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Values and limitations of applied science in the real world [book review]

How can the applied scientist provide timely, useful results to the land manager whose job is to save and sustain our complex ecosystems under the scrutiny of the profession, public, and policymakers? Author Robert J. Cabin tells his story in Intelligent Tinkering: Bridging the Gap between Science and Practice.

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Author(s):

Christel C. Kern

Year:

2012

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Journal of Forestry. 110(5): 287.

A review of the relationships between drought and forest fire in the United States

The historical and presettlement relationships between drought and wildfire are well documented in North America, with forest fire occurrence and area clearly increasing in response to drought. There is also evidence that drought interacts with other controls (forest productivity, topography, fire weather, management activities) to affect fire intensity,...

Author(s):

Jeremy S. Littell; David L. Peterson; Karin L. Riley; Yongqiang Liu; Charlie H. Luce

Year:

2016

Keywords:

climate change, climate variability, drought, ecological drought, fire, water balance

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Global Change Biology. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13275.

Tamm Review: Direct seeding to restore oak (Quercus spp.) forests and woodlands

The scale of opportunity to implement forest restoration exceeds billions of ha worldwide, and a part of this area in northern temperate regions includes formerly oak (Quercus spp.)-dominated ecosystems. The cost of achieving restoration is often high, and tends to increase with severity of ecosystem degradation. Therefore, it is important to develop cost-efficient...

Author(s):

Magnus Löf; Jorge Castro; Mattias Engman; Alexandro B. Leverkus; Palle Madsen; Jose A. Reque; Adrian Villalobos; Emile S. Gardiner

Year:

2019

Keywords:

Afforestation, Reforestation, Restoration, Rehabilitation, Regeneration, Seedling establishment, Seed sowing

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Forest Ecology and Management

Shifting conceptions of complexity in forest management and silviculture

In the past several decades, a trend in forestry and silviculture has been toward promoting complexity in forest ecosystems, but how complexity is conceived and described has shifted over time as new ideas and terminology have been introduced. Historically, ecologically-focused silviculture has focused largely on manipulation of structural complexity, but often with...

Author(s):

Robert T. Fahey; Brandon C. Alveshere; Julia I Burton; Anthony W. D'Amato; Yvette L. Dickinson; William S. Keeton; Christel C. Kern; Andrew J. Larson; Brian J. Palik; Klaus J. Puettmann; Michael R. Saunders; Christopher R. Webster; Jeff W. Atkins; Christopher M. Gough; Brady S. Hardiman

Year:

2018

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Forest Ecology and Management

Subcontinental-scale patterns of large-ungulate herbivory and synoptic review of restoration management implications for midwestern and northeastern forests

Browse of forest understory vegetation by deer and other large ungulates alters ecosystem processes, making it difficult to regenerate forest land in herbivory-stressed areas. Seventy years ago, Aldo Leopold identified problem areas in the United States where overpopulation of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) was likely to lead to...

Author(s):

William H. McWilliams; James A. Westfall; Patrick H. Brose; Daniel C. Dey; Anthony W. D'Amato; Yvette L. Dickinson; Mary Ann Fajvan; Laura S. Kenefic; Christel C. Kern; Kenneth M. Laustsen; Shawn L. Lehman; Randall S. Morin; Todd E. Ristau; Alejandro A. Royo; Andrew M. Stoltman; Susan L. Stout

Year:

2018

Keywords:

browse map, tree regeneration, wildlife habitat, white-tailed deer, forest understory, forest monitoring, forest sustainability

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Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-182. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 24 p.

Promoting and maintaining diversity in contemporary hardwood forests: Confronting contemporary drivers of change and the loss of ecological memory

Declines in the diversity of herbaceous and woody plant species in the understory of eastern North American hardwood forests are increasingly common. Forest managers are tasked with maintaining and/or promoting species diversity and resilience; however, the success of these efforts depends on a robust understanding of past and future system dynamics and identification...

Author(s):

Christopher R. Webster; Yvette L. Dickinson; Julia I Burton; Lee E. Frelich; Michael A. Jenkins; Christel C. Kern; Patricia Raymond; Michael R. Saunders; Michael B. Walters; John L. Willis

Year:

2018

Keywords:

Deer browse, Earthworms, Herbaceous layer, Invasive exotic species, Resiliency, Restoration, Silviculture

Source:

Forest Ecology and Management

Potential for structural lumber substitutes

The potential for substitution of structural wood composites into solid-sawn lumber markets is presented from the technological viewpoint. Technological limitations of existing composite processes and products are reviewed in the context of the present laminated veneer lumber (LVL), flakeboard, and fiber/ paper industries. The limits of mechanical property potential...

Author(s):

Theodore L. Laufenberg

Year:

1985

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Lumber, technology, design, composite wood assemblies, wood composites, laminated veneer lumber, LVL, parellel strand lumber, com ply

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Structural wood composites : Meeting today's needs and tomorrow's challenges: Proceedings 7339, 1984 November 12-14, Minneapolis, MN. Madison, WI : Forest Products Research Society, 1985: Pages 41-53.

Structural composite panel performance under long-term load

Information on the performance of wood-based structural composite panels under long-term load is currently needed to permit their use in engineered assemblies and systems. A broad assessment of the time-dependent properties of panels is critical for creating databases and models of the creep-rupture phenomenon that lead to reliability-based design procedures. This...

Author(s):

Theodore L. Laufenberg

Year:

1988

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Composite boards, structural components, loads, wood panels, creep, particleboards, flakeboard, plywood, time to failure, review article, literature reviews

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Proceedings of the 1988 International Conference on Timber Engineering ... Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., September 19-22, 1988, Volume 1. Madison, Wis. : Forest Products Research Society, c1988: pages 531-537.

Ecology of bottomland oaks in the southeastern United states

0aks (Querczrs spp.) are among the most ecologically and economically valued trees of the floodplain forests which occupy the river valleys that dissect the Gulf and Atlantic coastal plains of the southeastem United States. In these floodplain forests, several species from the sections Quercus and Lobarae are commonly found distributed along a gradient of sites ranging...

Author(s):

Emile S. Gardiner

Year:

2001

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In: Proceedings of the third International Oak Conference Asheville, North Carolina, December

Optimization of composite wood structural components : processing and design choices

Decreasing size and quality of the world's forest resources are responsible for interest in producing composite wood structural components. Process and design optimization methods are offered in this paper. Processing concepts for wood composite structural products are reviewed to illustrate manufacturing boundaries and areas of high potential. Structural...

Author(s):

Theodore L. Laufenberg

Year:

1985

Keywords:

Composite wood assemblies, wood, joists

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Proceedings of the 19th Washington State University International Particleboard/Composite Materials Symposium, 1985 March 26-28, Pullman, WA. Pullman, WA : Washington State University, 1985: Pages 77-94.

Improving engineered wood fiber surfaces for accessible playgrounds.

Some engineered wood fiber surfaces are uneven, tend to shift, and have low density. The goal of our research was to develop a playground surface material that cushions impact and is accessible to people with disabilities. In the initial screening phase, we evaluated a variety of in situ surface treatments and mixtures of wood particles combined with various binders....

Author(s):

Theodore Laufenberg; Andrzej Krzysik; Jerrold Winandy

Year:

2003

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Surfacing, impact, accessibility, ADA, composite, polyurethane, cushioning, engineered wood fiber, latex, silicone.

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Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL−135. Madison, WI : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, 2003. 15 pages.

Bottomland hardwood afforestation: State of the art

Over the past decade, land managers have implemented large-scale afforestation operations across the Southern United States to rehabilitate agricultural land historically converted from bottomland hardwood forest cover types. These afforestation efforts were initially concentrated on public land managed by State or Federal Government agencies, but have later shifted...

Author(s):

Emile S. Gardiner; D. Ramsey Russell; Mark Oliver; Lamar C. Dorris

Year:

2000

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In: Proceedings of a Conference on Sustainability of Wetlands and Water Resources, May 23-25, Oxford, Mississippi, eds. Holland, Marjorie M.; Warren, Melvin L.; Stanturf, John A., p. 75-86

Conservation of Louisiana's coastal wetland forests

Large-scale efforts to protect and restore coastal wetlands and the concurrent renewal of forest harvesting in cypress-tupelo swamps have brought new attention to Louisiana's coastal wetland forests in recent years. Our understanding of these coastal wetland forests has been limited by inadequate data and the lack of a comprehensive review of existing information...

Author(s):

Jim L. Chambers; Richard F. Keim; William H. Conner; John W. Jr. Day; Stephen P. Faulkner; Emile S. Gardiner; Melinda s. Hughes; Sammy L. King; Kenneth W. McLeod; Craig A. Miller; J. Andrew Nyman; Gary P. Shaffer

Year:

2006

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In: Proceedings of Louisiana Natural Resources Symposium: 117-135

ECO-Report - Scientific independence: A key to credibility

EcoReport is an annual Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) publication which contains a set of articles showcasing the Bitterroot Ecosystem Management Research Project (BEMRP) research projects and activities. The articles are concise, user-friendly, and designed to inform a broad range of audiences interested in ecosystem management. Articles featured in...

Author(s):

Sharon Ritter; Janie Canton-Thompson; Leonard F. Ruggiero; Greg Jones; Janet Sullivan; Ward McCaughey; Yvette Ortega; Neal Christensen; Mick Harrington; Deborah Page-Dumroese

Year:

2007

Keywords:

Bitterroot Ecosystem Management Research Project, BEMRP, Forest Service Research, ecosystem management

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Missoula, MT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Bitterroot Ecosystem Management Research Project. 19 p.

Linking stakeholder research needs and the federal data quality act: a case study of an endangered forest shrub in the southeastern Unitd States

The need for knowledge, ranging from development of new products or processes to the effects of specific actions on the environment, is greater now than at any point in the past. The greater need for research has generated stakeholder involvement in the research process. As a result, all facets of research, from planning through...

Author(s):

Brian Roy Lockhart; Emile S. Gardiner; Theodor D. Leininger; Kristina F. Connor; Margaret S. Devall; Paul B. Hamel; Tracy Hawkins; Nathan M. Schiff; A. Dan Wilson

Year:

2009

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Forest Policy and Economics, Vol. 11: 539-547

Fuelwood characteristics of northwestern conifers and hardwoods

This report is an update of the original publication by Oregon State University in 1987 (Resource Bulletin 60). According to agreements, researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station and the Juneau Economic Development Council worked with Oregon State University to update this reference concerning wood energy...

Author(s):

Pamela L. Wilson; James W. Funck; Robert B. Avery

Year:

2010

Keywords:

Fuelwoods, heating value, British thermal unit values, Pacific Northwest

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Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-810. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 50 p.

Long-term durability of CCA and ACA : how is 0.4 doing?

For decades the phrase ?point 4? was synonymous with wood treated for use in contact with the ground. In this paper we review how and why the 0.4 lb/ft³ (6.4 kg/m³) retention became such an accepted standard, and then evaluate how well this retention has performed in long term stake testing. Data from plots near Saucier,...

Author(s):

Stan T. Lebow; Cherilyn A. Hatfield; Bessie Woodward

Year:

2010

Keywords:

Wood preservatives, preservative testing, wood deterioration, service life, southern pines, copper, preserved wood, wood preservation, wood decomposition, stake preservation, chromated copper arsenate, ammoniacal copper arsenate, CCA, ACA, durability, preservative treated wood, treated wood, failure, field tests, stake tests, stake decay, decay resistance, wood decay, exposure tests, Mississippi, durability

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Proceedings, one hundred sixth annual meeting of the American Wood Protection Association ... Savannah, Georgia, May 23-25, 2010: volume 106. Birmingham, Ala. : American Wood Protection Association, c2010: p. 174-183.

Underplanting to sustain future stocking of oak (Quercus) in temperate deciduous forests

Oaks (Quercus spp.) are one of the most important tree taxa in the northern hemisphere. Although they are dominant in mixed species forests and widely distributed, there are frequent reports of regeneration failures. An adequate population of large oak advance reproduction is a critical prerequisite to successful oak regeneration, and hence...

Author(s):

Daniel C. Dey; Emile S. Gardiner; Callie J. Schweitzer; John M. Kabrick; Douglass F. Jacobs

Year:

2012

Keywords:

Quercus, Silviculture, Restoration, Artificial regeneration, Planting

Source:

New Forests.

Ecosystem services of woody crop production systems

Short-rotation woody crops are an integral component of regional and national energy portfolios, as well as providing essential ecosystem services such as biomass supplies, carbon sinks, clean water, and healthy soils. We review recent USDA Forest Service Research and Development efforts from the USDA Biomass Research Centers on the provisioning of these ecosystem...

Author(s):

Ronald S. Zalesny Jr.; John A. Stanturf; Emile S. Gardiner; James H. Perdue; Timothy M. Young; David R. Coyle; William L. Headlee; Gary S. Ba??uelos; Amir Hass

Year:

2016

Keywords:

Biomass . Carbon . Eucalyptus . Pinus . Populus . Provisioning services . Regulating services . Salix . Soils . Water

Source:

BioEnergy Research

Contributing factors for drought in United States forest ecosystems under projected future climates and their uncertainty

Observations of increasing global forest die-off related to drought are leading to more questions about potential increases in drought occurrence, severity, and ecological consequence in the future. Dry soils and warm temperatures interact to affect trees during drought; so understanding shifting risks requires some understanding of changes in both temperature...

Author(s):

Charlie Luce; James M. Vose; Neil Pederson; John Campbell; Connie Millar; Patrick Kormos; Ross Woods

Year:

2016

Keywords:

drought, forests, climate change, projections, climate modes

Source:

Forest Ecology and Management. 380: 299-308.

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Values and limitations of applied science in the real world [book review]

A review of the relationships between drought and forest fire in the United States

Tamm Review: Direct seeding to restore oak (Quercus spp.) forests and woodlands

Shifting conceptions of complexity in forest management and silviculture

Subcontinental-scale patterns of large-ungulate herbivory and synoptic review of restoration management implications for midwestern and northeastern forests

Promoting and maintaining diversity in contemporary hardwood forests: Confronting contemporary drivers of change and the loss of ecological memory

Potential for structural lumber substitutes

Structural composite panel performance under long-term load

Ecology of bottomland oaks in the southeastern United states

Optimization of composite wood structural components : processing and design choices

Improving engineered wood fiber surfaces for accessible playgrounds.

Bottomland hardwood afforestation: State of the art

Conservation of Louisiana's coastal wetland forests

ECO-Report - Scientific independence: A key to credibility

Linking stakeholder research needs and the federal data quality act: a case study of an endangered forest shrub in the southeastern Unitd States

Fuelwood characteristics of northwestern conifers and hardwoods

Long-term durability of CCA and ACA : how is 0.4 doing?

Underplanting to sustain future stocking of oak (Quercus) in temperate deciduous forests

Ecosystem services of woody crop production systems

Contributing factors for drought in United States forest ecosystems under projected future climates and their uncertainty

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