dc.contributor.advisor | Pulkki, Reino | |
dc.contributor.author | Parsons, Brett | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-05-08T15:10:17Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-05-08T15:10:17Z | |
dc.date.created | 2020 | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://knowledgecommons.lakeheadu.ca/handle/2453/4623 | |
dc.description.abstract | To determine the effects that tree size has on the delivered wood cost, data was collected from existing literature on: average tree size (m3), average off road transport distance, volume per hectare (m3/ha), logging chance volume (m3) and average long-distance transport of wood in Northern Ontario. These variables were used to create three different modeled scenarios: Current (Extensive) Practices, Natural Regeneration with Thinning and Intensive Plantations. Of the three scenarios the Intensive Plantation had the lowest cost of wood at $39.18/ m3. While the Current (Extensive) scenario was the highest at $49.19/m3. For each a sensitivity analysis was performed on each variable to determine the variable with the most significant impact on the delivered wood cost. Through this it was found that the average long-distance transport distance played the most significant role and was capable of altering the final price by up to $12.04/m3. The average tree size was the second most significant contributing factor and was capable of altering the delivered wood cost by up to $3.82/m3. These results help define the effect intensive silvculture has on tree size and therefore on delivered wood cost. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.subject | Delivered wood cost | en_US |
dc.subject | Intensive silviculture | en_US |
dc.subject | Extensive silviculture | en_US |
dc.subject | Wood transport | en_US |
dc.subject | Economics (forestry) | en_US |
dc.subject | Logging operations (cost) | en_US |
dc.subject | Forest management (Ontario) | en_US |
dc.subject | Harvesting costs and profitability (Ontario forests) | en_US |
dc.title | The effect of tree size on the delivered wood cost in Northern Ontario | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
etd.degree.name | Honours Bachelor of Science in Forestry | en_US |
etd.degree.level | Bachelor | en_US |
etd.degree.discipline | Natural Resources Management | en_US |
etd.degree.grantor | Lakehead University | en_US |