Curtis L. VanderSchaaf
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View article: Improving the Estimates of County-Level Forest Attributes Using GEDI and Landsat-Derived Auxiliary Information in Fay–Herriot Models
Improving the Estimates of County-Level Forest Attributes Using GEDI and Landsat-Derived Auxiliary Information in Fay–Herriot Models Open
National-scale forest inventories such as the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program in the United States are designed to provide data and estimates that meet target precision at the national and state levels. However, such design-bas…
View article: Predictive Ability of Volume-Basal Area Ratios (VBARs) in Minnesota, USA Forests to Estimate Volume Per Hectare
Predictive Ability of Volume-Basal Area Ratios (VBARs) in Minnesota, USA Forests to Estimate Volume Per Hectare Open
View article: Reforestation tax incentive impacts on financial returns of loblolly pine plantations for family forest landowners in Mississippi
Reforestation tax incentive impacts on financial returns of loblolly pine plantations for family forest landowners in Mississippi Open
Rates of return from forest plantation investments depend not only on survival and growth rates, but also costs and revenues associated with various practices. Beyond that, tax related issues are another important consideration that are of…
View article: From Waste to Plant Production: Cattle Dung Compost as an Alternative Nursery Substrate to Commercial Peat for Producing Lettuce Plants
From Waste to Plant Production: Cattle Dung Compost as an Alternative Nursery Substrate to Commercial Peat for Producing Lettuce Plants Open
The limited availability of peat-based substrates, a nonrenewable resource, and the negative environmental impacts associated with their extraction require the conservation of this resource. We assessed the use of cattle dung compost as a …
View article: Currently Available Site Index Equations That Use On-Site Tree Measurements for Naturally Regenerated Longleaf Pine in Its Historical Range
Currently Available Site Index Equations That Use On-Site Tree Measurements for Naturally Regenerated Longleaf Pine in Its Historical Range Open
The longleaf pine (Pinus palustris P. Mill.) forest type occupied a much greater area in the United States prior to the arrival of Europeans, estimated to be around 37.2 million hectares. This area has been greatly reduced, and these ecosy…
View article: Currently Available Site Index Equations That Use On-Site Tree Measurements for Naturally Regenerated Longleaf Pine in Its Historical Range
Currently Available Site Index Equations That Use On-Site Tree Measurements for Naturally Regenerated Longleaf Pine in Its Historical Range Open
The longleaf pine (Pinus palustris P. Mill.) forest type occupied a much greater area in the United States prior to the arrival of Europeans, estimated to be around 37.2 million hectares. This area has been greatly reduced, and these ecosy…
View article: Implications of incorrectly determining site index on stand-level management activities and financial returns in older generation loblolly pine plantations
Implications of incorrectly determining site index on stand-level management activities and financial returns in older generation loblolly pine plantations Open
Predicting future yields normally requires an estimate of site quality. A commonly used measure is site index (SI). SI is often incorrectly quantified operationally due to the ambiguity associated with selecting “site” trees. Plus, error i…
View article: Comparing 16-year-old shortleaf and loblolly pine growth and yield on a north Mississippi afforested site
Comparing 16-year-old shortleaf and loblolly pine growth and yield on a north Mississippi afforested site Open
This analysis compares the growth and yield of 16-year-old shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata Mill.) and loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) planted on retired fields near Holly Springs in north Mississippi. The 1-0 bareroot shortleaf seedlings wer…
View article: Feasibility of Using Orange Wattle (Acacia cyanophylla Lindl.) Compost as an Organic Growing Medium for the Production of Cork Oak (Quercus suber L.) Seedlings
Feasibility of Using Orange Wattle (Acacia cyanophylla Lindl.) Compost as an Organic Growing Medium for the Production of Cork Oak (Quercus suber L.) Seedlings Open
View article: Potential Changes to Louisiana Hardwood Timber Industry Economic Contributions Following Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Invasion: An Input–Output Approach
Potential Changes to Louisiana Hardwood Timber Industry Economic Contributions Following Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Invasion: An Input–Output Approach Open
The emerald ash borer (EAB) Agrilus planipennis (Fairmaire, Coleoptera: Buprestidae) will have untold impacts on the contributions hardwood timber products provide Louisiana’s economy. We modeled a scenario where ash mortality was assumed …
View article: Using double-sampling techniques to reduce the number of measurement trees during forest inventories
Using double-sampling techniques to reduce the number of measurement trees during forest inventories Open
Variable-radius sampling techniques are commonly used during forest inventories. For each sample tree at a particular sampling point, diameter and height(s) are measured and then weight is estimated using established equations. Heights ca…
View article: Should forest regeneration studies have more replications?
Should forest regeneration studies have more replications? Open
When it comes to testing for differences in seedling survival, researchers sometimes make a Type II statistical error (i.e. failure to reject a false null hypothesis) due to the inherent variability associated with survival in tree plantin…
View article: Performance of the Forest Vegetation Simulator in Managed White Spruce Plantations Influenced by Eastern Spruce Budworm in Northern Minnesota
Performance of the Forest Vegetation Simulator in Managed White Spruce Plantations Influenced by Eastern Spruce Budworm in Northern Minnesota Open
View article: Forests of Minnesota, 2014
Forests of Minnesota, 2014 Open
This resource update provides an overview of forest resources in Minnesota based on an inventory conducted by the U.S. Forest Service, Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program at the Northern Research Station in cooperation with the Min…