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Red Maple (Acer rubrum L.) Growth and Foliar Nutrient Responses to Soil Fertility Level and Water Regime

Red maple (Acer rubrum L.) seedlings were grown in a greenhouse using three treatments: two soil horizons, two soil moisture regimes, and three nutrient levels. Fertilization increased growth under moist conditions on the more fertile topsoil. Under dry conditions, fertilization had no effect on growth in subsoil, and slightly increased growth in...

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Author(s):

C. H. Pham; Howard G. Halverson; Gordon M. Heisler

Year:

1978

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Source:

Res. Pap. NE-412. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 7p.

Effect of tree-growth rate on papermaking fiber properties

Measurements of wood density and anatomical properties of wood disks were conducted by SilviScan (CSIRO Australia) and a new imaging technique. The disks included red pine obtained from a never-thinned experimental forest with five different plantation densities and Douglas-fir and lodgepole pine (one normal growth and the other suppressed growth) both supplied by a...

Author(s):

Junyong Zhu; David W. Vahey; C. Tim Scott; Gary C. Myers

Year:

2007

Keywords:

Pulping, red pine, wood anatomy, wood density, papermaking, fibers, Douglas fir, tree-rings, tree farms, stand density, thinnings, ring profiler, small-diameter timber, smallwood, smallwood, small timbers, SilviScan, tracheids, lodgepole pine, wood fibers, red pine, suppressed growth

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61st Appita Annual Conference and Exhibition : Gold Coast, Australia, 6-9 May 2007 : proceedings. Carlton, VIC : Appita, c2007: ISBN: 9780975746928: Pages 415-422

Effect of planting procedures in initial growth of Acer rubrum L. and Fraxinus pennsylvanicum L. in a parking lot

Five-year old red maples, Acer rubrum L. 'October Glory', and green ash, Fraxinus pennsylvanicum L. 'Marshall Seedless', were planted in 8 ft x 8 ft openings in an asphalt parking lot with two planting stocks (bare-root, BR, and balled and burlapped, B&B) and two fertilizer levels (a control and 1.36 kg of...

Author(s):

Gordon M. Heisler; Robert E. Schutzki; Robert P. Zisa; Howard G. Halverson; Bruce A. Hamilton

Year:

1982

Keywords:

Bare-root planting, balled and burlapped planting, crown growth, fertilization, soil moisture, soil temperature, transplanting, tree pruning, urban environment

Source:

Res. Pap. NE-513. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiement Station. 7p.

Response of advance lodgepole pine regeneration to overstory removal in eastern Idaho

Twenty-two stands of advance lodgepole pine released with overstory removal were sampled to determine height growth response. Tree and site characteristics correlated with release response were identified, and a mathematical model was developed to predict height growth in years 6 through 10 after release as a function of residual overstory basal area, height at release...

Author(s):

Tanya E. Lewis Murphy; David L. Adams; Dennis E. Ferguson

Year:

1999

Keywords:

advance growth, growth response, liberation cut, Pinus contorta var. latifolia, release, suppression

Source:

Forest Ecology and Management. 120: 235-244.

Response of Douglas-fir advance regeneration to overstory removal

A statistical model is presented that predicts periodic height growth for released Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca [Beissn.] Franco advance regeneration in central Idaho. Individual tree and site variables were used to construct a model that predicts 5-year height growth for years 6 through 10 after release. Habitat type and height growth prior to...

Author(s):

J. Chris Maranto; Dennis E. Ferguson; David L. Adams

Year:

2008

Keywords:

Pseudotsuga menziesii, advance regeneration, release, suppression

Source:

Research Paper RMRS-RP-73. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 17 p.

Summer solstice marks a seasonal shift in temperature sensitivity of stem growth and nitrogen-use efficiency in cold-limited forests

In boreal forests and alpine treelines, it is debatable how the temperature sensitivity of tree-ring growth should vary with changes in climate over time and the extent to which seasonal stem increments are controlled by leaf physiology. We aim to test the hypothesis that, in cold-limited forests, maximizing stem growth rate around summer solstice is closely related to...

Author(s):

Tianxiang Luo; Xinsheng Liu; Lin Zhang; Xiang Li; Yude Pan; Ian J. Wright

Year:

2018

Keywords:

Leaf turnover, Litterfall, Photoperiod, Treeline, Tree-ring growth, Warming

Source:

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Comparison of SilviScan and optical imaging measurements of tracheid dimensions and wood density

SilviScan uses X-ray...

Author(s):

David W. Vahey; Junyong Zhu; C. Tim Scott

Year:

2006

Keywords:

Douglas fir, wood density, pulping, image analysis, wood anatomy, tracheary cells, latewood, earlywood, thinnings, pulpwood, Ring Profiler, small-diameter timber, smallwood, stand density, SilviScan, tracheids, suppressed growth, small timbers, utilization

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Proceedings of 2006 Progress in Paper Physics, 2006 October 1-5, Oxford, OH. Oxford, OH : Miami University, 2006: pages 73-76.

TRIM timber projections: an evaluation based on forest inventory measurements.

Two consecutive timberland inventories collected from permanent plots in the natural pine type in North Carolina were used to evaluate the timber resource inventory model (TRIM). This study compares model predictions with field measurements and examines the effect of inventory data aggregation on the accuracy of projections. Projections were repeated for two geographic...

Author(s):

John R. Mills

Year:

1989

Keywords:

Yield-table projection, growth simulation, growth measurements, inventory data aggregation, inventory models, forest survey, regional timber supply studies, model validation, South

Source:

Res. Pap. PNW-RP-408. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 27 p

Impact of enhanced ultraviolet-B irradiance on cotton growth, development, yield, and qualities under field conditions

The stratospheric ozone depletion and enhanced solar ultraviolet-B (UV-B) irradiance may have adverse impacts on the productivity of agricultural crops. The effect of UV-B enhancements on agricultural crops includes reduction in yield, alteration in species competition, decrease in photosynthetic activity, susceptibility to disease, and changes in structure and...

Author(s):

Wei Gao; Youfei Zheng; James R. Slusser; Gordon M. Heisler

Year:

2003

Keywords:

Ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation, Cotton, Yield, Qualities

Source:

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 120:241-248

Precipitation and runoff water quality from an urban parking lot and implications for tree growth

The water quality of precipitation and runoff from a large parking lot in New Brunswick, New Jersey was studied during the early growing season, from March to June 1976. Precipitation and runoff from 10 storms were analyzed. The runoff was higher in all constituents considered except for P, Pb, and Cu. Compared with published values for natural waters, sewage effluent...

Author(s):

C. H. Pham; H. G. Halverson; G. M. Heisler

Year:

1978

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Source:

Research Note NE-253. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 6p.

Projecting other public inventories for the 2005 RPA timber assessment update.

This study gives an overview of the current inventory status and the projection of future forest inventories on other public timberland. Other public lands are lands administered by state, local, and federal government but excluding National Forest System lands. These projections were used as part of the 2005 USDA Forest Service Resource Planning Act timber assessment...

Author(s):

Xiaoping Zhou; John R. Mills; Richard W. Haynes

Year:

2007

Keywords:

Other public timberlands, timber supply, modeling, inventory projection, yield function, forest structure, public policy, seral stage

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-717. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 31 p

Private timberlands: growing demands, shrinking land base.

By 2050, US timberland area is projected to be about 3 percent smaller than today due to increasing demands for urban and related land uses from another 126 million people. An increasing area of southern planted pine will be accompanied by a reduction in the area of upland hardwoods. Hardwoods will continue to dominate the forested landscape in the South. Plantation...

Author(s):

Ralph Alig; John Mills; Brett Butler

Year:

2002

Keywords:

Economics, industry, inventory, nonindustrial private forestland, timber

Source:

Journal of Forestry. 6 p

Forest thinnings for integrated lumber and paper production

Integrated lumber and paper productions using forest thinning materials from U.S. national forests can significantly reduce the cost of prescriptive thinning operations. Many of the trees removed during forest thinnings are in small-diameter classes (diameter at breast height

Author(s):

J.Y. Zhu; C.T. Scott; R. Gleisner; D. Mann; D.W. Vahey; D.P. Dykstra; G.H. Quinn; L.L. Edwards

Year:

2007

Keywords:

Forest thinning, Lumber, testing, pulping, wood density, tracheary cells, lodgepole pine, pulpwood, wood fibers, tracheids, small-diameter timber, small timbers, utilization, suppressed growth, thinnings, pulp and paper processes, thermomechanical pulping, smallwood

Source:

Forest products journal. Vol. 57, no. 11 (Nov. 2007): p. 8-13

Chopper herbicide site preparation for different bedding timings and vegetation complexes in North Florida

The use of Chopper® (BASF Corporation, Research Triangle Park, NC) herbicide applied with an oil and water carrier was tested for site preparation. Tests were installed at eight locations to examine slash pine (Pinus elliottii Engelm.) response and vegetation control with different vegetation types and timings of bedding. Chopper was applied in...

Author(s):

Dwight K. Lauer; Harold E. Quicke; David Adams

Year:

2006

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Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-92. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 150-154

Aboveground biomass in Tibetan grasslands

This study investigated spatial patterns and environmental controls of aboveground biomass (AGB) in alpine grasslands on the Tibetan Plateau by integrating AGB data collected from 135 sites during 2001-2004 and concurrent enhanced vegetation index derived from MODIS data sets. The AGB was estimated at 68.8 gm^-2, with a larger value (90.8 gm<...>

Author(s):

Y.H. Yang; J.Y. Fang; Y.D. Pan; C.J. Ji

Year:

2009

Keywords:

aboveground biomass, alpine grasslands, enhanced vegetation index, environmental control, precipitation, soil texture, temperature, Tibetan Plateau

Source:

Journal of Arid Environments. 73: 91-95.

Urban tree influences on ultraviolet irradiance

Many of the effects of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) on people and their environment - damage to various materials, survival of insects and microbial pathogens, growth of vegetation, and adverse or beneficial effects on human health - are modified by the presence of trees. Human epidemiological investigations generally consider exposure as given by indices of UVR...

Author(s):

Gordon M. Heisler; Richard H. Grant; Wei Gao

Year:

2002

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Source:

In: Slusser, James R.; Herman, Jay R.; Gao, Wei, eds. Proceedings of SPIE: Ultraviolet ground- and space-based measurements, models, and effects: Volume 4482; 2001 July 30 - August 1; San Diego, CA: 277-290.

Energy savings with trees

In conventional buildings, trees increase, decrease, or have little effect on energy use depending on general climate, building type, tree...

Author(s):

Gordon M. Heisler

Year:

1986

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Source:

Journal of Aboriculture. 12(5): 113-125.

Ethanol production from woody biomass: Silvicultural opportunities for suppressed western conifers

The 2007 Energy Security and Independence Act (ESIA) requires 16 billion gallons of ethanol to be produced from lignocellulose biomass by 2022 in the United States. Forests can be a key source of renewable lignocellulose for ethanol production if cost and conversion efficiency barriers can be overcome. We explored opportunities for using woody biomass from thinning...

Author(s):

Andrew Youngblood; Junyong Zhu; C. Tim Scott

Year:

2010

Keywords:

silviculture, carbon sequestration, climate change, forest management

Source:

In: Jain, Theresa B.; Graham, Russell T.; Sandquist, Jonathan. Integrated management of carbon sequestration and biomass utilization opportunities in a changing climate: Proceedings of the 2009 National Silviculture Workshop; 2009 June 15-18; Boise, ID. Proceedings RMRS-P-61. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 169-184.

Self-assembled optically transparent cellulose nanofibril films: effect of nanofibril morphology and drying procedure

Cellulose nanofibril (CNF) films currently provide great opportunity in many applications with advantages of excellent mechanical strength, high light transmittance, and good barrier properties. However, processes for preparing CNFs are typically tedious and vary, along with their properties. Here, five preparation methods using various combinations of filtration,...

Author(s):

Yan Qing; Ronald Sabo; Yiqiang Wu; J.Y. Zhu; Zhiyong Cai

Year:

2015

Keywords:

Cellulose nanofibrils, Self-assembled films, Filtration, Freeze-drying, Casting, Mechanical and optical properties

Source:

Cellulose, Volume 22, 2015; pp. 1094–1102.

Superflexible Wood

Flexible porous membranes have attracted increasing scientific interest due to their wide applications in flexible electronics, energy storage devices, sensors, and bioscaffolds. Here, inspired by nature, we develop a facile and scalable top-down approach for fabricating a superflexible, biocompatible, biodegradable three-dimensional (3D) porous membrane directly from...

Author(s):

Jianwei Song; Chaoji Chen; Chengwei Wang; Yudi Kuang; Yongfeng Li; Feng Jiang; Yiju Li; Emily Hitz; Ying Zhang; Boyang Liu; Amy Gong; Huiyang Bian; J. Y. Zhu; Jianhua Zhang; Jun Li; Liangbing Hu

Year:

2017

Keywords:

Wood chemistry, 3D porous structure, cellulose nanofibers, biocompatible, flexible

Source:

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(28): 23520-23527.

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Red Maple (Acer rubrum L.) Growth and Foliar Nutrient Responses to Soil Fertility Level and Water Regime

Effect of tree-growth rate on papermaking fiber properties

Effect of planting procedures in initial growth of Acer rubrum L. and Fraxinus pennsylvanicum L. in a parking lot

Response of advance lodgepole pine regeneration to overstory removal in eastern Idaho

Response of Douglas-fir advance regeneration to overstory removal

Summer solstice marks a seasonal shift in temperature sensitivity of stem growth and nitrogen-use efficiency in cold-limited forests

Comparison of SilviScan and optical imaging measurements of tracheid dimensions and wood density

TRIM timber projections: an evaluation based on forest inventory measurements.

Impact of enhanced ultraviolet-B irradiance on cotton growth, development, yield, and qualities under field conditions

Precipitation and runoff water quality from an urban parking lot and implications for tree growth

Projecting other public inventories for the 2005 RPA timber assessment update.

Private timberlands: growing demands, shrinking land base.

Forest thinnings for integrated lumber and paper production

Chopper herbicide site preparation for different bedding timings and vegetation complexes in North Florida

Aboveground biomass in Tibetan grasslands

Urban tree influences on ultraviolet irradiance

Energy savings with trees

Ethanol production from woody biomass: Silvicultural opportunities for suppressed western conifers

Self-assembled optically transparent cellulose nanofibril films: effect of nanofibril morphology and drying procedure

Superflexible Wood

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