A new facility has been developed to investigate the formation of new particles from the oxidation of volatile organic compounds emitted from vegetation. The facility consists of a biogenic emissions enclosure, an aerosol growth chamber, and the associated instrumentation. Using the facility, new particle formation events have been induced through the reaction of ozone with three different prec...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the long-term effects piling secondary forest residue (after 3 decades) on soil chemical properties, growth, and nutrition Pinus taeda weeds at three locations. After removal piling, areas were cultivated with P. (22 years), followed by eucalyptus (7 returned taeda. At 2 years age, tree height needle-nutrient levels ongoing from influenced outside zon...

The installation of commercial stands with exotic forest species on low fertility soils originally covered by native pastures is an unusual situation worldwide. In recent years, the area occupied systems designed for pulp or wood production immediate replanting has increased strongly in Pampean region South America. this context, study nutrient recycling from litter decomposition acquires parti...

Forest operations such as harvesting, thinning, and site preparation can affect the hydrologic behavior of watersheds on poorly drained soils. The influence of these operations conducted on organic soil sites can be more pronounced than on mineral soil sites due to the differences in bulk density and soil moisture relationships that exist between mineral and organic soils. This article reports ...

Fertilizing pastures with poultry litter has led to an increased incidence of nutrient-saturated soils, particularly on highly fertilized, well drained soils. Applying litter to silvopastures, in which loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) and bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum) production are integrated, may be an ecologically desirable alternative for upland soils of the southeastern USA. Integrating subt...

A large insert genomic library from eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) was probed for the microsatellite motifs (AC)n and (AG)n, all 10 trinucleotide motifs, and 22 of the 33 possible tetranucleotide motifs. For comparison with a species from a different subgenus, a loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) genomic library was also probed with the same set of di- and tri-nucleotide repeats and 11 of the tetr...

Multiple TREGRO simulations were conducted with meteorological data files containing different growing season peak ozone (O(3)) episodes at O(3) exposures of 1.0 and 2.0 x ambient O(3) to assess the relationship between O(3) response and the phenology of mature yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera L.) and loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) trees. Regardless of O(3) exposure and peak O(3) episode ...

Forest managers often use thinning and prescribed burning to reduce the risk of wildfire and insect outbreaks. Because thinning and burning alter the structure of forest stands and may affect insect prey abundance, they may change the suitability of stands for bats. Our objective was to test the effects of thinning and burning on bat foraging and commuting activity in pine stands in the Clemson...

This study was conducted to determine the efficacy of using enhanced efficiency fertilizer (EEFs) products compared to urea to improve fertilizer nitrogen use efficiency (FNUE) in forest plantations. All fertilizer treatments were labeled with 15N (0.5 atom percent) and applied to 100 m2 circular plots at 12 loblolly pine stands (Pinus taeda L.) across the southeastern United States. Total fert...

Predicted genetic gains of polymix, cloned polymix, full-sib and cloned full-sib testing and selection options for a breeding population were estimated for Pinus taeda L. Heritabilities for volume from the clonal testing were considerably greater than the heritabilities from the seedling testing. Cloned options had higher expected genetic gains than seedling options, even after adjusting for th...