Collection
Biomechanics
- Submission status
- Open
- Open for submission from
- 01 January 2020
- Submission deadline
- Ongoing
This is an ongoing topical collection.
Editors
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Thomas Speck
Thomas Speck is at Universität Freiburg in Freiburg, Germany.
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Francisco Cánovas
Co Editor-in-Chief of Trees
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Rob Guy &
Rob Guy
Co Editor-in-Chief of Trees
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Ulrich Lüttge
Co Editor-in-Chief of Trees
Articles (32 in this collection)
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Influence of density and lignin content on cleavage strength of Eucalyptus grandis wood
Authors
- Bruno Charles Dias Soares
- José Tarcísio Lima
- Claudineia Olímpia de Assis
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 18 February 2022
- Pages: 1185 - 1192
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Morpho-anatomical trait variability of the Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) needles in natural populations along elevational diversity gradient
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Vladan Popović
- Biljana Nikolić
- Danijela Miljković
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 10 February 2022
- Pages: 1131 - 1147
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Wind and gravity in shaping Picea trunks
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Markku Larjavaara
- Mikko Auvinen
- Annikki Mäkelä
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 07 May 2021
- Pages: 1587 - 1599
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Impact of shelterwood regeneration method on mechanical properties of scots pine wood
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Aleš Zeidler
- Vlastimil Borůvka
- Jan Vítámvás
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 31 March 2021
- Pages: 1185 - 1198
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Mixed-effects height–diameter models for black pine (Pinus nigra Arn.) forest management
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Dimitrios I. Raptis
- Vassiliki Kazana
- Christos Stamatiou
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 02 March 2021
- Pages: 1167 - 1183
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The mechanical effects of bulges developed around bark-included branch junctions of hazel (Corylus avellana L.) and other trees
Authors
- Duncan Slater
- Content type: Original Article
- Open Access
- Published: 23 January 2021
- Pages: 513 - 526
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Consequences of vertical basic wood density variation on the estimation of aboveground biomass with terrestrial laser scanning
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Miro Demol
- Kim Calders
- Bert Gielen
- Content type: Original Article
- Open Access
- Published: 02 January 2021
- Pages: 671 - 684
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Factors controlling individual branch development during early growth of an experimental plantation of Eucalyptus pilularis in sub-tropical Australia
Authors
- P. W. West
- D. A. Ratkowsky
- R. G. B. Smith
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 30 September 2020
- Pages: 395 - 405
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How many trees and samples are adequate for estimating wood-specific gravity across different tropical forests?
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Kalill José Viana da Páscoa
- Lucas Rezende Gomide
- José Márcio de Mello
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 28 June 2020
- Pages: 1383 - 1395
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Effect of pruning type and severity on vibration properties and mass of Senegal mahogany (Khaya senegalensis) and rain tree (Samanea saman)
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Daniel C. Burcham
- Wesley R. Autio
- Brian Kane
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 26 September 2019
- Pages: 213 - 228
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Wood density in mangrove forests on the Brazilian Amazon coast
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Paulo C. C. Virgulino-Júnior
- Danilo C. L. Gardunho
- Marcus E. B. Fernandes
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 16 August 2019
- Pages: 51 - 60
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Can sonic tomography predict loss in load-bearing capacity for trees with internal defects? A comparison of sonic tomograms with destructive measurements
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Daniel C. Burcham
- Nicholas J. Brazee
- Brian Kane
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 05 January 2019
- Pages: 681 - 695
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Water-stressed or not, the mechanical acclimation is a priority requirement for trees
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Benjamin Niez
- Jana Dlouha
- Eric Badel
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 09 October 2018
- Pages: 279 - 291
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Modelling individual tree height–diameter relationships for multi-layered and multi-species forests in central Europe
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Ram P. Sharma
- Zdeněk Vacek
- Miloš Kučera
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 19 September 2018
- Pages: 103 - 119
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Quantifying branch architecture of tropical trees using terrestrial LiDAR and 3D modelling
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Alvaro Lau
- Lisa Patrick Bentley
- Martin Herold
- Content type: Original Article
- Open Access
- Published: 25 May 2018
- Pages: 1219 - 1231
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How softwood tree branches are attached to stems: hierarchical extension of Shigo’s stem–branch model
Authors
- Ulrich Müller
- Wolfgang Gindl-Altmutter
- Jozef Keckes
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 16 April 2018
- Pages: 1113 - 1121
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The mechanics and morphology of branch and coppice stems in three temperate tree species
Authors
- Seray Özden
- Roland Ennos
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 23 March 2018
- Pages: 933 - 949
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The effect of simulated trunk splits, pruning, and cabling on sways of quercus rubra L.
Authors
- Brian Kane
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 22 March 2018
- Pages: 985 - 1000
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Variation in wood basic density within and between tree species and site conditions of exclosures in Tigray, northern Ethiopia
Authors
- Mengesteab Hailu Ubuy
- Tron Eid
- Ole Martin Bollandsås
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 21 March 2018
- Pages: 967 - 983
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Variation in growth, wood stiffness and density, and correlations between growth and wood stiffness and density in five tree and shrub species in the Sahelian and Sudanian ecozones of Mali
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Carmen Sotelo Montes
- John C. Weber
- Graciela I. B. Muñiz
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 20 December 2016
- Pages: 833 - 849
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Strain distribution, growth eccentricity, and tension wood distribution in the plagiotropic and orthotropic branches of Koelreuteria henryi Dummer
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Li-Fen Hung
- Ching-Chu Tsai
- Ling-Long Kuo-Huang
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 20 September 2016
- Pages: 149 - 164
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How a non-pioneer tree attains the canopy of a tropical semideciduous forest
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Archimedes Grangeiro Furtado
- Ligia Paulillo Sims
- Fernando Roberto Martins
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 06 September 2016
- Pages: 93 - 103
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Biomechanical constraints on tree architecture
Authors
- Craig Loehle
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 08 July 2016
- Pages: 2061 - 2070
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Stem and crown allometry in four congeneric species of dioecious tropical trees
Authors
- Mauricio Fernández Otárola
- Marlies Sazima
- Vera N. Solferini
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 22 June 2016
- Pages: 2041 - 2049
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Spatial variation of wood density, stiffness and microfibril angle along Eucalyptus trunks grown under contrasting growth conditions
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Paulo Ricardo Gherardi Hein
- Gilles Chaix
- Joseph Gril
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 18 November 2015
- Pages: 871 - 882
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Measurement and mechanical analysis of the strains–stresses induced by tree-pulling experiments in tree stems
Authors
- Yijun Wu
- Zhuoping Shao
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 24 October 2015
- Pages: 675 - 684
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Study of tension wood in the artificially inclined seedlings of Koelreuteria henryi Dummer and its biomechanical function of negative gravitropism
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Li-Fen Hung
- Ching-Chu Tsai
- Ling-Long Kuo-Huang
- Content type: Original Article
- Published: 06 October 2015
- Pages: 609 - 625
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A model of stem growth and wood formation in Pinus radiata
Authors
- David M. Drew
- Geoff Downes
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 10 June 2015
- Pages: 1395 - 1413
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Analysis of static bending-induced compression wood formation in juvenile Picea omorika (Pančić) Purkynĕ
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Aleksandra Mitrović
- Lloyd A. Donaldson
- Ksenija Radotić
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 06 June 2015
- Pages: 1533 - 1543
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How does the root system inhibit windthrow in thinned black spruce sites in the boreal forest?
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Cornelia Krause
- Audrey Lemay
- Pierre-Y. Plourde
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 10 September 2014
- Pages: 1723 - 1735
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Determining parameters related to the likelihood of failure of red oak (Quercus rubra L.) from winching tests
Authors
- Brian Kane
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 10 September 2014
- Pages: 1667 - 1677