Objective: The rotation period of slash pine timber and resin plantations in China is appropriately extended on the basis of the mature age of timber plantations. Although certain economic benefits can be obtained in this rotation, there is still no scientific basis for whether the optimal economic ...

We simulate the impacts of future reductions of risk of fusiform rust, increases in forest productivity and seedling costs on the optimal forest management of an even-aged slash pine stand using a generalised economic model. Our numerical findings show that future land values are increased with...

This article analyzes the impacts of different levels of forest productivity scenarios, disturbance risk, and salvageable rates resulting from climate change on the economics of loblolly pine in the southern United States. Potential adaptation strategies examined include reduction in planting...

Intensive pine silviculture has become the dominant management paradigm in the southeastern United States. Although productivity has been substantially increased by the combination of cultural, silvicultural, and genetic advancements, wood quality is sometimes sacrificed in intensive silviculture....

Afforestation and reforestation (AR) is an important component of China's Greenhouse Gases (GHG) Voluntary Emission Reduction Program, acting as a valuable nationwide carbon sink. Although a number of studies have explored the costs of creating a carbon sink, such an assessment is lacking for...

Pine (Pinus spp.) plantations in the Southeastern United States are managed intensively following even-aged silviculture. Trees are harvested at young ages resulting in inferior wood quality. We modeled two fast-growing southern pines using the Forest Vegetation Simulator to determine the price...

Timber pruning mechanization has received little attention in South Africa. The objective of this study was to compare the productivity, efficiency and the costs of using manual saws and electric shears in low pruning operations. The study was conducted in Pinus elliottii forest stands in...

It is widely accepted that pine plantation forests will play a critical role in climate change (CC) mitigation, but their vulnerability to CC impacts raises questions about their role. We modeled the impacts of changing climatic variables on forest growth, optimal harvest age, and land expectation...

The on-board bucking optimization is a technology that makes possible add value to the harvested wood. In this study, it was analyzed the potential optimization of the harvested trees value and the harvester operational costs in Pinus taeda and Pinus elliottii var. elliottii × Pinus caribaea var. ...

We develop a generalized Reed model to incorporate the risk of wildfires on optimal management of slash pine (Pinus elliotti var. elliotti) in the southern United States. Comparative static analyses are conducted to determine the impacts of the probability of increasing and constant wildfire risk...