2016 Spring Issue

C O N T E N T S

4 Exterior Decay of Wood?Plastic Composite Boards: Characterization and Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Rebecca Ibach, Grace Sun, Marek Gnatowski, Jessie Glaeser, Mathew Leung, and John Haight

18 Synthesis and Characterization of Bio-Based Phenol-Formaldehyde Resol Resins from Bark Autoclave Extractives by Yong Zhao, Ning Yan, and Martin Feng

29 Characterization of Residue and Bio-Oil Produced by Liquefaction of Loblolly Pine at Different Reaction Times by Yusuf Celikbag and Brian K. Via

37 Prediction of Boron Content in Wood Pellet Products by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy by Thierry Koumbi-Mounanga, Paul A. Cooper, Ning Yan, Kevin Groves, Tony Ung, and Brigitte Leblon

44 Characteristics of Cotton Stalk Torrefaction Catalyzed by Magnesium Chloride by Xinliang Liu, Yan Dong, Hailiang Yin, and Jian Zhang

49 Forest Products Industry in a Digital Age: A Look at E-Commerce and Social Media by Iris Montague, Kathryn Arano Gazal, Jan Wiedenbeck, and Jean-Gabriel Shepherd

58 Diversity of the Eastern Hardwood Resource and How This Diversity Influences Timber Utilization by William Luppold and Scott Pugh

66 Economic Impacts of Productivity Improvements in US Forest Products Industries: A General Equilibrium Analysis by Anwar Hussain, Ian A. Munn, and Robert Grala

77 Carbon Mitigation Impacts of Increased Softwood Lumber and Structural Panel Use for Nonresidential Construction in the United States by Prakash Nepal, Kenneth E. Skog, David B. McKeever, Richard D.
Bergman, Karen L. Abt, and Robert C. Abt

88 Evaluating the System Logistics of a Centralized Biomass Recovery Operation in Northern California by Joel A. Bisson, Sang-Kyun Han, and Han-Sup Han

97 Case Study of Three High-Performing Contract Loggers with Distinct Harvest Systems: Are They Thriving, Striving, or Just Surviving? by Rene? Germain, Steven Bick, Matthew Kelly, Jeffrey Benjamin, and
Wendy Farrand

106 History of Northeastern US Maple Syrup Price Trends by T. Eric McConnell and Gary W. Graham

113 Decline in the Pulp and Paper Industry: Effects on Backward-Linked Forest Industries and Local Economies by Consuelo Brandeis and Zhimei Guo

119 Mechanical Properties of Chinese Larch (Larix gmelini) Dimension Lumber by Haibin Zhou, Haiqing Ren, and Jianxiong Lu

126 Effect of Vibration Properties of a Resonance Board on Piano Timbre by Yuanyuan Miao, Zhenbo Liu, Yixing Liu, and Jun Shen

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