Beetle-killed spruce utilization in the Kenai peninsula.

Gary M. Scott; David W. Bormett; Nancy Ross Sutherland; Said Abubakr; Eini C. Lowell

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Beetle-killed spruce utilization in the Kenai peninsula.

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Authors:

Gary M. Scott, David W. Bormett, Nancy Ross Sutherland, Said Abubakr, Eini C. Lowell

Year:

2000

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

Source:

Tappi journal. 83(6): 48. (June 2000).

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Abstract

Beetle-killed spruce can be used as a fiber source for papermaking. The presence of sap rot is a key indicator of pulpability, but other factors may also be important.

Keywords

Dendroctonus rufipennis, Picea glauca, Insect pests, Pulpwood, Utilization, Dead trees, Picea lutzii

Citation

Scott, Gary M.; Bormett, David W.; Sutherland, Nancy Ross.; Abubakr, Said.; Lowell, Eini. 2000. Beetle-killed spruce utilization in the Kenai peninsula. Tappi journal. 83(6): 48. (June 2000).