We assessed the palatability of four Tasmanian Caulerpa sea grape species: C. geminata , C. hodgkinsoniae , C. sedoides , and C. simpliciuscula , and quantitatively evaluated the palatability profiles of these species with commercially available C. lentillifera . Initial palatability was assessed through a hedonic human sensory evaluation, followed by quantitative instrumental sensory evaluation of tastes and volatile organic...

Kelp forests around the world are under increasing pressure from anthropogenic stressors. A widespread consequence is that in many places, complex and highly productive kelp habitats have been replaced by structurally simple and less productive turf algae habitats. Turf algae habitats resist re‐establishment of kelp via recruitment inhibition; however, little is known about the specific mechanisms involved. One potential facto...

Political and economic transitions have had substantial impacts on forest conservation. Where transitions are underway or anticipated, historical precedent and methods for systematically assessing future trends should be used to anticipate likely threats to forest conservation and design appropriate and prescient policy measures to counteract them. Myanmar is transitioning from an authoritarian, centralized state with a highly...

Recent technological advances have made estimating outside bark, upper stem diameters on tree stems more commonplace. Inside bark diameters and bark thicknesses are also often needed at upper stem locations for volume determination applications, but those attributes are not easily measured, even with the newer technologies. Interest in bark and timber residue for bioenergy uses has also put increased focus on the ability to me...

Timber transactions have shifted from a volume basis to a weight basis over the last 40 years in much of the southeastern United States. This shift has posed problems when sawtimber inventories are conducted in terms of board feet and then converted to outside-bark green tons for valuation. This case study examines tons per thousand board feet conversion factors for the Doyle, Scribner, and International ¼ log rules for a coll...