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Thapa, Ram. "Modeling Mortality of Loblolly Pine Plantations." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/46726.

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Accurate prediction of mortality is an important component of forest growth and yield prediction systems, yet mortality remains one of the least understood components of the system. Whole-stand and individual-tree mortality models were developed for loblolly pine plantations throughout its geographic range in the United States. The model for predicting stand mortality were developed using stand characteristics and biophysical variables. The models were constructed using two modeling approaches. In the first approach, mortality functions for directly predicting tree number reduction were develo

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Avila, Olga. "Modeling growth dynamics of juvenile loblolly pine plantations /." This resource online, 1993. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10022007-144523/.

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Avila, Olga B. "Modeling growth dynamics of juvenile loblolly pine plantations." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/39476.

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Modeling growth dynamics of juvenile loblolly pine plantations can help to address important management decisions that have to be made in young stands. The present study addressed diameter and height prediction as well as crown development analysis as functions of independent variables such as site index, relative spacing and age for trees younger than ten years old. It was found that height prediction for trees one and two years old was a function of the products of the variables site index and age (or square root of age) and relative spacing and age (or square root of age). For trees three y

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Ibell, Paula Therese. "Edaphic and Ecophysiological Responses to Early Establishment Weed Control and Fertilisation in F1 Hybrid Pine Plantations of Southeast Queensland." Thesis, Griffith University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/367975.

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Post-planting silviculture in the exotic pine plantations of Southeast Queensland focuses on fertilisation and weed control at early plantation establishment. Early establishment silviculture in pine plantations aims to reduce the competition for light, nutrients and water in the short term, while maximising resource conversion for growth in the long term. However, silviculture can be applied in a systematic way without necessarily considering the limitations to maximum tree growth at each site. Accordingly, silvicultural treatments could be applied in a site specific manner to better reflect

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McCurdy, Wyatt Conner. "Characterizing spatiotemporal variation in LAI of Virginia Pine Plantations." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/96595.

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Loblolly pine is an important managed tree species within the southeastern United States, and better understanding spatial patterns in its productivity has potential to contribute to both modeling and management of the species. Using recently-created pine management maps specific to Virginia and empirical relationships predicting pine LAI from the Landsat satellite, we conducted a statewide analysis of temporal patterns in stand-level southern pine leaf area index (LAI) following clear-cut and planting. Here, using 28 years of Landsat time-series data for 13,140 stands that were clear-cut betw

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Avila, Olga B. "Survival equations for loblolly pine trees in cutover, site- prepared plantations." Thesis, This resource online, 1990. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03122009-040658/.

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Wallertz, Kristina. "Pine weevil feeding in Scots pine and Norway spruce regenerations /." Alnarp : Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2009. http://epsilon.slu.se/200960.pdf.

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Bacon, Catherine G. "Interspecific competition in young loblolly pine plantations on the Virginia Piedmont." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/49979.

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Burkhalter, John Curtis. "Arthropod Biodiversity in Response to the Restoration of Former Pine Plantations." UNF Digital Commons, 2010. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/368.

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The goal of ecological restoration is to return degraded or altered ecosystems to their pre-disturbed state with respect to ecosystem structure, function, and composition. In the current study the research objective was to reestablish high levels of biodiversity on two restored pine plantations as well as restore a native pine flatwoods ecosystem. Managed, even-aged pine flatwoods are now the most extensive ecosystem in North Florida, comprising approximately 70% of the forested landscape. Slash pine trees were thinned in the experimental plots to restore the natural slash pine density of nati

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Westfall, James A. "Simulation of Early Stand Development in Intensively Managed Loblolly Pine Plantations." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/29950.

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A system of equations was developed and incorporated into the PTAEDA2 loblolly pine stand simulator to provide growth projections from time of planting. Annual height growth is predicted using a two-parameter Weibull function, where distribution parameters are estimated from equations that utilize site index and age as predictor variables. Allometric equations are employed to estimate tree diameter and height-to-crown attributes. First year after planting mortality estimates are based on physiographic region and drainage class, with adjustments for bedding or discing site preparation treatment

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Dyer, Michael E. "Dominance/Suppression Competitive Relationships in Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) Plantations." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/29298.

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Data from three long-term field studies with loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) plantations were used to examine inequality (Gini coefficient) trends in diameter and the relationship between diameter relative growth rate (r) and initial size. Analysis with two spacing studies shows inequality increases with increasing density. For a given initial density, inequality initially decreases and then begins to increase as trees compete for resources. The slope of the linear relationship between r and relative size also increases with increasing density. The slope is initially negative and switches to

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Stuckey, Harold Troy. "Ecological Enhancement of Timber Growth: Applying Compost to Loblolly Pine Plantations." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1999. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2265/.

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This study explored the application of compost onto a small loblolly pine tree forest in northeast Texas. Its purpose was to determine if the application of various amounts of compost would provide for accelerated rates of growth for the trees. Soil parameters were also monitored. A total of 270 trees were planted and studied in a northeast Texas forest ecosystem. Compost rates of 5, 25, and 50 tons per acre with either soil or compost backfill were utilized and compared to a control without compost. Nonparametric and parametric ANOVA and Chi-Square tests were utilized. The results indicated t

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Burton, Joanne. "Soil Nitrogen Dynamics Under Adjacent Native Forest and Hoop Pine Plantations." Thesis, Griffith University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365851.

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Single-species plantation forests have become the dominant source of inputs for the Queensland forest industry. Almost a quarter (50,000 ha) of the Queensland plantation estate is accounted for by plantations of the nitrogen (N) demanding species, hoop pine (Araucaria cunninghamii). The majority of the hoop pine estate was originally native forest, and is currently moving into the second rotation phase. The future of plantations of this N demanding species is dependent on the long-term maintenance of soil N cycling and availability. Land-use change can impact soil N dynamics; however there is

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Smith, Michael C. "Diameter and height increment and mortality functions for loblolly pine trees in thinned and unthinned plantations." Thesis, This resource online, 1994. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03242009-040942/.

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Shoemaker, Douglas A. "Remote sensing and simulation to estimate forest productivity in southern pine plantations." [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2005. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0011384.

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Malan, G., E. Meyer, and MD Panagos. "Riparian-zone rehabilitation in pine plantations: Grassland woodland for plants and birds?" South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 2007. http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1000857.

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The study compared plant and avian diversity and species composition between four habitats to review the potential implications of two distinct management practices on a forestry estate, namely to rehabilitate riparian zones to grasslands or woodlands as the two habitats that historically occurred on the property.The study habitats were Plantation (Pinus trees in riparian zone), Bushland (recently harvested), Grassland (cleared of broadleaf plants), and Woodland (control). At seven sampling sites per habitat, a vegetation assessment was conducted, while birds were caught with mist nests. Plant

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Westfall, James A. "Growth Models and Mortality Functions for Unthinned and Thinned Loblolly Pine Plantations." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/37010.

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Effects of thinning, such as increased diameter growth and decreased mortality in the residual stand, have been recognized by foresters for many years. These effects are largely the result of increased tree vigor which is induced by a decreased level of competition. These relationships are reflected in many of the models that are central to PTAEDA2, a growth and yield simulator which was developed for use with loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) plantations established on cut-over, site prepared lands. Data from a long-term thinning study served as a basis for attempting to improve the predicti

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VanderSchaaf, Curtis Lee. "Modeling maximum size-density relationships of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) plantations." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/29489.

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Self-thinning quantifies the reduction in tree numbers due to density-dependent mortality. Maximum size-density relationships (MSDRs) are a component of self-thinning that describe the maximum tree density per unit area obtainable for a given average tree size, often quadratic mean diameter (D). An MSDR species boundary line has been defined as a static upper limit of maximum tree density -- D relationships that applies to all stands of a certain species within a particular geographical area. MSDR dynamic thinning lines have been defined as the maximum tree density obtainable within an individ

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Short, E. Austin. "Predicting height to live crown increment for thinned and unthinned loblolly pine plantations." Thesis, This resource online, 1991. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10242009-020225/.

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McPherson, T. Scott. "Restoration of degraded soils under red pine plantations on the Oak Ridges Moraine." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape2/PQDD_0016/MQ53454.pdf.

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Young, Michael Joseph. "Effects of paper mill sludge on tree growth and competition in young red pine plantations." Thesis, This resource online, 1991. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12052009-020055/.

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Houghton, Damon. "Minimum tree height sample sizes necessary for accurately estimating merchantable plot volume in Loblolly pine plantations." Thesis, This resource online, 1991. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05022009-040541/.

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Liu, Jiping. "Modelling inter- and intra-specific competition effects in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) plantations." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/39707.

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Accounting for competition effects is an essential step in building any stand growth simulator. However, accurate modelling of competition effects depends upon a clear understanding of quantitative relationships of various aspects of stand dynamics, including distributional parameters and spatial statistics. This study addressed four aspects of competition effects: 1) competition effects on distributional parameter dynamics of tree size variables; 2) inter-specific (loblolly pine vs. hardwood) and intra-specific competition effects on basal area growth, 3) dynamics of spatial statistical chara

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Walsh, Terese Ann Catherine. "Diameter/basal area increment equations for loblolly pine trees in cutover, site-prepared plantations." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/94489.

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The objective of this study was to develop diameter/basal area increment equations for loblolly pine trees in thinned and unthinned plantations on cutover, site-prepared areas. Results indicated that one set of coefficients was sufficient to estimate individual tree growth (for the three year period following thinning) on lightly thinned and heavily thinned plots. However, unthinned plots required a separate set of coefficients and therefore a separate equation to estimate growth. Diameter growth was adequately explained by some form of the following regressor variables: pine basal area, har

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Paganelli, David. "Nitrogen dynamics after site preparation in three loblolly pine plantations on the Virginia Piedmont." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/91052.

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Intensive site preparation practices and their effect on nitrogen cycling have been implicated as possible causes of productivity declines on forest sites in Australia and New Zealand. This study was initiated in order to determine the effects of site preparation intensity upon N distribution and availability in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) plantations in Virginia. In the summer of 1982, three forest sites at the Reynolds Homestead Research Center on the Virginia Piedmont were clearcut. In the fall of the same year all three sites were prepared for planting using one of the following treatme

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Levitan, Jason. "Die-off of pathogens and assessment of risks following biosolids application in pine plantations." Thesis, Levitan, Jason (2010) Die-off of pathogens and assessment of risks following biosolids application in pine plantations. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2010. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/5101/.

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In Western Australia over 80,000 tonnes per annum of biosolids are produced from the treatment of wastewater. The biosolids is being disposed in a variety of land-application processes as a soil amendment. However the presence of pathogenic organisms in the biosolids can result in a human health risk if individuals are exposed to the biosolids. Application of these biosolids to pine plantations is a practice increasing worldwide due to the benefits of biosolids as a soil amendment. The regulations allow biosolids that may contain pathogenic organisms to be landapplied. In the case of pine p

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Tutua, Shane Sarere. "Residue Management and Carbon and Nutrient Cycling in Exotic Pine Plantations of Southeast Queensland." Thesis, Griffith University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366298.

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In Southeast Queensland, Australia, future wood production from exotic pines will rely heavily on second-rotation plantations. This increases the importance of sustaining soil fertility through logging or harvest residue retention for soil organic matter (SOM) maintenance in forest plantations. However, a greater understanding of harvest residues and their impact is essential to fully realise the potential of harvest residue management as an integral component of sustainable production forestry. Therefore, this study examined the nature of harvest residues, their decomposition and nutrient re

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Hanberry, Brice Bond. "Birds and small mammals, intensively established pine plantations, and landscape metrics of the Coastal Plain." Diss., Mississippi State : Mississippi State University, 2007. http://library.msstate.edu/etd/show.asp?etd=etd-09242007-101423.

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Jones, Phillip Daniel. "Effects of five different intensities of stand establishment on wildlife habitat quality and tree growth in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) plantations in southern Mississippi." Diss., Mississippi State : Mississippi State University, 2008. http://library.msstate.edu/etd/show.asp?etd=etd-03192008-095948.

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Blackwell, Bruce Alan. "Some ecological effects of operations used to convert densely stocked lodgepole pine stands into young pine plantations in west central British Columbia." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/27395.

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Large areas of the interior of B.C. are covered with densely stocked lodgepole pine {Pinus contorta) forests, 40-60 years old. These forests are growing very slowly and some are not considered to be capable of contributing to future timber supplies. When stands have densities around 20,000 stems/ha or greater they are unlikely to produce merchantable trees within a reasonable period of time without treatment. To bring the more repressed stands back into timber production it is necessary to clear them and regenerate new ones with a more desirable stocking level (rehabilitation). A study of the

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Zhang, Li, and n/a. "Bacterial Diversity of Australian Exotic Pine Forest Soil and Leaf Litter." Griffith University. School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, 2007. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20071128.094745.

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Forest plantations, widely grown for wood production, involve the selective promotion of single tree species, or replacement of natural species by exotic tree species. Slash pine (Pinus elliottii) has been chosen for reforestation of infertile sandy soils in southeast Queensland, Australia. These exotic pine plantations minimise soil and water losses, and are important scientific study sites. The soil environment of these plantations, though devoid of sufficient nutrients, oxygen and other factors, harbours innumerable bacteria that may play a crucial role in maintaining soil quality and ecosy

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Björklund, Niklas. "Movement behaviour and resource tracking in the pine weevil Hylobius abietis /." Uppsala : Dept. of Entomology, Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences, 2004. http://epsilon.slu.se/s302.pdf.

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Zhang, Li. "Bacterial Diversity of Australian Exotic Pine Forest Soil and Leaf Litter." Thesis, Griffith University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366994.

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Forest plantations, widely grown for wood production, involve the selective promotion of single tree species, or replacement of natural species by exotic tree species. Slash pine (Pinus elliottii) has been chosen for reforestation of infertile sandy soils in southeast Queensland, Australia. These exotic pine plantations minimise soil and water losses, and are important scientific study sites. The soil environment of these plantations, though devoid of sufficient nutrients, oxygen and other factors, harbours innumerable bacteria that may play a crucial role in maintaining soil quality and ecosy

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Arthaud, Greg John. "Economic comparisons of thinning from above and below in Loblolly Pine plantations using dynamic programming." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/45663.

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<p>Thinning from above and below were compared using an economic optimizing dynamic program, FORTE (Arthaud 1986). Economically optimal (net present value maximizing) thinning regime and rotation age were determined for benchmark economic and model inputs. Sensitivity of net present value and optimal management regime were tested for varying interest rates (6 or 8%), site indexes (50, 60 and 70, base 25 years), fixed and variable thinning costs, planting density (440, 680 and 910 trees per acre), stumpage prices and thinning type. Given the same assumptions, thinning from below consis

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Highet, Anne Elizabeth. "Visual impact of wildfire in pine plantations : an inventory of impact and recommendations for rehabilitation /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1985. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09AR/09arh638.pdf.

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Tacilla, Villanueva Antonio. "Impacts of Fertilization on Soil Properties in Loblolly Pine Plantations in the Southeastern United States." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/54020.

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We examined the effects of periodic nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) fertilizer applications on the O horizon and mineral soil in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) plantations over a 12-year period. To accomplish this, we used 9 experimental sites located across the south, which were grouped using the CRIFF Classification System. Group 1—CRIFF A, B (poorly-drained Ultisols); group 2—CRIFF C, D, G (sandy Spodosols and Entisols); and group 3—CRIFF E, F (well-drained Ultisols). Fertilization rates were 135, 202, and 269 kg N ha-1 at 4 years application frequency. This resulted in a cumulative N appl

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Rune, Göran. "Instability in plantations of container-grown Scots pine and consequences on stem form and wood properties /." Uppsala : Dept. of Forest Products and Markets, Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences, 2003. http://epsilon.slu.se/s281-ab.html.

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Mason, Euan G. "Decision-support systems for establishing radiata pine plantations in the central North Island of New Zealand." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Forestry, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/7205.

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A framework for decision-making relating to establishment of radiata pine plantations was defined, with provision for both numerical models and non-numerical representations of knowledge. Data from Nelder-design experiments were used to investigate the amount of between-tree competition occurring in young radiata pine plantations. Dbhob was found to be unrelated to initial stocking prior to year five. Modelling of basal area/ha growth and yield in a Nelder-design experiment showed that functions used in traditional basal area models under-estimated basal area growth during the two years follo

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Dyer, Alexei. "Blattodea as potential indicators of Peninsula Granite Fynbos restoration following the clear-felling of pine plantations." Bachelor's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7628.

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Alien plant invasions pose a major threat to the biodiversity of the Cape Peninsula; currently facilitating the transformation of native vegetation and alien invertebrate invasions. This threat provided a motive for the removal of alien pine plantations from the lower slopes of Table Mountain, with the aim of restoring the currently endangered Peninsula Granite Fynbos vegetation. Despite some indication that native fynbos vegetation is recovering, the recovery of native invertebrate communities and their associated ecosystem function remains uncertain. Epigaeic invertebrates are easily sampled

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McElligott, Kristin Mae. "Soil Respiration and Decomposition Dynamics of Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) Plantations in the Virginia Piedmont." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/75154.

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Forests of the southeastern U.S. play an important role in meeting the increasing demand for forest products, and represent an important carbon (C) sink that can be managed as a potential tool for mitigating atmospheric CO2 concentrations and global climate change. However, realizing this potential depends on full accounting of the ecosystem carbon (C) budget. The separate evaluation of root-derived, autotrophic (RA) and microbially-derived heterotrophic (RH) soil respiration in response to management and climate change is important, as environmental and ecological factors often differentiall

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Watson, Lisa E. "Relationships between loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) yield and woody plant diversity in Virginia Piedmont plantations." Thesis, This resource online, 1996. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08292008-063155/.

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Wallertz, Kristina. "Pine weevil Hylobius abietis feeding in shelterwood systems /." Alnarp : Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2005. http://epsilon.slu.se/10040784.pdf.

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Neal, Andrew Wilson. "Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Across the Hillslope-Riparian Interface in Adjacent Watersheds with Contrasting Cellulosic Biofuel Systems." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/48125.

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Climate change resulting from emissions of fossil fuel combustion has sparked considerable interest in renewable energy and fuel production research, particularly energy derived from cellulosic ethanol, which is derived from biomass such as wood and grass. Cellulosic ethanol demonstrates a more promising future as a global energy source than corn-derived ethanol because it does not displace food crops, irrigation is not required, and chemical application rates are much lower than for annual crops, such as corn. Growing cellulosic biomass for energy can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions via

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Компанець, Р. А. "Проект організації плантаційного насадження кедрових сосен в ДПТНЗ «Сновське вище професійне училище лісового господарства»_". Thesis, Чернігів, 2021. http://ir.stu.cn.ua/123456789/25064.

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Компанець, Р. А. Проект організації плантаційного насадження кедрових сосен в ДПТНЗ «Сновське вище професійне училище лісового господарства» : випускна кваліфікаційна робота : 205 "Лісове господарство" / Р. А. Компанець ; керівник роботи Л. А. Шевченко ; НУ "Чернігівська політехніка", кафедра аграрних технологій та лісового господарства. – Чернігів, 2021. – 70 с.<br>Кваліфікаційна робота Компанець Р.А. «Проект організації плантаційного насадження кедрових сосен в ДПТНЗ «Сновське вище професійне училище лісового господарства»» спрямована на розкриття проблеми вирощування цінних в поживному та л

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Sugarman, David R. "Soil chemical properties in pine plantations of different ages in the Eastern Escarpement region of South Africa." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9880.

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Bibliography: leaves 71-78.<br>It is widely accepted that afforestation adversely affects soil chemical properties. A significant decrease in pH, base cation status and acid neutralising capacity (ANC), coupled with increasing acidity have been observed to occur in acid coniferous forest soils both in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. International and local studies in Southern Africa have observed declining productivity over successive rotations in pine plantations. Increasing acidity loads in the Northern Hemisphere and their adverse effects on forest health have generated a search for

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Fettig, Christopher John. "Development and evaluation of trapping studies for Hylobius pales (Herbst) and Pissodes nemorensis Germar (Coleoptera: curculionidae) in Virginia Christmas tree plantations." Thesis, This resource online, 1996. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02132009-171844/.

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Zaloumis, Nicholas Paul. "How successful is grassland restoration after removal of pine plantations on the eastern shores of Lake St Lucia?" Bachelor's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26044.

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The coastal grasslands that occur along the Eastern Shores of Lake St. Lucia are rich in plant species, including endemics. These grasslands in North KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, are remnants of a severely threatened vegetation type. Large portions of the Eastern Shores have been utilized for commercial pine plantations over the last 50 years; however these have been removed over the last 17 years. It is therefore important that efforts to restore grasslands that have been previously afforested stands of pines are successful. These grassland systems are fire driven and therefore many plants ha

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Kiser, Larry Christopher. "Nutrient Retention and Cycling in Southeastern U.S. Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) and Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua L.) Plantations." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/28989.

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Forest plantations in the southeastern U.S. are fertilized to increase growth on infertile, sandy soils. Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are the most common growth limiting nutrients. A key question that arises following fertilization of these soils is whether the applied fertilizer benefits only the current trees in the stand or also improves long-term site quality. The objectives of this study were to compare accumulation of N and P in the forest floor and mineral soil among unfertilized and fertilized plantations, determine soluble and residual N and P fractions and soluble carbohydrate and

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Hauser, James W. "Effects of hydrology-altering site preparation and fertilization/release on plant diversity and productivity in pine plantations in the coastal plain of Virginia." Thesis, This resource online, 1992. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05042010-020225/.

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Thomson, Roberto F. "Response of temperate forest birds to habitat change in central Chile." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2015. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:1792418e-18e9-4344-96ce-3bad2aa03500.

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Despite the long time since the introduction and spread of pine plantations in southern hemisphere countries there has been no study of the suitability of this exotic and novel type of vegetation on the native avifauna. This thesis aims to add understanding of this habitat replacement and its effects on the forest bird community. This research included a series of studies to assess the quality of mature pine plantations for the forest avifauna in comparison to what is in native forests. The first two studies determine the effects on the forest bird community of the fragmentation and replacemen

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