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Impact of forest growth conditions on the wood density: the case of Amur Region Cover

Impact of forest growth conditions on the wood density: the case of Amur Region

Open Access
|Jan 2019

Abstract

The problem of determining the dependence of the chainsaw on the density of wood, substantiation of effective options for the number of chainsaws in the assortment and whiplash method of logging is quite relevant. In the Far East of Russia, in particular, in the Amur region, the forest growth conditions are different from the western ones, and therefore, the properties of the wood differ from the generally accepted ones. The article describes forest growth conditions that influence the properties of the wood in areas of the Amur region. Using the method of density determination, the density of larch, pine and birch were studied for first time in the areas of the region. The dependence of the density on humidity, age, species, season of the year and the area of growth was found out. The results of the research showed that under humidity of 70%, the density of larch was 1088.99 kg/m3, it was 919.8 kg/m3 for pine and it was for birch 915.9 kg/m3.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2018-0030 | Journal eISSN: 2199-5907 | Journal ISSN: 0071-6677
Language: English
Page range: 292 - 298
Submitted on: Jun 20, 2018
Accepted on: Oct 5, 2018
Published on: Jan 25, 2019
Published by: Forest Research Institute
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2019 Natalia A. Romanova, Alexander B. Zhirnov, Natalia A. Yust, Xu Fucheng, published by Forest Research Institute
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