Resin acids play key roles in shaping microbial communities during degradation of spruce bark by Amanda Sörensen Ristinmaa, Albert Tafur Rangel, Alexander Idström, Sebastian Valenzuela, Eduard J. Kerkhoven, Phillip B. Pope, Merima Hasani, Johan Larsbrink

“…Here, we have followed the development of microbial enrichments growing on spruce bark over six months, by monitoring both chemical changes in the material and performing community and metagenomic analyses. …”
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Birch (Betula papyrifera) × white spruce (Picea glauca) interactions in mixedwood stands: implications for management by Ch.D.B. Hawkins, A. Dhar

“…Regression analysis was used to examine the effect of birch density and two competition indices to predict spruce growth. A mixed model ANOVA showed that spruce mean annual DBH and basal area increment differed significantly among sites and density. …”
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Impacts of Norway spruce (Picea abies L., H. Karst.) stands on soil in continental Croatia by Perković I, Pernar N, Roje V, Bakšić D, Baneković M

Subjects: “…spruce plantation…”
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Windthrow Resistance of Norway Spruce (Picea abies /L./ Karst.) Forest Cultures - Preliminary Results by Martina Đodan, Sanja Perić

“…Thus, windthrow resistance of trees represents a significant issue. Spruce forest cultures have shown the lowest resistance to windthrow so far. …”
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Thermophilic Methane Production from Hydrothermally Pretreated Norway Spruce (<i>Picea abies</i>) by Nirmal Ghimire, Rune Bakke, Wenche Hennie Bergland

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Application of Alkali Lignin and Spruce Sawdust for the Effective Removal of Reactive Dyes from Model Wastewater by Kateřina Hájková, Michaela Filipi, Roman Fojtík, Ali Dorieh

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Differences in top-soil features between beech-mixture and Norway spruce forests of the Šumava Mts. by K. Matějka, J. Starý

“…It indicates differences in leading variables determining the oribatid community structure in the beech mixture ecosystem or in the Norway spruce one.…”
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Long-term landscape changes in a subalpine spruce-fir forest in central Utah, USA by Jesse L. Morris1, R. Justin DeRose, Andrea R. Brunelle

“…Keywords: Spruce beetle, Climate change, Dendroctonus, Engelmann spruce, Logging, Western North America, Wildfire…”
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Development of foliage biomass of young spruce and beech stands in the mountain water balance research area by P. Kantor, F. Šach, V. Černohous

Subjects: “…norway spruce…”
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Performance of Iron(II)-Sulphate-Treated Norway Spruce and Siberian Larch in Laboratory and Outdoor Tests by Boštjan Lesar, Miha Humar

“…However, iron compounds do not exert a biocidal effect; therefore, it is desirable to upgrade iron(II) sulphate aqueous solution with boric acid and quarterly ammonium compounds. To this end, spruce and larch samples were treated with varying concentrations of iron(II) sulphate and biocides. …”
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Postglacial phylogeography, admixture, and evolution of red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) in Eastern North America by Stanislav Bashalkhanov, Jeremy S. Johnson, Om P. Rajora

“…In the northern part of its range, red spruce is sympatric with closely related black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) …”
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Additive and non-additive genetic variance in juvenile Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis Bong. Carr) by Ilska, JJ, Tolhurst, DJ, Tumas, H, Maclean, JP, Cottrell, J, Lee, SJ, Mackay, J, Woolliams, JA

“…Here the fractions of additive (<em>f</em>_<em>a</em>) and non-additive (<em>f</em>_<em>d</em>) genetic variation were estimated in Sitka spruce for height, bud burst and pilodyn penetration depth. …”

High-density genetic linkage mapping in Sitka spruce advances the integration of genomic resources in conifers by Tumas, H, Ilska, J, Gerardi, S, Laroche, J, A'Hara, S, Boyle, B, Janes, M, McLean, P, Lopez, G, Lee, S, Cottrell, J, Gorjanc, G, Bousquet, J, Woolliams, J, Mackay, JJ

“…Altogether, these 2 linkage maps, the accompanying catalog of 286,159 SNPs and the genotyping chip developed, herein, open new perspectives for a variety of fundamental and more applied research objectives, such as for the improvement of spruce genome assemblies, or for marker-assisted sustainable management of genetic resources in Sitka spruce and related species.…”

Long-term changes in the flora of oak forests and of oak:spruce mixtures following removal of conifers by Kirby, K, Goldberg, E, Orchard, N

“…In 1982/3 sixty 14.1 x 14.1 m quadrats were recorded across stands of oak (Quercus robur L.) and spruce (Picea abies (L.) H.Karst.)/oak mixtures, of various ages in Salcey Forest, southern England. …”

Mechanisms by Which Pre-Commercial Thinning Increases Black Spruce Growth in Different Climates and Soil Types by Amy Wotherspoon, Robert L. Bradley, Daniel Houle, Stéphane Tremblay, Martin Barrette, Krista Reicis

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Nonlinear Weather–Growth Relationships Suggest Disproportional Growth Changes of Norway Spruce in the Eastern Baltic Region by Roberts Matisons, Didzis Elferts, Oskars Krišāns, Volker Schneck, Holger Gärtner, Tomasz Wojda, Jan Kowalczyk, Āris Jansons

“…Still, there are uncertainties about the growth potential of Norway spruce within the region due to the plasticity of local populations. …”
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Research Concerning the Bending Properties of Reconstituted Spruce Lumber Boards, Obtained by Edge-Cutting at 45° and Gluing by Mihaela Porojan, Markus Brandstetter, Mihai Ispas, Bogdan Bedelean, Mihaela Campean

Subjects: “…spruce wood…”
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The Eurasian spruce bark beetle Ips typographus shapes the microbial communities of its offspring and the gallery environment by Ana Patricia Baños-Quintana, Ana Patricia Baños-Quintana, Jonathan Gershenzon, Martin Kaltenpoth

“…The Eurasian spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) is currently the most economically relevant pest of Norway spruce (Picea abies). …”
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Effects of Boreal Well Site Reclamation Practices on Long-Term Planted Spruce and Deciduous Tree Regeneration by Laurie A. Frerichs, Edward W. Bork, Terrance J. Osko, M. Anne Naeth

“…The survival of planted spruce increased from 81% to 88% at well sites with a high relative to low soil disturbance. …”
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Partitioning of ecosystem respiration in a paludified shallow-peat spruce forest in the southern taiga of European Russia by J Kurbatova, F Tatarinov, A Molchanov, A Varlagin, V Avilov, D Kozlov, D Ivanov, R Valentini

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