McMonagle, Galen Robert James2023-11-292023-11-292023-04Thesis 11258https://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/37573Climate change and harvesting is expected to alter the structure of forests in Canada, as individual tree species will react differently to regional changes in environmental characteristics. While numerous studies have employed models to assess the ecological and/or economic impacts of such changes on forests, there is need to further refine such analyses. This thesis contributes to the literature by coupling an ecological (PICUS-LANDIS II) modeling framework with an economic (CGE) model to better account for the economic impact associated with changes in forest stand and landscape-level dynamics. To demonstrate the contributions, this thesis considers two case-study regions - New Brunswick, and Québec. The thesis finds that a reduction in softwood supply due to either climate change or harvesting activities results in an economic loss at both the macro and sectoral level. The negative impact on softwood species outweighs the economic benefit associated with climate change positively impacting hardwood species.xiv, 190electronicenhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Economic impact analysis--New Brunswick.Economic impact analysis--Québec (Province)Forests and forestry--Climatic factors--New Brunswick.Forests and forestry--Climatic factors--Québec (Province)Softwood industry--Climatic factors--New Brunswick.Softwood industry--Climatic factors--Québec (Province)Hardwood industry--Climatic factors--New Brunswick.Hardwood industry--Climatic factors--Québec (Province)New Brunswick.Québec (Province)master thesisLantz, Van A.(OCoLC)1427201563Forestry and Environmental Management