The influence of forest management systems on the environmental impacts for Douglas-fir production in France

Root architecture might account for contrasting establishment success of Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii and Pinus sylvestris in Central Europe under dry conditions

“…As such, Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco (Douglas-fir) was first introduced to increase wood production (González-García et al 2013). Today, about 2 % of the German and 3 % of the French forest area, respectively, are stocked with Pseudotsuga menziesii, and the species is expected to become the third most important conifer in Europe after Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.…”

Economic and Production Effect of Tree Species Change as a Result of Adaptation to Climate Change

“…Its extraordinary production capacity is confirmed by many Czech authors [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]. It was validated also by authors from neighbouring European states [23][24][25][26][27][28]. The Douglas fir economic importance is indisputable in its native localities [29] as well as in areas, where the tree species is non-native [30].…”

“…In addition to its production capacity, attention also has to be paid to some ecological and environmental consequences of its cultivation [28], especially to the influence of the species on soil conditions [31][32][33]. There are numerous studies about natural regeneration of the species in the conditions of the Czech Republic [34][35][36] as well as about its impact on forest phytocenoses [37].…”

LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) of EVP – engineering veneer product: plywood glued using a vacuum moulding technology from green veneers

“…Plywood panels have been sold all over the world for over 100 years and successive innovations have mainly concerned glues and different products for treating the wood (NCASI, 1999). LCAs of plywood were developed in order to discover the environmental impact of the manufacturing of traditional plywood in comparison with other products on the market (Ecoinvent, 2014;Lippke and Wilson, 2010;Wilson, 2010;FIBA and Bureau Veritas, 2011;Bureau Veritas, 2012), but also to identify where the environmental hotspots are in manufacturing (Gonz alez et al, 2013;Gonz alez-García et al, 2012aNg et al, 2014;Eshun et al, 2012). The LCA of furniture was carried out by Mirabella et al (2014).…”