Species-specific, stand-level equations [27] convert merchantable volume production into aboveground biomass, partitioned into merchantable stem wood, other (tops, branches, sub-merchantable size trees) and foliage components [8].
In the CBM, species-specific, stand-level equations [60] convert merchantable volume production into aboveground biomass, partitioned into merchantable stemwood, other (tops, branches, sub-merchantable size trees) and foliage components.
The advantages of foxtailing that have been reported are greater height growth, better stem form (i.e., straight with minimum taper), and greater dry matter production of more merchantable material.
However, such data for Australian Eucalyptus woodlands come mostly from forestry research and tend to be restricted to production forest types, and merchantable stems and species.
It is typical for forests and especially managed forests that 'old stands grow on poor sites', since trees need longer production periods to reach merchantable timber dimensions.
However approximately half of the C exported as merchantable wood during logging (~176,000 Mg C) may remain in harvested wood products, reducing the cumulative impact of forestry activity from 93 to 71 Mg C ha−1.
We also assessed timber productivity by comparing scenarios in terms of conifer and merchantable (diameter at breast height > 9 cm) tree dimensions.
For harvesting events, the disturbance type assigned was clearcut with salvage, specific to the practices in Saskatchewan where 85% of the merchantable trees and 50% of the snags are transferred out of the forests to the forest products sector, and logging residues are left on site to decompose over time.
However, as paludified stands are less productive, the capacity of these partially harvested sites to produce merchantable timber is questioned.
Such articles are not merchantable.
