Author Archive
6 Oct 2014
Linear viscoelasticity of hot-pressed hybrid poplar relates to densification and to the in situ molecular parameters of cellulose
Isabella REINIATI, Noridah B. OSMAN, Armando G. McDONALD, Marie-Pierre LABORIE University of Western Ontario, London, Canad; Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Tronoh, Malaysi; Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences, College of Natural Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow, US;
5 Oct 2014
Considering evolutionary processes in adaptive forestry
François Lefèvre, Thomas Boivin, Aurore Bontemps, François Courbet, Hendrik Davi, Marion Durand-Gillmann, Bruno Fady, Julie Gauzere, Cindy Gidoin, Marie-Joe Karam, Hadrien Lalagüe, Sylvie Oddou-Muratorio, Christian Pichot INRA, UR629 Ecologie des Forêts Méditerranéennes, URFM, Domaine Saint Paul, Site
26 Sep 2014
Ten new poplar cultivars provide laminated veneer lumber for structural application
Istie RAHAYU, Louis DENAUD, Rémy MARCHAL, Wayan DARMAVAN Department of Forest Products, Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Bogor, 16680, Indonesia; LaBoMaP-ParisTech, rue Porte de Paris, 71250 Cluny, France; CIRAD, 73 rue Jean-François Breton, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5,
20 Sep 2014
Tomography in standing trees: revisiting the determination of acoustic wave velocity
Andrés ARCINIEGAS, Loïc BRANCHERIAU and Philippe LASAYGUES CNRS, LMA UPR 7051, Marseille, France; CIRAD, UR BioWooEB – UMR AMAP, Montpellier, France Email: loic.brancheriau at cirad.fr Key message Wood acoustic velocity determination is affected by the wavelength and the detection algorithm
20 Sep 2014
Satellite data as indicators of tree growth and dieback in a Mediterranean holm oak forest
Romà OGAYA, Adrià BARBETA, Corina BASNOU and Josep PENUELAS CREAF, Cerdanyola del Vallès, E-08193, Catalonia, Spain; CSIC, Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CEAB-CSIC, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, E-08193, Catalonia, Spain Email: r.ogaya at creaf.uab.cat In the framework of climate change,
2 Aug 2014
Hydraulic failure and repair are not routine in trees
By Erwin Dreyer On 2 August 2014 In Opinion paper
Hervé COCHARD, Sylvain DELZON INRA, Université Blaise Pascal UMR547 PIAF, Blaise Pascal University, 63100, Clermont-Ferrand, France, and INRA, Université de Bordeaux, UMR BIOGECO, 33450, Talence, France Trees can pull tons of water up to 100 m above ground,
1 Aug 2014
Susceptibility of Fraxinus excelsior clones to Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus is genetically determined
By Erwin Dreyer On 1 August 2014 In Research paper
Rasmus ENDERLE, Aikaterina NAKOU, Kristina THOMAS, Berthold METZLER Department of Forest Protection, Forest Research Institute of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Wonnhaldestrasse 4, 79100, Freiburg, Germany and Research Institute for Forest Ecology and Forestry, Hauptstrasse 16, 67705, Trippstadt, Germany It might
1 Aug 2014
Modelling the potential spread of Fusarium circinatum, the causal agent of pitch canker in Europe
By Erwin Dreyer On 1 August 2014 In Research paper
Timo MÖYKKYNEN, Paolo CAPRETTI, Timo PUKKALA University of Eastern Finland, PO Box 111, 80101, Joensuu, Finland and DISPAA Section of Plant Pathology and Entomology, University of Firenze, Piazzale delle Cascine, 28, 50144, Florence, Italy Key message: Fusarium
31 Jul 2014
Annals of Forest Science changes its scope and complies with green open access rules
Erwin DREYER, Marianne PEIFFER, Jean-Daniel BONTEMPS, Jean-Michel LEBAN Editorial board of Annals of Forest Science, Inra, F4280 Champenoux, and AgroParisTech, rue Girardet, F 54000 Nancy. The landscape for science editing in general, and particularly in the field
31 Jul 2014
Past, present, and future of forest accounting: an overview of the French experience
Alexandra NIEDZWICZ, Claire MONTAGNE-HUCK AgroParisTech, INRA, UMR356 Laboratoire d’Economie Forestière, 14, rue Girardet CS 14216, 54000, Nancy, France Abstract: This paper reminds the historical context of the development of the European framework for forest accounting and claims