Applications of computed tomography (CT) scanning technology in forest research: a timely update and review

J Beaulieu, P Dutilleul - Canadian journal of forest research, 2019 - cdnsciencepub.com
Organic materials of woody plants are complex and show internal, structural, and
morphological variations due to genetic and environmental influences. Variability can be …

New perspectives on radial profiles of specific gravity in North American conifers

LR Schimleck, KA McCulloh, J Dahlen… - Canadian Journal of …, 2024 - cdnsciencepub.com
North American conifers exhibit three radial specific gravity (SG) patterns (Type 1, 2, and 3),
which balance hydraulic and mechanical requirements. Type 1 and 2 patterns (Pinaceae) …

Wood day capacitance is related to water content, wood density, and anatomy across 30 temperate tree species

K Ziemińska, E Rosa, SM Gleason… - Plant, Cell & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Water released from wood during transpiration (capacitance) can meaningfully affect daily
water use and drought response. To provide context for better understanding of capacitance …

Scaling of leaf area with biomass in trees reconsidered: constant metabolically active sapwood volume per unit leaf area with height growth

E Berry, T Anfodillo, M Castorena… - Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Hypoallometric (slope< 1) scaling between metabolic rate and body mass is often
regarded as near-universal across organisms. However, there are compelling reasons to …

This is my spot: What are the characteristics of the trees excavated by the Black Woodpecker? A case study in two managed French forests

C Puverel, A Abourachid, C Böhmer, JM Leban… - Forest Ecology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius L.) is both an ecosystem engineer and
an umbrella species: it has the capacity to modify its environment through cavity excavation …

Consequences of vertical basic wood density variation on the estimation of aboveground biomass with terrestrial laser scanning

M Demol, K Calders, SM Krishna Moorthy… - Trees, 2021 - Springer
Key message Stump-to-tip trends in basic wood density complicate the conversion of tree
volume into aboveground biomass. We use 3D tree models from terrestrial laser scanning to …

[HTML][HTML] Wood Quality of Pendulate Oak on Post-Agricultural Land: A Case Study Based on Physico-Mechanical and Anatomical Properties

K Tomczak, P Mania, J Cukor, Z Vacek, M Komorowicz… - Forests, 2024 - mdpi.com
Oak is one of the most economically important hardwood tree species in Europe, and its
prevalence will increase due to progressing global climate change, according to predictive …

Wood density variations of legume trees in French Guiana along the shade tolerance continuum: heartwood effects on radial patterns and gradients

R Lehnebach, J Bossu, S Va, H Morel, N Amusant… - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
Increasing or decreasing wood density (WD) from pith to bark is commonly observed in
tropical tree species. The different types of WD radial variations, long been considered to …

Vertical variations in wood basic density for two softwood species

A Billard, R Bauer, F Mothe, F Colin, C Deleuze… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Studies on wood basic density (BD) vertical variations become essential to predict more
accurately the within-stem distributions of biomass and wood quality in the forest resource …

Innovative methods of non-destructive evaluation of log quality

V Ondrejka, T Gergeľ, T Bucha, M Pástor - Central European Forestry …, 2021 - sciendo.com
For the sustainability of an important renewable resource, such as wood, it is important to
significantly increase the efficiency of its processing. A large part of this raw material ends up …