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Environmental effects on heartwood extractive content and their consequences for natural durability in Douglas-fir and western redcedar

Creator:

Taylor, Adam McVaugh, 1969-

Abstract:

Heartwood can have properties that are distinct from sapwood, including resistance to insect and microbial attack. Despite the practical importance of heartwood formation in trees, a review of the literature revealed that little was known about the effects of environmental factors on heartwood quality or how variations in heartwood properties...

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Dissertation

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managers grow trees that will meet society's needs for high-quality wood products. This objective of this
Wood quality studies in second-growth western redcedar (Thuja plicata Donn.)

Creator:

DeBell, Jeffrey D.

Abstract:

Western redcedar (Thuja plicata Donn.) is a valuable commercial species found in the northwestern United States and southwestern Canada. This dissertation includes four papers focused on wood and stem characteristics of second-growth western redcedar, and how those characteristics vary within the stem or how they are influenced by cultural practices....

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Dissertation