Of the more than five hundred and fifty species of North American bark beetles (Coleoptera:
Curculionidae, Scolytinae), approximately twenty species occasionally cause large amounts …

A commitment to long-term forest research provides the basis and opportunity to understand
developmental processes and stand dynamics over an entire rotation. The southeastern …

Genomic selection is increasingly considered vital to accelerate genetic improvement.
However, it is unknown how accurate genomic selection prediction models remain when …

Abstract The Southern Forest Futures Project provides a science-based “futuring” analysis of
the forests of the 13 States of the Southeastern United States. With findings organized in a …

Incorporating ecological disturbance into biogeochemical models is critical for estimating
current and future carbon stocks and fluxes. In particular, anthropogenic disturbances, such …

Wood-based pellets are produced in the southeastern United States (SE US) and shipped to
Europe for the generation of heat and power. Effects of pellet production on selected …

This chapter reviews the historical context, economic importance, objectives and
achievements to-date for many of the more important conifers undergoing domestication …

The Southern Forest Futures Project this group is continuing to evolve in response to
changing demographics and objectives. The dynamics of corporate and family forest owners …

A fast pyrolysis process has emerged as one of the techniques to produce transportation
fuels using various biomass types that are regionally important. It is well understood that …

Abstract The southern United States has significant area in managed pine (Pinus spp.)
stands that contribute to terrestrial biodiversity via maintenance of forested areas, varied …