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View article: Characterizing timber harvest occurrence and intensity to inform forest carbon management across the eastern United States
Characterizing timber harvest occurrence and intensity to inform forest carbon management across the eastern United States Open
Timber harvesting plays an important role in determining how forest management practices influence carbon storage and sequestration patterns. We analyzed recent harvesting patterns across the eastern United States to quantify harvest area,…
View article: Characterizing timber harvest occurrence and intensity to inform forest carbon management across the eastern United States
Characterizing timber harvest occurrence and intensity to inform forest carbon management across the eastern United States Open
Timber harvesting plays an important role in determining how forest management practices influence carbon storage and sequestration patterns. We analyzed recent harvesting patterns across the eastern United States to quantify harvest area,…
View article: The Perfect Pairing: Early Stand Dynamics in Conventional Aspen and Mixedwood Forests in Northern Minnesota, USA
The Perfect Pairing: Early Stand Dynamics in Conventional Aspen and Mixedwood Forests in Northern Minnesota, USA Open
In North America, mixedwood management is being increasingly considered by natural resource managers as an alternative to single species management for a variety of ecological, economic, and cultural reasons. In northern Minnesota, USA, na…
View article: Quantifying Western US tree carbon stocks and sequestration from fires
Quantifying Western US tree carbon stocks and sequestration from fires Open
Background Forest ecosystems function as the largest terrestrial carbon sink globally. In the Western US, fires play a crucial role in modifying forest carbon storage, sequestration capacity, and the transfer of carbon from live to dead ca…
View article: Marketing, Other Intangibles, and Output Growth in 61 United States Industries
Marketing, Other Intangibles, and Output Growth in 61 United States Industries Open
Experts in the System of National Accounts (SNA) recently considered whether marketing could be included as a capital asset in the national accounts and later recommended that marketing should be an intangible in the 2025 SNA (IMF, 2022, 2…
View article: Landscape-level likelihood estimation of eastern spruce dwarf mistletoe (<i>Arceuthobium pusillum</i>) infestations in lowland black spruce (<i>Picea mariana</i>) forests of Minnesota, USA
Landscape-level likelihood estimation of eastern spruce dwarf mistletoe (<i>Arceuthobium pusillum</i>) infestations in lowland black spruce (<i>Picea mariana</i>) forests of Minnesota, USA Open
Biotic disturbance agents are important factors influencing forest dynamics; incorporating them into management planning requires a detailed understanding of their distribution, prevalence, and effects on stand dynamics. However, this info…
View article: Libraries and Extension: Partnering to Expand Access Through Ebooks
Libraries and Extension: Partnering to Expand Access Through Ebooks Open
Providing timely information—when and where people need it—has long been a goal of University of Minnesota Extension. This objective coincides with University of Minnesota Libraries' support of open access publishing and the use of Creativ…
View article: Maximizing Model Generalization for Machine Condition Monitoring with Self-Supervised Learning and Federated Learning
Maximizing Model Generalization for Machine Condition Monitoring with Self-Supervised Learning and Federated Learning Open
Deep Learning (DL) can diagnose faults and assess machine health from raw condition monitoring data without manually designed statistical features. However, practical manufacturing applications remain extremely difficult for existing DL me…
View article: Natural Resource Manager Perceptions of Forest Carbon Management and Carbon Market Participation in Minnesota
Natural Resource Manager Perceptions of Forest Carbon Management and Carbon Market Participation in Minnesota Open
Forests and wood products, through the mechanisms of carbon sequestration and storage, can slow the rate of global climate change that results from greenhouse gas emissions. In recent years, both natural resource managers and the public ha…
View article: Factors Influencing Family Woodland Management Action After Calling a Public Agency Forester
Factors Influencing Family Woodland Management Action After Calling a Public Agency Forester Open
Many public agencies make foresters available to answer landowners’ land management questions. We gathered data about landowner calls to private forest management (PFM) foresters employed by a Minnesota state agency in 2017 and 2018. We us…
View article: A Summary of COVID-19 Pandemic Assistance to US Forest Products Companies
A Summary of COVID-19 Pandemic Assistance to US Forest Products Companies Open
Forest products and timber harvesting businesses were severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This article describes how forest products companies used Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to keep over 487,000 workers in the forest …
View article: Developing Criteria to Prioritize Rapid Removal of American Elm Trees Infected with Dutch Elm Disease
Developing Criteria to Prioritize Rapid Removal of American Elm Trees Infected with Dutch Elm Disease Open
During late summer and early fall in Manitoba, adult native elm bark beetles (NEBB) that carry Dutch Elm Disease (DED) emerge from brood galleries in the canopy and upper trunk of infected elm trees and move to the base and root flares of …
View article: Decadal dead wood biomass dynamics of coterminous US forests
Decadal dead wood biomass dynamics of coterminous US forests Open
Due to global change, temperate forests are expected to face growing threats to forest health (e.g. insects/disease) and increasing probabilities of severe disturbances (e.g. wildfires), which may result in amplified tree mortality against…
View article: The Difficulty of Predicting Eastern Spruce Dwarf Mistletoe in Lowland Black Spruce: Model Benchmarking in Northern Minnesota, USA
The Difficulty of Predicting Eastern Spruce Dwarf Mistletoe in Lowland Black Spruce: Model Benchmarking in Northern Minnesota, USA Open
Insects, fungi, and diseases play an important role in forest stand development and subsequently, forest management decisions and treatments. As these disturbance agents commonly occur within and across landscapes, modeling has often been …
View article: An index for measuring functional extension and evenness in trait space
An index for measuring functional extension and evenness in trait space Open
Most existing functional diversity indices focus on a single facet of functional diversity. Although these indices are useful for quantifying specific aspects of functional diversity, they often present some conceptual or practical limitat…
View article: Modeling Land use Change and Forest Carbon Stock Changes in Temperate Forests in the United States
Modeling Land use Change and Forest Carbon Stock Changes in Temperate Forests in the United States Open
Background:Forests provide the largest terrestrial sink of carbon (C). However, these C stocks are threatened by forest land conversion. Land use change has global impacts and is a critical component when studying C fluxes, but it is not a…
View article: Prioritizing Invasive Forest Plant Management Using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis in Minnesota, USA
Prioritizing Invasive Forest Plant Management Using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis in Minnesota, USA Open
Invasive plants are a concern in many forest ecosystems because they can impact tree regeneration and recruitment, alter hydrology, and degrade wildlife habitats. Management efforts are generally planned locally, based on the severity of t…
View article: Perspectives on Ash Wood Utilization and Marketing in Minnesota
Perspectives on Ash Wood Utilization and Marketing in Minnesota Open
The CSV data file contains deidentified survey responses obtained through Qualtrics. The PDF document contains the survey instrument used for the survey.
View article: Ash Presence and Abundance Derived from Composite Landsat and Sentinel-2 Time Series and Lidar Surface Models in Minnesota, USA
Ash Presence and Abundance Derived from Composite Landsat and Sentinel-2 Time Series and Lidar Surface Models in Minnesota, USA Open
Ash trees (Fraxinus spp.) are a prominent species in Minnesota forests, with an estimated 1.1 billion trees in the state, totaling approximately 8% of all trees. Ash trees are threatened by the invasive emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipenn…
View article: Gathering Perceptions to Strengthen Program Planning: A Citizen Science Project Highlighting Deer Impacts on Vegetation
Gathering Perceptions to Strengthen Program Planning: A Citizen Science Project Highlighting Deer Impacts on Vegetation Open
White-tailed deer can significantly influence the composition and health of forests. University of Minnesota Extension implemented a citizen science project to help monitor the impact of deer populations on forests. Prior to design of the …
View article: Perspectives on Ash Wood Utilization and Marketing in Anticipation of Emerald Ash Borer in Minnesota
Perspectives on Ash Wood Utilization and Marketing in Anticipation of Emerald Ash Borer in Minnesota Open
The emerald ash borer will likely impact over four million acres of Minnesota's forests in the next 10 years. This study surveyed forest products company representatives and other natural resource professionals to understand their perspect…