The extent of fires, their periodicity and their impact on terrestrial communities is always a concern. Wildfires play an important role in shaping landscapes and as a source of CO2 and particulate matter. Modeling theContinue reading
There ain’t no free lunch in forestry – an interview with Bob Izlar
During the 2017 Timberland Investment Conference, I interviewed Mr. Bob Izlar, the Director of University of Georgia (UGA) Harley Langdale, Jr. Center for Forest Business. Mr. Izlar tell us more about Forest Business Program atContinue reading
Do you know what is the oldest and rarest tree in the world? You never find out!
Few weeks ago, one of our readers has sent us an interesting mail, where he described his recent discovery about Wollemi Pine- the oldest and rarest tree in the world. Instead of looking for such aContinue reading
Spraying forests does not get anything
Insect pests are a major threat to many forests worldwide, from boreal to tropical forest ecosystems. Some pests exhibit periodical outbreaks, after which their populations often crash as a result of natural biological control. InContinue reading
Are forest disturbances amplifying or canceling out climate change-induced productivity changes in European forests?
Title of this post comes directly from recently published research paper. The international team of specialists has recently provided an overview of forest productivity changes in different forest regions in Europe under climate change, and tried to divide theseContinue reading
JOB ALERT: PhD position about natural regeneration and management of birch
The seed ecology and regeneration management of the two native birch species, silver birch (Betula pendula) and downy birch (Betula pubescens) in Fennoscandia has been quite thoroughly investigated through decades of forestry research. Now, theContinue reading
Forest attrition distance reveals: deforestation was considerably higher in the western U.S.
The U.S. forests have been affected by dramatic land cover change over the past few centuries. In a paper published in PLoS One one month ago, Dr. Mountrakis and Sheng Yang, a graduate student, tried slicingContinue reading
JOB ALERT: Postdoc in Benchmarking for improving efficiency in forestry operations
Postdoc in Benchmarking for improving efficiency in forestry operations at the Department of Food and Resource Economics Faculty of Science University of Copenhagen. Interested? Apply then!
JOB ALERT: European Region Development Officer at FSC
Would you like to work at FSC as the European Region Development Officer, who will support the European Regional Director with a variety of tasks including research, analysis, project management and administration. Then, this jobContinue reading
2017 Timberland Investment Conference
Last week, I had a pleasure to participate in 2017 Timberland Investment Conference, organized by Harley Langdale Jr. Center for Forest Business (University of Georgia). If you are interested in forest business, this post isContinue reading