Fire, as a natural ecological disturbance factor in forest, this study located in the Marivan region, Northern Zagros forest, and western Iranian state of Kurdistan. In each burned and unburned area 30 circle sample plot (1000 m2) were collected by randomized–systematic method in the 100×200 m net (in total 60 plots). In every sample plot the kind of species, number of tree, the heig...

The Joseph William Gottstein Memorial trust Fund was established in 1971 as a national educational Trust for the benefit of Australia's forest products industries. The purpose of the fund is to create opportunities for selected persons to acquire knowledge which will promote the interests of Australian industries which use forest products for the production of sawn timber, plywood, composite wo...

1. Objectives: To synthesize research that has used a focal species approach to conserve biodiversity in managed landscapes. In particular the objectives were: a) Summarize and evaluate research that has used the focal species approach and construct criteria for using this approach. SFMN research will be highlighted, but a broader synthesis will be undertaken. b) Critique the use of focal or in...

In this research, efficiency of Iranian forest and rangeland decision making unit was assessed using non-parametric method. Inputs and outputs determined by field research and with applying a Delphi method the final input and output variables selected. Forty five wood-producing units (forestry plans) in three northern Iranian province were studied using Data Envelopment Analysis. The efficiency...

Caspian Sea coastline in the Mazandaran province has been altered as a result of activities of developers attracted to aesthetic and coastal recreational aspects of forest ecosystems. Advances in GIS and RS techniques, has made it possible to study the coastal areas for better management. Hence, the present study was undertaken to determine land cover changes via applying cross classificat...

TOPIC 1 when viewing the activities of forest managers. It was pointed out that foresters engaged in seed procurenlent What can we achieve through tree hp-ovemaent? and seedling distribution not in'requently jeopardize (Papers by J . W . Wright and Robert E. Farmer.) Distheir own programs by ignoring common knowledge recussion Leader, Hans Nienstaedt, North Central Forest garding the adaptation...

Changing temperature and precipitation pattern and increasing concentrations of atmospheric CO(2) are likely to drive significant modifications in natural and modified forests. Our review is focused on recent publications that discuss the changes in commercial forestry, excluding the ecosystem functions of forests and nontimber forest products. We concentrate on potential direct and indirect im...

Research on wood and natural fiber-plasticcomposites has spanned several decades. However, there was relatively little market activity in the United States outside of the automotive industry prior to the last 5 years. Recently, however, the U.S. wood-plasticcomposites industry has grown tremendously. Although its total marketsize is small relativetothe traditional wood composites industry, the ...

The forest products industry in the U.S. has witnessed an unprecedented period of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the past decades. In this study, 57 major M&A events in the forest products industry were assessed by event analysis. By focusing on firm-level performance, financial data from the capital market were used to measure the impact of M&A events on the performance of firms. The abnorm...

Wildlife campaigners are hoping to do a deal with the burgeoning oil palm industry in Borneo in the hope of creating a forest framework to save the threatened orang-utan. Palm oil companies and the Sabah government in Borneo have agreed to a project to create wildlife corridors that will link forest areas and create a network of safe havens for the ape. Palm oil companies and the Sabah governme...