Congratulations to Rosilei Garcia, Isabelle Duchesne, Louis-David Giasson, and Alain Cloutier for the publication of their article « Processing and End-Uses of Wood Affected by Forest Fires, Eastern Spruce Budworm and Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreaks» in the journal Current Forestry Reports.
🏗️ This review article analyzes the impacts of forest fires and insect infestations (the eastern spruce budworm and the mountain pine beetle) on wood properties and its utilization. It shows that these disturbances can reduce the mechanical and commercial quality of wood, but that part of this resource can still be recovered through appropriate processing methods (optimized sawing, engineered wood products, and bioenergy). The authors conclude that the valorization of affected wood strongly depends on the type of disturbance, the harvesting delay, and the available processing technologies.
🙏 This study was carried out within the Corepan-Bois consortium at Faculté de foresterie, de géographie et de géomatique — Université Laval. The authors thank CRSNG, the MRNF, the CIFQ, as well as consortium partners including the CRMR, UQAT, SEREX, FPInnovations, Tafisa Canada, Uniboard Canada, Sacopan, and Produits Forestiers Arbec Inc for their financial support.
👉 Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/e3PCf2Zk