An analysis of the feasibility for increasing woody biomass production from pine plantations in the southern United States

JF Munsell, TR Fox - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2010 - Elsevier
In the near future, wood from the 130 000 km2 of pine plantations in the southern United
States could provide much of the feedstock for emerging bioenergy industries. Research …

The use of airborne laser scanning to estimate sawlog volumes

K Lauri, P Jussi, M Jukka, S Aki, M Matti, P Petteri… - Forestry, 2008 - academic.oup.com
This study of estimation of the sawlog volume of clear-cut stands from airborne laser
scanning data considers both theoretical and factual recoveries. Theoretical sawlog volume …

The value of information services in a market for factors of production with multiple attributes: The role of consultants in private timber sales

IA Munn, RR Rucker - Forest Science, 1994 - academic.oup.com
The value of information services is incorporated into a hedonic pricing model in the context
of private timber sales, where forestry consultants are often hired by landowners selling their …

An economic analysis of the differences between bid prices on Forest Service and private timber sales

IA Munn, RR Rucker - Forest Science, 1995 - academic.oup.com
Data on 220 private and 99 Forest Service sealed bid timber sales in North Carolina indicate
that per acre prices are about $675 higher on the private sales. Hedonic timber price …

A tale of two forests: Case study comparisons of sustained yield management on Mississippi and New York nonindustrial private forestland

JF Munsell, RH Germain, IA Munn - Journal of forestry, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Nonindustrial private forestland (NIPF) is increasingly important in the United States from a
timber perspective. Harvested volumes have risen steadily since the 1970s and are not …

Thriving or surviving? Forester responses to private forestland parcelization in New York State

AW L'Roe, SB Allred - Small-scale forestry, 2013 - Springer
Consulting forester business practices are challenged by significant decreases in the sizes
of private forest properties and the changes in landowner values that accompany forestland …

Expertise, identity, and relationships in private forestry practice

AL Jamison, TR Alter, AB Muth - Small-scale Forestry, 2023 - Springer
In the management of private forests, it is important for a forester to understand and
prescribe action rooted in sound science and technique but also in landowner values. Prior …

Multivariate probit modeling of decisions on timber harvesting and request for assistance by African-American forestland owners

J Gan, E Kebede - Southern Journal of Applied Forestry, 2005 - academic.oup.com
This study identifies factors influencing the decisions to harvest timber and request
assistance by African-American forestland owners in Alabama's Black Belt. A multivariate …

Forest management and landowners' discount rates in the Southern United States

SS Atmadja, EO Sills - Post-Faustmann forest resource economics, 2013 - Springer
In theory, decisions with long-term pay-offs, such as whether to invest in forest management,
are influenced by time preferences. However, this relationship is difficult to test empirically …

Roundwood pricing mechanisms and their performance in Scots pine roundwood markets

J Malinen, V Berg, H Kilpeläinen - 2010 - jukuri.luke.fi
Roundwood is a heterogeneous raw material, which means that different species, qualities
and dimensions have different value potential for different end-uses. As a result, the value of …