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A decision framework for the implementation of appropriate logging practices in developing countries : case study -- Ethiopia

Creator:

Spong, Ben

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In many areas of the developing world, the continued overexploiting forest resources has the potential to have significant detrimental impacts be placed on sustainable forest management (SFM) can help communities and organizations responsibly manage and utilize the remaining forests over the long term. Ethiopia’s forest lands provide tangible benefits from...

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Dissertation

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members – Dr. Badege Bishaw, Dr. Jon Kimmerling, Dr. Glen Murphy, and Dr. K. Norm Johnson for their
An integrated study of mechanical forest fuel reduction: quantifying multiple factors at the stand level

Creator:

Bolding, Michael Chad, 1977-

Abstract:

Recent catastrophic wildfires have forced the forest management community to develop new strategies for reducing forest fuels. Tightly spaced understory trees often create a fire ladder allowing surface fires to encroach into the crowns of overstory trees. This situation can lead to intensive, catastrophic, stand-replacement forest fires. Mechanical removal or...

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Dissertation

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, Dr. Eric Hansen, Dr. Doug Maguire, and Dr. Glen Murphy provided crucial input and guidance which is
Analysis and operational considerations of biomass extraction on steep terrain in western Oregon

Creator:

Flint, Benjamin R.

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The development of bioenergy from biomass has dominated the minds of forest engineering researchers over the last decade. One of the main themes that has been generated from that research is that bioenergy from biomass has major operational hurdles to overcome before becoming economically feasible. More directly, the impact of...

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Masters Thesis

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of Temesgen Hailemariam and Glen Murphy, both of whom provided me with support and guidance for my