Search Results - "Carlos A. Gonzalez-Benecke"

Ecosystem carbon density and allocation across a chronosequence of longleaf pine forests by Samuelson, Lisa J., Stokes, Thomas A., Butnor, John R., Johnsen, Kurt H., Gonzalez-Benecke, Carlos A., Martin, Timothy A., Cropper, Wendell P., Anderson, Pete H., Ramirez, Michael R., Lewis, John C.

“…Forests can partially offset greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to climate change mitigation, mainly through increases in live biomass. We quantified…”
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Surface-based GPR underestimates below-stump root biomass by Butnor, John R, Samuelson, Lisa J, Stokes, Thomas A, Johnsen, Kurt H, Anderson, Peter H, González-Benecke, Carlos A

“…AIMS: While lateral root mass is readily detectable with ground penetrating radar (GPR), the roots beneath a tree (below-stump) and overlapping lateral roots…”
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Pinus taeda forest growth predictions in the 21st century vary with site mean annual temperature and site quality by Gonzalez‐Benecke, Carlos A., Teskey, Robert O., Dinon‐Aldridge, Heather, Martin, Timothy A.

“…Climate projections from 20 downscaled global climate models (GCMs) were used with the 3‐PG model to predict the future productivity and water use of planted…”
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Long-Term Responses to Competing Vegetation Management for Pinus radiata by Felipe Vargas, Carlos A. Gonzalez-Benecke, Rodrigo Ahumada

“…Numerous studies have been carried out to quantify the response to competing vegetation control (CVC) in P. radiata plantations. Most of these publications…”
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Using Tree Height, Crown Area and Stand-Level Parameters to Estimate Tree Diameter, Volume, and Biomass of Pinus radiata, Eucalyptus globulus and Eucalyptus nitens by Carlos A. Gonzalez-Benecke, M. Paulina Fernández, Jorge Gayoso, Matias Pincheira, Maxwell G. Wightman

“…Accurate estimates of tree diameter, height, volume, and biomass are important for numerous economic and ecological applications. In this study, we report…”
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Regional Assessment of Carbon Pool Response to Intensive Silvicultural Practices in Loblolly Pine Plantations by Jason G. Vogel, Rosvel Bracho, Madison Akers, Ralph Amateis, Allan Bacon, Harold E. Burkhart, Carlos A. Gonzalez-Benecke, Sabine Grunwald, Eric J. Jokela, Michael B. Kane, Marshall A. Laviner, Daniel Markewitz, Timothy A. Martin, Cassandra Meek, Christopher Wade Ross, Rodney E. Will, Thomas R. Fox

“…Tree plantations represent an important component of the global carbon (C) cycle and are expected to increase in prevalence during the 21st century. We…”
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Effect of Vegetation Management and Site Conditions on Volume, Biomass and Leaf Area Allometry of Four Coniferous Species in the Pacific Northwest United States by Carlos A. Gonzalez-Benecke, Herman N. Flamenco, Maxwell G. Wightman

“…Allometric equations are useful tools for calculating tree and stand-level attributes, such as above-ground biomass or stem volume, using simple measurements…”
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Interactive Effects of Stock Type and Forest Vegetation Management Treatments on Douglas-Fir Seedling Growth and Survival—Ten-Year Results by Maxwell G. Wightman, Carlos A. Gonzalez-Benecke, Eric J. Dinger

“…In the Pacific Northwest, the use of forest vegetation management (FVM) and seedling stock type selection are important tools to ensure seedling establishment…”
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Modelling the Effect of Weed Competition on Long-Term Volume Yield of Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Plantations across an Environmental Gradient by Felipe Vargas, Carlos A. Gonzalez-Benecke, Rafael Rubilar, Manuel Sanchez-Olate

“…Several studies have quantified the responses of Eucalyptus globulus Labill. plantations to weed control on its early development (2-3 years after…”
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Loblolly Pine Productivity and Water Relations in Response to Throughfall Reduction and Fertilizer Application on a Poorly Drained Site in Northern Florida by Maxwell G. Wightman, Timothy A. Martin, Carlos A. Gonzalez-Benecke, Eric J. Jokela, Wendell P. Cropper, Eric J. Ward

“…Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) forests are of great ecological and economic value in the southeastern United States, where nutrient availability frequently…”
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A Flexible Hybrid Model of Life Cycle Carbon Balance for Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) Management Systems by Carlos A. Gonzalez-Benecke, Rafael De La Torre, Timothy A. Martin, Eric J. Jokela

“…In this study we analyzed the effects of silvicultural treatments on carbon (C) budgets in Pinus taeda L. (loblolly pine) plantations in the southeastern…”
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Intraspecific variability in cold hardiness of Taurus cedar (Cedruslibani A. Rich.) in Türkiye by İmal, Bora, Semerci, Akkın, Gonzalez-Benecke, Carlos A.

“…To better guide Cedrus libani provenances movement to northerly and higher-altitude sites for afforestation, the limits of hardiness to cold should be better…”
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Modeling Survival, Yield, Volume Partitioning and Their Response to Thinning for Longleaf Pine Plantations by Lisa J. Samuelson, Wendell P. Cropper, Timothy A. Martin, Carlos A. Gonzalez-Benecke, Salvador A. Gezan, Daniel J. Leduc

“…Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) is an important tree species of the southeast U.S. Currently there is no comprehensive stand-level growth and yield model…”
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Intraspecific variability in cold tolerance in Pinus brutia sampled from two contrasting provenance trials by Semerci, Akkın, İmal, Bora, Gonzalez-Benecke, Carlos A.

“…Turkish red pine ( Pinus brutia Ten.), is the most important tree species for afforestation in the Mediterranean basin due to its drought tolerance and fast…”
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The influence of site conditions on Senecio sylvaticus seasonal abundance, soil moisture dynamics, and Douglas-fir seedling water stress by Cowden, Reed J., Wightman, Maxwell G., Gonzalez-Benecke, Carlos A.

“…Competition for soil water resources between newly planted Douglas-fir seedlings and aggressive early-seral plants, such as Senecio sylvaticus [L.] (Senecio),…”
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Use of water stress integral to evaluate relationships between soil moisture, plant water stress and stand productivity in young Douglas-fir trees by Gonzalez-Benecke, Carlos A., Dinger, Eric J.

“…Water stress integral (WSI) is a method of assessing cumulative plant water stress over a chosen period of time. While the technique has been used in other…”
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Water availability effects on growth and phenology of 11 poplar cultivars growing in semiarid areas in Turkey by Semerci, Akkın, Guevara, Claudio A., Gonzalez-Benecke, Carlos A.

“…In Turkey, current wood production does not meet the demand of wood-products, and this gap is expected to be larger in the near future. It is necessary to…”
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Regional validation and improved parameterization of the 3-PG model for Pinus taeda stands by Gonzalez-Benecke, Carlos A., Teskey, Robert O., Martin, Timothy A., Jokela, Eric J., Fox, Thomas R., Kane, Michael B., Noormets, Asko

“…•The 3-PG model is an extensively applied tool for estimating forest growth.•We developed a new set of parameters and functions for loblolly pine.•New…”
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Holistic aboveground ecological productivity efficiency modeling using data envelopment analysis in the southeastern U.S by Mizuta, Katsutoshi, Grunwald, Sabine, Bacon, Allan R., Cropper, Wendell P., Phillips, Michelle A., Moss, Charles B., Gonzalez-Benecke, Carlos A., Markewitz, Daniel, Clingensmith, Christopher M., Xiong, Xiong

“…Aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) of an ecosystem is among the most important metrics of valued ecosystem services. Measuring the efficiency scores…”
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Determining the effect of age and drought stress on the hydraulic conductance and vulnerability to cavitation of Douglas-fir seedling root systems using the vacuum method by Gonzalez-Benecke, Carlos A., Alzugaray-Oswald, Patricio J., Wightman, Maxwell G.

“…Reductions in a plant’s ability to transport water, measured as hydraulic conductivity, can impact stomatal conductance and photosynthetic gas exchange. Roots…”
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