Forestland ownership changes in the United States and Sweden

Lönnstedt, Lars; Sedjo, Roger A.

doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2011.08.004

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“…The fastest growing tree plantations are found in the Southern Hemisphere, and yield up to 40 m 3 of solid wood per hectare per year [3]. As a result, many forest companies in Europe and North America have transferred their capital away from domestic forest ventures [4] and towards highly-productive plantations in South America, South Africa, and Australasia [5].…”

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A Robust Productivity Model for Grapple Yarding in Fast-Growing Tree Plantations

Engelbrecht¹,

McEwan

Spinelli

2017

Forests

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New techniques have recently appeared that can extend the advantages of grapple yarding to fast-growing plantations. The most promising technique consists of an excavator-base un-guyed yarder equipped with new radio-controlled grapple carriages, fed by another excavator stationed on the cut-over. This system is very productive, avoids in-stand traffic, and removes operators from positions of high risk. This paper presents the results of a long-term study conducted on 12 different teams equipped with the new technology, operating in the fast-growing black wattle (Acacia mangium Willd) plantations of Sarawak, Malaysia. Data were collected continuously for almost 8 months and represented 555 shifts, or over 55,000 cycles-each recorded individually. Production, utilization, and machine availability were estimated, respectively at: 63 m 3 per productive machine hour (excluding all delays), 63% and 93%. Regression analysis of experimental data yielded a strong productivity forecast model that was highly significant, accounted for 50% of the total variability in the dataset and was validated with a non-significant error estimated at less than 1%. The figures reported in this study are especially robust, because they were obtained from a long-term study that covered multiple teams and accumulated an exceptionally large number of observations.

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A Robust Productivity Model for Grapple Yarding in Fast-Growing Tree Plantations

Engelbrecht¹,

McEwan

Spinelli

2017

Forests

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“…e l s e v i e r . c o m / l o c a t e / f o r p o l been divesting forest land during the past two decades (Yin et al, 2000;Clutter et al, 2005;Bull et al, 2006;Lönnstedt, 2007;Bliss et al, 2010;Viitala, 2010;Lönnsted and Sedjo, 2012;Li and Zhang, 2014). Amidst this expanding literature, there is a gap in the strategic research from a global perspective on the analysis of how forest companies organize their access to and control over timberland, and if organizational factors affect the choice of timberland integration.…”

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“…For example, in the U.S., in 1994, all of the 10 largest private US timberland owners were industrial companies, but by 2006 eight out of 10 were already TIMOs or REITs (Bliss et al, 2010). While Lönnsted and Sedjo (2012) argued that the parallel changes in the Nordic countries have been smaller, industrial timberland ownership has been changing in the Nordic countries and Europe as well, and it is likely that the institutional investors will increase their timberland there in the future (Flynn and Pahkasalo, 2015). In New Zealand, the majority of industrial forest are nowadays owned by TIMOs and property management companies, and in Australia N50% of the planted forest has shifted from public ownership into private companies, mainly for TIMOs (Rhodes and Stephens, 2014;Flynn and Pahkasalo, 2015).…”

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“…Vertical integration into the timberland helps to buffer against financial losses caused by high cyclicality of prices and forest product demand by giving the opportunity to choose between harvesting from their own forests or buying from roundwood markets (Yin et al, 2000). In principle, holding industrial timberland can improve the managerial ability to make decisions that enhance long-term financial success by reducing dependency on raw material sourcing from open markets (Yin et al, 2000;Lönnsted and Sedjo, 2012;Li and Zhang, 2014).…”

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“…In those areas where institutional ownership is predominant, there are implications on the market supply and price of different forest products used as industrial inputs (Flynn and Pahkasalo, 2015). As timberland ownership of forest industry is expected to increase the price negotiation power in wood markets and to reduce the risk of raw material price increases (Lönnstedt, 2007;Lönnsted and Sedjo, 2012). If predicted resource scarcity is realized in increasing prices for wood and other raw materials, then it might be reflecting on the future industry competitiveness.…”

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The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus; hereafter, tortoise), an ecosystem engineer in open pine (Pinus spp.) woodlands of the southeastern United States, often inhabits production pine forests (PPFs), defined here as even‐aged pine forests managed primarily for timber products, which is a common forest type in the tortoise's range. As a result of frequent disturbance from forest management activities, PPFs are characterized by a shifting mosaic of vegetation conditions over time. However, it is unclear how tortoises respond to these shifting conditions, necessitating an understanding of how forest management activities affect tortoise population dynamics and movements in these landscapes. Therefore, we systematically reviewed literature to assess tortoise responses (e.g., survival, demography, movement) to silvicultural activities in PPF landscapes. Although tortoises are often able to persist in PPF landscapes, their burrows may be concentrated along roadsides, powerline rights‐of‐way, and ecotones between recently harvested and older stands. How, and whether, tortoises can effectively move around PPF landscapes to take advantage of shifting habitat conditions is not well‐understood. We discuss research gaps that must be addressed to enhance conservation efforts on PPF landscapes across ownership types. © 2019 The Wildlife Society.

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Forestland ownership changes in the United States and Sweden

Cited by 14 publications

References 14 publications

A Robust Productivity Model for Grapple Yarding in Fast-Growing Tree Plantations

A Robust Productivity Model for Grapple Yarding in Fast-Growing Tree Plantations

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