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Carbon Mitigation Impacts of Increased Softwood Lumber and Structural Panel Use for Nonresidential Construction in the United States by Nepal, Prakash, Bergman, Richard D, Skog, Kenneth E, Abt, Karen L, McKeever, David B, Abt, Robert C

“…Abstract More wood use in the United States to construct low-rise nonresidential (NR) buildings would increase consumption and production of softwood (SW)…”
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Impacts of hurricanes on forest markets and economic welfare: The case of hurricane Michael by Henderson, Jesse D., Abt, Robert C., Abt, Karen L., Baker, Justin, Sheffield, Ray

“…This paper develops methodologies and identifies data gaps for understanding the impacts of hurricanes on forest product markets. Using the case of Hurricane…”
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Localized economic contributions of renewable wood-based biopower generation by Dahal, Ram P., Aguilar, Francisco X., McGarvey, Ronald G., Becker, Dennis, Abt, Karen L.

“…We assessed the role of renewable wood-based biopower generation in supporting local economies by deriving multiplier effects from a sample of U.S. power…”
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Projected Market Competition for Wood Biomass between Traditional Products and Energy: A Simulated Interaction of US Regional, National, and Global Forest Product Markets by Nepal, Prakash, Abt, Karen L, Skog, Kenneth E, Prestemon, Jeffrey P, Abt, Robert C

“…Abstract Using a partial market equilibrium framework, this study evaluated the US regional timber and wood products market impacts of a projected national…”
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Effect of Bioenergy Demands and Supply Response on Markets, Carbon, and Land Use by Abt, Karen L, Abt, Robert C, Galik, Christopher

“…An increase in the demand for wood for energy, including liquid fuels, bioelectricity, and pellets, has the potential to affect traditional wood users,…”
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Projecting Housing Starts and Softwood Lumber Consumption in the United States by Prestemon, Jeffrey P, Wear, David N, Abt, Karen L, Abt, Robert C

“…Abstract New residential construction is a primary user of wood products in the United States; therefore, wood products projections require understanding the…”
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Effect of policy-based bioenergy demand on southern timber markets: A case study of North Carolina by Abt, Robert C., Abt, Karen L., Cubbage, Frederick W., Henderson, Jesse D.

“…Key factors driving renewable energy demand are state and federal policies requiring the use of renewable feedstocks to produce energy (renewable portfolio…”
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Net Benefits of Wildfire Prevention Education Efforts by Prestemon, Jeffrey P, Butry, David T, Abt, Karen L, Sutphen, Ronda

“…Wildfire prevention education efforts involve a variety of methods, including airing public service announcements, distributing brochures, and making…”
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Potential Impact of Bioenergy Demand on the Sustainability of the Southern Forest Resource by Abt, Robert C, Abt, Karen L

“…The use of woody biomass for the production of domestic bioenergy to meet policy-driven demands could lead to significant changes in the forest resource. These…”
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Quantifying the net economic benefits of mechanical wildfire hazard treatments on timberlands of the western United States by Prestemon, Jeffrey P., Abt, Karen L., Barbour, R. James

“…Mechanical treatment of vegetation is done on public and private lands for many possible reasons, including enhancing wildlife habitat, increasing timber…”
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Projecting southern timber supply for multiple products by subregion by Abt, Robert C, Cubbage, Frederick W, Abt, Karen L

“…While timber supply modeling has been of importance in the wood-producing regions of the United States for decades, it is only more recently that the…”
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Wildfire suppression cost forecasts for the US Forest Service by Abt, Karen L, Prestemon, Jeffrey P, Gebert, Krista M

“…The US Forest Service and other land-management agencies seek better tools for anticipating future expenditures for wildfire suppression. We developed…”
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An Economic Assessment of Mountain Pine Beetle Timber Salvage in the West by Prestemon, Jeffrey P., Abt, Karen L., Potter, Kevin M., Koch, Frank H.

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Efficacy of mechanical fuel treatments for reducing wildfire hazard by Huggett, Robert J., Abt, Karen L., Shepperd, Wayne

“…Mechanical fuel treatments are increasingly being used for wildfire hazard reduction in the western U.S. However, the efficacy of these treatments for reducing…”
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Market impacts of a multiyear mechanical fuel treatment program in the U.S by Prestemon, Jeffrey P., Abt, Karen L., Huggett, Robert J.

“…We describe a two-stage model of global log and chip markets that evaluates the spatial and temporal economic effects of government-subsidized fire-related…”
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Forest carbon under increasing product demand and land use change in the US Southeast by Henderson, Jesse D., Abt, Robert C., Abt, Karen L.

“…Increased demands for timber products remove carbon from forests, however previous literature has suggested that higher resulting prices could spur forestland…”
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Potential Impact of Bioenergy Demand on the Sustainability of the Southern Forest Resource : Special Issue: Sustainable Wood Bioenergy in the United States Guest Editor: Brian Kittler by ABT, Robert C, ABT, Karen L

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Effect of policy-based bioenergy demand on southern timber markets: A case study of North Carolina : Current and Potential Capabilities of Wood Production Systems in the Southeastern U.S by ABT, Robert C, ABT, Karen L, CUBBAGE, Frederick W, HENDERSON, Jesse D

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AN ANSWER TO A BURNING QUESTION: WHAT WILL THE FOREST SERVICE SPEND ON FIRE SUPPRESSION THIS SUMMER? by Abt, Karen L, Prestemon, Jeffrey P, Gebert, Krista M

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