Global climate change impacts on forests and markets

Sohngen, Brent; Tian, Xiaohui

doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2016.06.011

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“…As to the time of branch occlusion (OT), a log link function with a negative binomial distribution was applied to estimate it: ln(OTptb) = a0 + a1ln(OBDptb) + a2RDPptb + a3SDGRptb (1) where a0, a1, a2 and a3 are parameter estimates ( Table 1). The time of branch occlusion was correlated with the natural logarithm of occluded branch diameter (OBD), the radius of dead portion of knot (RDP) and the stem diameter growth rate during branch occlusion (SDGR).…”

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Effect of Planting Density on Knot Attributes and Branch Occlusion of Betula alnoides under Natural Pruning in Southern China

Chun-sheng

Zhong

Hein

et al. 2015

Forests

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Knot-related defects are the major cause of timber quality degradation, and diminishing this kind of defects is an important issue in forest management. For the purpose of clear-wood production, knot attributes and branch occlusion of Betula alnoides under natural pruning were investigated in a 14-year-old experimental plantation with five planting densities ranging from 500 to 3333 stems per hectare in southern China, and a total of 1325 occluded branches from 30 trees were sampled and dissected. The mean occluded branch diameter (OBD), radius of knots and branch insertion angle (IA) decreased significantly with increasing planting density. Planting with high stocking density significantly reduced the frequency of thick occluded branches (diameter ≥ 20 mm) while increasing the frequency of small ones (diameter < 10 mm). Branch occlusion time (OT) also tended to increase with OPEN ACCESSForests 2015, 6 1344 decreasing planting density. The results of generalized linear mixed models showed that OBD was the major factor influencing OT, radius of dead portion of knot (RDP), total radius of knot (TRK) and IA. In addition, OT was positively correlated with RDP but negatively correlated with stem diameter growth rate during branch occlusion (SDGR). Silvicultural strategies with appropriate planting density for large-diameter clear-wood production of B. alnoides were discussed.

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“…The demand for high-quality timber has recently been increasing, which leads to a remarkable variation of timber prices depending on the quality [1]. Consequently, growing large-sized and high-quality timber has become an important target in plantation forestry.…”

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Effect of Planting Density on Knot Attributes and Branch Occlusion of Betula alnoides under Natural Pruning in Southern China

Chun-sheng

Zhong

Hein

et al. 2015

Forests

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“…An important research question will be whether it is better to leave this debris in the woods or harvest it for bio-energy. Second, the analysis does not address the impact of climate change on forestland which could well influence the future supply of wood and biomass [36] [37]. Third, the analysis does not address likely changes in traditional biofuels (charcoal and wood logs).…”

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The Land-Use Consequences of Woody Biomass with More Stringent Climate Mitigation Scenarios

Mendelsohn¹

2017

JEP

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Integrated assessment models increasingly rely on biomass for energy with ever more stringent mitigation policies. The stringency of mitigation will therefore have large effects on land use. As discussed in the literature, crop bio-energy will lead to substantial pressure to increase deforestation. This paper consequently explores using woody biomass for bioenergy. The paper combines the IAM WITCH with a global dynamic forestry model GTM to determine the optimal size of the woody biomass market, the effects on the timber market, and the resulting forestland under two alternative mitigation strategies. This paper predicts that moving from a moderate to a stringent mitigation policy would increase the demand for woody biomass from 3.7 to 5.2 billion m 3 /yr, increasing forestland by 1049 to 1890 million ha, and shrinking farmland by 748 to 1550 million ha. The stringency of mitigation will therefore have large effects on land use.

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“…These changing climate conditions are expected to significantly affect the production of forest-based ES. For example, timber productivity in southern forests is expected to increase with warmer temperatures and higher levels of carbon dioxide (Wertin et al, 2012), and the viable growing region for several southern pine species may shift farther north generating both gains and losses in the timber industry (Sohngen et al, 2001). However, these gains in productivity may be offset by increased water stress from higher temperatures and associated water loss by evapotranspiration (Lockaby et al, 2013).…”

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Technical, allocative, and total profit efficiency of loblolly pine forests under changing climatic conditions

Susaeta

Adams

Carter

et al. 2016

Forest Policy and Economics

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Global climate change impacts on forests and markets

Cited by 67 publications

References 28 publications

Effect of Planting Density on Knot Attributes and Branch Occlusion of Betula alnoides under Natural Pruning in Southern China

Effect of Planting Density on Knot Attributes and Branch Occlusion of Betula alnoides under Natural Pruning in Southern China

The Land-Use Consequences of Woody Biomass with More Stringent Climate Mitigation Scenarios

Technical, allocative, and total profit efficiency of loblolly pine forests under changing climatic conditions

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