Forest growth models in the Pacific Northwest are predominantly empirical. Predictions of yield under alternative silvicultural regimes cannot rely completely on field trials; yet empirical growth models are often inadequate for extrapolating untested regimes and genotypes. The limitations of current models include (1) long time-steps (e.g. 5-10 years); (2) insufficient...
The objectives of this study were to determine: 1)
differences in average wood quality and strength properties
of clear-wood specimens sampled from juvenile, transition,
and mature wood zones in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii
(Mirb.) Franco) trees from known forest sites; 2)
relationships among wood quality properties [specific
gravity (SG), rings per...