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Title: Differences in extrinsic tree quality and value of fibre production following alternative vegetation management treatments in Northwestern Ontario
Authors: Luckai, Nancy J
Homagain, Krishnahari
Shahi, Chander
Leitch, Mathew
Bell, F. Wayne
Keywords: Fallingsnow Ecosystem Project;White spruce;forest economics;herbicides;forest management
Issue Date: 2011
Citation: The Forestry Chronicle, 2011, 87(2): 251-259, http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc2011-012
Abstract: We examined differences in stem quality, and volume and value of fibre produced by planted white spruce 16 years after vegetation management treatments in northwestern Ontario. Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVSOntario) was used to project the total and merchantable volume to age 70 and BUCK-2 was used to optimize the resulting product mix. Projected value was based on 2009 prices for hog fuel, pulpwood and SPF (spruce–pine–fir) eastern green lumber prices. At 16 years posttreatment, gross total volumes in herbicide-treated and mechanically cut plots were significantly higher (120%–165% and 94%–98%, respectively) than that in control plots (14.73 m3 ha-1). Based on height, diameter, and taper criteria, observed tree quality did not differ among treatments. The projected value of the fibre produced was 36% to 53% higher in herbicide- treated plots and 24% to 37% higher in mechanically cut plots than in control plots ($18 486.76 per ha).
Description: This is the publisher’s version of a work published in The Forestry Chronicle 90:1 (2014) The version on the publisher's website can be viewed at http://pubs.cif-ifc.org/doi/abs/10.5558/tfc2011-012
URI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc2011-012
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