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Silviculture research: The intersection of science and art across generations

A research silviculturist's work is firmly grounded in the scientific method to acquire knowledge on forest dynamics. They also integrate information from numerous sources to produce new knowledge not readily identified by single studies. Results and interpretation subsequently provide the scientific foundation for developing management decisions and strategies....

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Author(s):

Theresa B. Jain

Year:

2013

Keywords:

silviculture research, scientific investigations

Source:

Western Forester. September/October: 8-9.

Past, present, and future role of silviculture in forest management

In general, silviculture can be defined as the art and science of controlling the establishment, growth, competition, health, and quality of forests and woodlands to meet the diverse needs and values of landowners and society on a sustainable basis (Helms 1998). This definition or variations of it have existed since the late 1800s. Gifford (1902), an Assistant...

Author(s):

Russell T. Graham; Theresa Benavidez Jain

Year:

2004

Keywords:

silviculture, forest management

Source:

In: Shepperd, Wayne D.; Eskew, Lane G., compilers. 2004. Silviculture in special places: Proceedings of the National Silviculture Workshop; 2003 September 8-11; Granby, CO. Proceedings RMRS-P-34. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 1-14

Effects of harvesting treatments on the ant community in a Mississippi River bottomland hardwood forest in west-central Mississippi

We assessed effects that harvesting treatments had on the ant community in a Mississippi River bottomland hardwood forest in west-central MS. Ants were collected on Pittman Island using pitfall traps from July to November in 1996, 1997, and 2000. The forest received three replicated harvesting treatments in 1995, including: 1) uncut controls (check), 2) selection...

Author(s):

Lynne C. Thompson; David M. General; Brian Roy Lockhart

Year:

2010

Keywords:

Source:

In: Stanturf, John A., ed. 2010. Proceedings of the 14th biennial southern silvicultural research conference. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS–121. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 591-599.

Combining hygrothermal and corrosion models to predict corrosion of metal fasteners embedded in wood

A combined heat, moisture, and corrosion model is presented and used to simulate the corrosion of metal fasteners embedded in solid wood exposed to the exterior environment. First, the moisture content and temperature at the wood/fastener interface is determined at each time step. Then, the amount of corrosion is determined spatially using an empirical corrosion rate...

Author(s):

Samuel L. Zelinka; Dominique Derome; Samuel V. Glass

Year:

2011

Keywords:

Metals, testing, corrosion, anti-corrosives, fasteners, joints, wood preservatives, chemical reactions, moisture, wood moisture, service life, accelerated life testing, temperature, decks, rain, precipitation, climatic zones, computer simulation, connectors, tests, treated wood, preservative treated wood, exposure tests, moisture content, accelerated testing, durability, hygrothermal modeling

Source:

Building and environment. Vol. 46, no. 10 (Oct. 2011): p. 2060-2068.

Build Green: Wood Can Last for Centuries

This report updates and revises information from the 1976 Forest Service publication by Rodney C. DeGroot, ?Your Wood Can Last for Centuries.? It explains why wood decays, alerts the homeowner to conditions that can result in decay in buildings, and describes measures to prevent moisture-related damage to wood.

Author(s):

Carol A. Clausen; Samuel V. Glass

Year:

2012

Keywords:

moisture, decay

Source:

Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, General Technical Report, FPL-GTR-215, 2012: 27 p.

Stand establishment and tending in the Inland Northwest

The moist, cold, and dry forests of the Inland Northwest occupy approximately 144 million acres. Ponderosa pine, lodgepole pine, western white pine, western larch, and Douglas-fir are usually the preferred commercial species of the area. These early-seral species are relatively resistant to endemic levels of insects and diseases. They tend to grow rapidly and in...

Author(s):

Russell T. Graham; Theresa B. Jain; Phil Cannon

Year:

2005