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Atkins JW, Bond‐Lamberty B, Fahey RT, Haber LT, Stuart‐Haëntjens E, Hardiman BS, LaRue E, McNeil BE, Orwig DA, Stovall AEL, Tallant JM, Walter JA, Gough CM. Application of multidimensional structural characterization to detect and describe moderate forest disturbance. Ecosphere 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.3156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Jeff W. Atkins
- Department of Biology Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond Virginia 23284 USA
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- Joint Global Change Research Institute Pacific Northwest National Lab College Park Maryland USA
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- Department of Natural Resources and the Environment Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering University of Connecticut Storrs Connecticut USA
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- Department of Biology Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond Virginia 23284 USA
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- Department of Biology Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond Virginia 23284 USA
- United States Geological Survey Sacramento California 95819 USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources Purdue University West Lafayette Indiana 47907 USA
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Purdue University West Lafayette Indiana 47907 USA
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- United States Geological Survey Sacramento California 95819 USA
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- Department of Geology and Geography West Virginia University Morgantown West Virginia USA
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- Harvard University Harvard Forest Petersham Massachusetts USA
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- Department of Environmental Sciences University of Virginia Charlottesville Virginia USA
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- Department of Biology Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond Virginia 23284 USA
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The Impacts of Calamity Logging on the Development of Spruce Wood Prices in Czech Forestry. FORESTS 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/f11030283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Currently, the decline in spruce wood prices is a serious problem for the forestry sector in the Czech Republic. We estimate that the fall in wood prices in European markets causes losses not only to the forestry companies producing, harvesting, and processing the wood, but also to the workers in the sector. These losses are mainly caused by a combination of several natural factors: drought, climate change, and the effects of bark beetles. In particular, spruce bark beetles cause the greatest damage. Due to this bark beetle calamity, unplanned logging has increased. In 2019, these damages have culminated. Almost 100 million m3 of wood has been harvested over the last decade due to the bark beetle and more than half of this volume has been mined in the last four years. Therefore, the losses in the forestry sector are around EUR 1.12 billion. The aim of this study is an analysis of the relationship between the volume of incidental logging and the decline in the price of spruce wood. These results show the strong correlation between the measure of unplanned wood harvesting and the decrease in wood prices, as well as an estimate of price development if the upward trend of incidental mining continues. The average price of wood in the Czech Republic could thus reach a historical minimum of EUR 79.39 per m3 of spruce and category SM/JE II (spruce/fir). In addition, the decline in wood prices will be reflected in the management of forestry and timber businesses, including stagnant wages for forestry workers. The socio-economic impact of the bark beetle calamity is high and is most affected by the decline in spruce timber prices.
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Kleinman JS, Goode JD, Fries AC, Hart JL. Ecological consequences of compound disturbances in forest ecosystems: a systematic review. Ecosphere 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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- J. S. Kleinman
- Department of Geography University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Alabama 35487 USA
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- Department of Geography University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Alabama 35487 USA
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- Department of Geography University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Alabama 35487 USA
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- Department of Geography University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Alabama 35487 USA
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