• New insights into wood anatomy and function relationships: how Eucalyptus challenges what we already know 

      Fernandez, María Elena; Barotto, Antonio José; Martinez Meier, Alejandro; Gyenge, Javier; Teson, Natalia; Quiñones Martorello, Adriana; Merlo, Esther; Dalla Salda, Guillermina; Rozenberg, Philippe; Monteoliva, Silvia Estela (Elsevier, 2019-12-15)
      Multispecies surveys have shown that there is a weak but significant trade-off between xylem efficiency and safety in woody species, with no species maximizing both attributes at the same time. Relationships between xylem ...
    • Where to find structural grade timber: a case study in ponderosa pine based on stand and tree level factors 

      Caballe, Gonzalo; Santaclara, Oscar; Diez, Juan Pablo; Letourneau, Federico Jorge; Merlo, Esther; Martinez Meier, Alejandro (Elsevier, 2020-03-01)
      Using portable acoustic tools, measurements of dynamic modulus of elasticity (Ed) were made in standing ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa (Dougl. ex Laws)) trees (n =437) growing in 22 stands encompassing the range of ...