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A constitutive model considering creep damage of wood
(Springer Netherlands, 2024)
The serviceability of wooden structures involves multiphysical phenomena, notably the interactions among creep, plasticity, and damage. The influence of creep on the initialization of the damage and on its growth and spread ...
Integrated Harvesting of Medium Rotation Hybrid Poplar Plantations: Systems Compared
(MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2022)
In this study, the authors provide a direct comparison made between whole tree-harvesting (WTH) and cut-to length (CTL) methods, which was conducted in two sites in the Slovak Republic and applied to poplar plantations. ...
Eurasian aspen (Populus tremula L.): Central Europe's keystone species 'hiding in plain sight'
(Public Library of Science, 2024)
Knowledge of Eurasian aspen's (Populus tremula L.) ecological and growth characteristics is of high importance to plant and wildlife community ecology, and noncommercial forest ecosystem services. This research assessed ...
Assessing the Influence of Social Factors on Local Perceptions of Climate Change, Product Value Addition, Multiple Uses of NTFPs, and Their Influence on Poverty Alleviation in Ghana
(MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2024)
The key to the successful and sustainable utilisation of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) by local communities lies in understanding their perspectives on climate change and its effects on NTFP production. Furthermore, ...
Phylogeography, origin and population structure of the self-fertile emerging plant pathogen Phytophthora pseudosyringae
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2024)
Phytophthora pseudosyringae is a self-fertile pathogen of woody plants, particularly associated with tree species from the genera Fagus, Notholithocarpus, Nothofagus and Quercus, which is found across Europe and in parts ...
Characterization of randomly oriented strand boards manufactured from juvenile wood of underutilized wood species
(Springer New York, 2024)
The wood-based panel industry in Europe, which is dominated by the use of Norway spruce, will face new challenges due to environmental changes and the bark-beetle calamity, which started a new era of forestry. To explore ...
Enhancing the fire resistance properties of thermally modified Robinia pseudoacacia wood with natural and synthetic flame retardants: chemical characterisation and fire behaviour
(Springer New York, 2024)
The increasing demand for wood with enhanced flame retardant characteristics in construction applications necessitates strategic interventions. This study explores the fire behaviour and chemical characterisation of Robinia ...
Těžba a zpracování náletových dřevin podél elektrovodůHarvesting and processing of self-seeded trees along power lines
(Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2020)
Předmětem monografie je technologický postup údržby dřevinných porostů v ochranných pásmech podél elektrovodů. Následný transport a úprava vytěžené dendromasy bude předána odběratelům pro lesní hospodářství. Konečným ...
Response of Alnus glutinosa to Phytophthora bark infections at ambient and elevated CO2 levels
(Frontiers Media SA, 2024)
Introduction: Mortality of the riparian alder population caused by Phytophthora pathogens has been studied for over 20 years throughout Europe, recently gaining more importance in the context of evident climate change. The ...
Visitors' perspectives on sustainable tourism: a comparative study of national parks in Kosovo, Montenegro and Albania
(Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2024)
This study investigated tourists' opinions on destination experiences within National Parks (NPs) in Kosovo, Montenegro and Albania, focusing on visitor satisfaction with the destination. Data was collected in the field ...