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dc.contributor.authorNeidermeier, Alex
dc.contributor.authorDanks, Cecilia
dc.contributor.authorColeman, Kimberly
dc.contributor.authorWallin, Kimberly
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-25T17:14:33Z
dc.date.available2021-10-25T17:14:33Z
dc.date.issued2020-11
dc.identifier.citationNeidermeier A, Danks C, Coleman K, Wallin K (2020) Forest pests and wood pellets: a literature review of the opportunities and risks in the United States’ northeastern forests. Forest Ecology and Management 476:118415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118415en_US
dc.identifier.issn0378-1127
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118415
dc.identifier.piiS0378112720311841
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/6991
dc.description.abstractAs interest in alternatives to fossil fuels increases, low quality timber may become more attractive as feedstock material for biomass energy. This low-quality timber, referred to here as salvage wood, can be used to manu- facture wood pellets, a densified biomass energy product which can be used for electricity and heating. The process of converting wood to pellets also results in total pest mortality in the final product, an important consideration given wood pellet’s international market and global concerns about phytosanitation, or the risk of pest spread. However, there is still potential to spread pests in the wood pellet supply chain. To better under- stand the potential benefits for forest health and the phytosanitary risks of the use of salvaged wood in the wood pellet supply chain, our study systematically reviews the literature published between 2000 and 2018, gleaning applicable considerations for the northeastern United States (US), a region already affected by the highest density of damaging forest pests in the country and an up-tick in wood pellet use. Our review focuses on three pest species likely to incur considerable change in northeastern US forests: emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis or EAB; an exotic, invasive species), hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae Annand, or HWA; an exotic, invasive species), and southern pine beetle (Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann, or SPB, a native species). Our review finds that wood pellets are being recognized as phytosanitary in their final form and that the forest health opportunities for the use of salvaged wood exist are beginning to be acknowledged in the region. However, our results also indicate that the spread of pests is still possible in the feedstock pre-treatment supply chain, which have yet to be directly addressed in US-related scientific literature. Our review concludes that further research and action on the phytosanitary risks in the supply chain focus on individual pest species behavior during harvesting, on-site comminution of feedstock material, and local processing at facilities within USDA APHIS (United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) quarantine zones for maximum mitigation. The results of these considerations can accrue benefits for forest health, mitigate the spread of forest pests, and support the use of an alternative energy to fossil fuels in a changing climate.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipU.S. Forest Serviceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier BVen_US
dc.rights© 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
dc.rights.urihttps://www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/
dc.subjectManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Lawen_US
dc.subjectNature and Landscape Conservationen_US
dc.subjectForestryen_US
dc.subjectPhytosanitationen_US
dc.subjectForest healthen_US
dc.subjectWood pelletsen_US
dc.subjectBiomass supply chainen_US
dc.titleForest pests and wood pellets: A literature review of the opportunities and risks in the United States’ northeastern forestsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.source.journaltitleForest Ecology and Managementen_US
dc.source.volume476
dc.source.beginpage118415
dc.description.versionVoRen_US
refterms.dateFOA2021-10-25T17:14:33Z
dc.description.institutionSUNY Plattsburghen_US
dc.description.degreelevelN/Aen_US


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