997
Research Scientist, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
1997-2001
Manager, Forest Science Programs, Saskatchewan Environment
2001-present
Senior Research Scientist, Saskatchewan Research Council
Publications
Johnston, M. and Williamson, T. 200X. Climate change and its implications for forest stand yields and soil expectation values: a northern Saskatchewan case study. Invited paper, special issue of Forestry Chronicle on climate change and forest management (in prep.).
Drew, A.P., Zhao, Y., Johnston, M.H. and Weaver, P.L. 200X. Fifty-five years of change in rain forest structure and composition at El Verde, Puerto Rico. Journal of Tropical Ecology (Submitted).
Wilson, S.J., Carleton, T.J., Johnston, M.H., and Elliott, J.A. 200X. Response of a boreal mixedwood community to experimental fire, clear-cutting, clearcutting followed by fire, and simulated blowdown followed by fire. Forest Ecology and Management (in press).
Kulshreshtha, S., Johnston, M. and Lac, S. 2003. Value of stored carbon in protected areas: A case study of Saskatchewan Provincial Parks. Prairie Forum 28:127-144.
Lemprière, T., Johnston, M., Willcocks, A., Bogdanski, B., Bisson, D., Apps, M., Bussler, O. 2002. Saskatchewan forest carbon sequestration project. Forestry Chronicle 78:843-849.
Dore, M., Kulshreshtha, S., and Johnston, M. 2001. An integrated economic – ecological analysis of land use decisions in forest-agriculture fringe region of northern Saskatchewan. Geographical and Environmental Modelling 5:159-175.
Johnston, M., Kulshreshtha, S., and Baumgartner, T. 2001. Agroforestry in the prairie landscape: opportunities for climate change mitigation through carbon sequestration. Prairie Forum 25:195-213.
Dore, M. and Johnston, M. 2001. Value of carbon storage in Canadian forests. Journal of Sustainable Forestry. 12:123-151.
Johnston, M. and Uhlig, P. 2000. Carbon storage in soils and vegetation among forested ecosystem types in northern Ontario. Pp. 63-74 in: Sustainable Forest Management And Global Climate Change: Selected Case Studies from the Americas, Dore, M.H. and Guevara, R., Eds. Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK.
Dore, M. and Johnston, M. 2000. The carbon cycle and the value of forests as a carbon sink: a boreal case study. Pp. 79-106 in: Sustainable Forest Management And Global Climate Change: Selected Case Studies from the Americas, Dore, M.H. and Guevara, R., Eds. Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK.
Johnston, M. and Elliott, J. 1998. The effect of fire severity on ash, plant and soil nutrient levels following experimental burning in a boreal mixedwood stand. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 78:35-44.
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