Journal Article
Forest Management, Engineering, and Operations / Global Competency and Issues in Contemporary Education
Finto Antony; Lewis Jordan; Laurie Schimleck; Richard Daniels; Rapeepan Kantavichai; Lara Hansen; Jessica Hitt; William Hubbard; Gwendolyn Boyd; Ryan Boyles; Heather Dinon; Joshua Idassi; Mark Megalos; Martha Monroe; Eric Taylor; Leslie Boby; Rajan Parajuli; John Bradford; Anthony D'Amato; Ian Lifshitz; Erin Guth; Creighton Litton; Christopher A. Lepczyk; Catherine Chan-Halbrendt; Rene Zamora; Paul Adams; John Sessions; Yohan Lee; Jeremy Fried; Heidi Albers; Robert Haight; Jean Franklin; Jan Schipper; Robert Parmenter; Jennifer Cramer; Sun Chang; Rado Gazo; Ed Jensen; David Zahler; Calvin Hughes; Steven Tesch; Richard Bowden; Alessandra Trunzo; Stacia-Fe Gillen; Kelsey Ream; Lauren Deem; Kate Darby; Terrence Bensel; Eva Haviarova; Charles Gale; Kamran Abdollahi; Zhu Ning; Andra Johnson
Journal of Forestry · Vol. 109, Issue 8 · pp. 584-588 · 2011
Abstract
31Maps depicting spatial variation in wood properties are important for forest product industries as they aid decision making regarding raw material procurement, can assist in product categorization and help improve utilization. Loblolly pine is an important commercial species grown throughout the southern Unites States of America (USA). Wood Quality Consortium (WQC)—a joint collaboration between the University of Georgia, USDA Forest Service and industries—was established in 1999 with the objective of characterizing wood property variation of plantation grown loblolly pine. Data on wood specific gravity (SG), modulus of elasticity (MOE) and modulus of rupture (MOR) collected by the WQC was utilized in this study. Maps showing spatial variation in SG at different stand ages and SG, MOE and MOR at different heights within a tree were developed using appropriate spatial prediction methods (kriging). The geographical variation of these wood properties across southeastern USA was demonstrated here.
Bibliographic Information
| Journal | Journal of Forestry |
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| Publisher | Springer |
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| Publication Date | 2011-12-01 |
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| Publication Year | 2011 |
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| Volume | 109 |
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| Issue | 8 |
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| Pages | 584-588 |
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| Document Type | Journal Article |
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| Print ISSN | 0022-1201 |
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| eISSN | 1938-3746 |
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| DOI | 10.1093/jof/109.8.584 |
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