“…Apart from varying size, shape, distribution and location, our harvest areas were all assumed to be clear-cuts based on the harvest practices modeled by our SDMs. Other EBM-based practices in Canada like partial cuts, shelterwood cuts, structural retention, and understory protection have been studied throughout Canada for their effects on tree mortality (Thorpe and Thomas, 2007), subsequent tree growth (Montoro Girona et al, 2017, 2019, understory protection (Burke et al, 2008), and biodiversity (Fenton et al, 2013;Huggard et al, 2014;Charchuk and Bayne, 2018). These harvest strategies may be more appropriate than traditional clear-cuts for emulating natural disturbance in regions where forest fires are less frequent than insect outbreaks and other disturbances.…”