Search Results - "Australian forestry"

Editorial: the 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires by Davey, S. M., Sarre, A.

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Prescribed burning in south-eastern Australia: history and future directions by Morgan, G. W., Tolhurst, K. G., Poynter, M. W., Cooper, N., McGuffog, T., Ryan, R., Wouters, M. A., Stephens, N., Black, P., Sheehan, D., Leeson, P., Whight, S., Davey, S. M.

“…Fire has been part of the natural environment of south-eastern Australia for tens of millions of years. Aboriginal people used fire selectively, with skill,…”
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Paths to sustainable wood supply to the pulp and paper industry in Indonesia after diseases have forced a change of species from acacia to eucalypts by Nambiar, E. K. S., Harwood, C. E., Mendham, D. S.

“…In Sumatra and Kalimantan in Indonesia and Sabah in Malaysia, the spread of two diseases, aggravated by damage by fauna, and by the humid tropical environment,…”
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Hidden assets: Asia's smallholder wood resources and their contribution to supply chains of commercial wood by Midgley, S. J., Stevens, P. R., Arnold, R. J.

“…Influenced by increasing population and prosperity, global wood needs are expected to treble by 2050, and an increased dependence on plantations will see…”
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Australia should source wood from both plantations and native forests by Raison, John, Nambiar, Sadanandan

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A tribute to Dr John Dargavel by Kanowski, P., Turner, B.

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Active management: a definition and considerations for implementation in forests of temperate Australia by Bennett, L. T., Fairman, T. A., Ford, R. M., Keenan, R. J., Fletcher, M.-S., Nitschke, C. R.

“…Active management is often mentioned but rarely defined in current policies and strategies for native forests of temperate Australia. Lack of clarity about…”
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The effectiveness of fuel reduction burning for wildfire mitigation in sclerophyll forests by Hislop, S., Stone, C., Haywood, A., Skidmore, A.

“…The wildfires in south-eastern Australia in the 2019-20 fire season were some of the worst in recent memory. The effectiveness of fuel-reduction burning as a…”
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Creating forest management units with Hot Spot Analysis (Getis-Ord Gi) over a forest affected by mixed-severity fires by Rossi, F., Becker, G.

“…The rehabilitation of degraded subtropical natural forests is a global concern. A detailed assessment of their structure is a challenging and costly…”
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Form factors and volume models for Falcataria moluccana in smallholder plantations, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia by Oluwajuwon, T. V., Hossain, M. S., Ludjen, A. N., Hasert, D. P., Sitanggang, M., Israel, R., Offiah, C. J., Alawode, G. L., Ogana, F. N.

“…Falcataria moluccana (sengon) is grown extensively for timber production in smallholder plantations in Indonesia. However, stem form and volume information…”
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Prospects for active forest management in Australian temperate forests by Keenan, R.

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Evaluation and prediction of bending properties of glulam beams made from young plantation-grown Eucalyptus nitens by Hou, J., Taoum, A., Kotlarewski, N., Nolan, G.

“…Interest in making glulam from plantation-grown Eucalyptus nitens has increased, but current structural timber standards were not designed for species grown in…”
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UAV-assisted seeding and monitoring of reforestation sites: a review by Stamatopoulos, I., Le, T. C., Daver, F.

“…Tree clearing in Australia has resulted in an immense loss of forest cover, attributed to agricultural industry growth, particularly cattle rearing, as well as…”
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Empirical-based models for predicting head-fire rate of spread in Australian fuel types by Cruz, Miguel G, Gould, James S, Alexander, Martin E, Sullivan, Andrew L, McCaw, W. Lachlan, Matthews, Stuart

“…Summary The knowledge of a free-burning fire’s potential rate of spread is critical for safe and effective bushfire control and use. A number of models for…”
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Variation in adaptation and growth among Corymbia citriodora natural-stand and landrace seed sources in southern China by Xie, Q., Luo, J., Lin, Y., Lu, W., Zhou, S., Arnold, R. J.

“…Corymbia citriodora subsp. citriodora has a long history of cultivation as a multipurpose tree in China and many other countries in Southeast and South Asia…”
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Effect of site, silviculture and tree social status on internal checking variation in plantation-grown Eucalyptus nitens by Rocha-Sepúlveda, M. F., Vega, M., Williams, D., Gendvilas, V., Harrison, P. A., Vaillancourt, R. E., Potts, B. M.

“…Internal checking is a wood-drying defect that affects many tree species, including eucalypts, and can adversely affect the recovery of high-quality timber. We…”
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Domestication, restoration and sustainable use of Indonesian sandalwood by Haryjanto, L., Putri, A. I., Kartikawati, N. K., Nirsatmanto, A., Sunarti, S., Herawan, T., Lestari, F., Rimbawanto, A.

“…This review provides a comprehensive overview of sandalwood (Santalum album) domestication and restoration in Indonesia. Sandalwood is a valuable tree species…”
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Water use and carbon assimilation respond differently to nitrogen supplementation in mid-rotation Eucalyptus nitens by Brinkhoff, R. E., Mendham, D., Hunt, M. A., Hovenden, M. J.

“…Large amounts of nitrogen (N) fertiliser are often applied to commercial plantations in southern Australia to obtain high growth rates. The growth response to…”
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Looking ahead - global sandalwood production and markets in 2040, and implications for Pacific Island producers by Thomson, L. A. J.

“…Sandalwood has distinct, high-value end uses that function to underpin its price and maintain demand in different market segments and regions. These uses and…”
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West Indian drywood termite, Cryptotermes brevis, in Australia: current understanding, ongoing issues, and future needs by Haigh, W., Hassan, B., Hayes, R. A.

“…West Indian drywood termite, Cryptotermes brevis, is an invasive pest of particular importance due to its global distribution, cryptic lifecycle, potential to…”
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