Monthly Archive:: February 2017
20 Feb 2017
INDEPENDENT LINES OF EVIDENCE OF A GENETIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY AND KRAFT PULP YIELD IN EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS
By Marianne Peiffer On 20 February 2017 In Research paper
Multiple lines of evidence suggest acoustic wave velocity (AWV) would provide a rapid and efficient method to indirectly select for superior pulp yield in Eucalyptus globulus breeding programs. Abstract Eucalyptus globulus is one of the
20 Feb 2017
ACOUSTIC EVALUATION OF LOBLOLLY PINE TREE- AND LUMBER-LENGTH LOGS ALLOWS FOR SEGREGATION OF LUMBER MODULUS OF ELASTICITY, NOT FOR MODULUS OF RUPTURE
By Marianne Peiffer On 20 February 2017 In Research paper
Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) logs can be evaluated using acoustic velocity whereby threshold acoustic velocity values can be set to ensure lumber meets specified mechanical property design values for modulus of elasticity Abstract There is a
13 Feb 2017
Mortality, re-sprouting vigor and physiology of coppice stumps after mechanized cutting
By Erwin Dreyer On 13 February 2017 In Research paper
Mechanized cutting may result in higher stump damage levels, especially if cutting is performed with shears. Nevertheless, stumps cut with mechanized technology do not show higher mortality rates than do stumps cut manually with a chainsaw. One-year
12 Feb 2017
Site factors as predictors for Pinus halepensis Mill. productivity in Spanish plantations
By Erwin Dreyer On 12 February 2017 In Research paper
This work presents a discriminant model to predict Pinus halepensis forest productivity using parameters related to water availability (Annual Hydric Index, soil porosity and slope) and information about the N immobilization by soil microorganisms (microbial biomass N).
12 Feb 2017
Model performance of tree height-diameter relationships in the central Congo Basin
By Erwin Dreyer On 12 February 2017 In Research paper
Tree heights in the central Congo Basin are overestimated using best-available height-diameter models. These errors are propagated into the estimation of aboveground biomass and canopy height, causing significant bias when used for calibration of remote sensing products
12 Feb 2017
Is leaf area of Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst.) and European larch (Larix decidua Mill.) affected by mixture proportion and stand density?
By Erwin Dreyer On 12 February 2017 In Research paper
Trees with otherwise equal dimensions have different leaf areas if they are located in different stand types. While leaf area of European larch is affected by mixture proportion, leaf area of Norway spruce is affected by stand
12 Feb 2017
Reconstructing forest canopy from the 3D triangulations of airborne laser scanning point data for the visualization and planning of forested landscapes
By Erwin Dreyer On 12 February 2017 In Research paper
We present a data-driven technique to visualize forest landscapes and simulate their future development according to alternative management scenarios. Gentle harvesting intensities were preferred for maintaining scenic values in a test of eliciting public’s preferences based on
12 Feb 2017
Disturbance severity and canopy position control the radial growth response of maple trees in forests impacted by emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis)
By Erwin Dreyer On 12 February 2017 In Research paper
Radial growth of silver and red maples was investigated across three forests in northwest Ohio following the outbreak of the invasive emerald ash borer. The growth response of maples was driven by an advancement in canopy class
12 Feb 2017
Primordium initiation drives tree growth: Opinion paper by Ronald M Lanner
I have become increasingly convinced that this cycle is an entity so well integrated that it seems hardly possible to investigate or survey any of its parts successfully if they are separated from the whole (Sarvas 1974,
