{"id":88,"date":"2020-12-11T21:47:44","date_gmt":"2020-12-12T02:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/forestoperations\/?page_id=88"},"modified":"2022-01-28T15:19:02","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T20:19:02","slug":"projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/forestoperations\/projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Peer-reviewed articles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reader.elsevier.com\/reader\/sd\/pii\/S2666719322000085?token=6E8D258BB735DCB32CCDAFEDE98F6D77D0FFA83B6FA7BD3B6D9D57547F418A0EAA02029C851661F01EE7FD139D0C5D74&amp;originRegion=us-east-1&amp;originCreation=20220128201400\">Is forest certification working on the ground? Forest managers perspectives from the northeast U.S.<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>George AK, Kizha AR, Daigneault A. 2022. Trees, Forests, and People. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu\/index.php\/BioRes\/article\/view\/BioRes_17_1_634_Pokhrel_Transportation_Cost_Alternative_Wood\/8937\">Transportation Cost Analysis on Alternative Wood Feedstock for Manufacturing Wood-Plastic Composites<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pokhrel G, Kizha AR, Gardner DJ. 2022. Bioresources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/14942119.2022.1988432\">Timber harvesting on fragile ground and impacts of uncertainties in the operational costs<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>George AK, Kizha AR, Kenefic L. 2021. International Journal of Forest Engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2071-1050\/13\/14\/7641\/htm\">Residual Stand Damage under Different Harvesting Methods and Mitigation Strategies <\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Kizha AR, Nahor E, Coogen N, Louis LT, George AK. 2021. Sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/14942119.2021.1874206\" target=\"_blank\">Wood biomass recovery cost under different harvesting methods and market conditions<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p> Louis LT &amp; Kizha AR. 2021. International Journal of Forest Engineering.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1999-4907\/11\/4\/385\/htm\" target=\"_blank\">Comparing hot and cold loading in an integrated biomass recovery operation<\/a>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Kizha AR, Han H-S, Anderson N, Koirala A, Louis LT. 2020. Forests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/forestry\/article\/93\/3\/389\/5715926?login=true\">Prod<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.fed.us\/nrs\/pubs\/jrnl\/2020\/nrs_2020_soman_001.pdf\">uction economics: Comparing hybrid tree-length with whole-tree harvesting method.<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Soman H, Kizha AR, Munoz B, Kenefic L, Kanoti K. 2020. Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2305-6290\/3\/3\/16\">Integrating Biomass Conversion Technologies with Recovery Operations In-Woods: Modeling Supply Chain<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Paulson J, Kizha AR, Han H-S. 2019. Logistics.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/14942119.2019.1562691\">Impacts of silvicultural prescriptions and implementation of best management practices on timber harvesting costs<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Soman H, Kizha AR, Roth BE<strong>.<\/strong> 2019. International Journal of Forest Engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fpl.fs.fed.us\/documnts\/pdf2018\/fpl_2018_sahoo001.pdf\">Economic analysis of forest residues logistics options to produce quality feedstocks<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sahoo K, Bilek EM, Bergman R, Kizha AR. 2018. Biofuels, Bioproducts &amp; Biorefining.  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1999-4907\/9\/7\/415\/htm\">Annotated bibliography of the global literature on the secondary transportation of raw and comminuted forest products (2000\u20132015)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Koirala A, AR Kizha<strong>, <\/strong>Dehoop  CF, Heisl P, Gauthum S, Han H-S, Abbas D, Baral S, Bick S, Sahoo K. 2018. Forests.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elibrary.asabe.org\/abstract.asp?aid=48762&amp;t=2&amp;redir=&amp;redirType=\">Strategies for reducing moisture content in forest residues at the harvest site<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Kizha AR<strong>,<\/strong> Han H-S, Paulson J, Koirala A. 2018. Applied Engineering in Agriculture.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1999-4907\/8\/11\/434\/htm\">Policy recommendation from stakeholders to improve Maine\u2019s forest trucking enterprises: A qualitative research approach<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Koirala A, AR Kizha<strong>, <\/strong>S De Urioste-Stone. 2017. Forests.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1999-4907\/8\/10\/370\/htm\">Assessing alternative silvicultural prescriptions for mid-rotation, unthinned, spruce-fir stands in Maine<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hiesl P, M Crandall, A Weiskittel, AR Kizha. 2017. Forests.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doaj.org\/article\/32b688e79228428d987e756615382e87\">Modelling height-diameter relationship and volume of Teak (<em>Tectona grandis L. f.<\/em>) in central lowlands of Nepal<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Koirala A, AR Kizha, S Baral. 2017.  Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dergipark.org.tr\/en\/download\/article-file\/320028\">Perceiving major problems and potential resolutions in forest products transportation by trucks and trailers<\/a>  <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Koirala A, AR Kizha, BE Roth. 2017. European Journal of Forest Engineering. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Moisture content in forest residue piles: An insight on sampling methods and procedures.  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/316490256_Moisture_Content_in_Forest_Residues_an_Insight_on_Sampling_Methods_and_Procedureshttps:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/316490256_Moisture_Content_in_Forest_Residues_an_Insight_on_Sampling_Methods_and_Procedures\" target=\"_blank\">Moisture content in forest residue piles: An insight on sampling methods and procedures<\/a> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Kizha AR, H-S Han. 2017. Current Forestry Reports. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Processing and sorting&nbsp;forest&nbsp;residues: Cost, productivity and managerial impacts.  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0961953416302239\" target=\"_blank\">Processing and sorting&nbsp;forest&nbsp;residues: Cost, productivity and managerial impacts <\/a> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Kizha AR, H-S Han. 2016. Biomass and Bioenergy. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Predicting aboveground biomass in second growth coast redwood: Comparing localized with generic allometric equations. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1999-4907\/7\/5\/96\/htm\" target=\"_blank\">Predicting aboveground biomass in second growth coast redwood: Comparing localized with generic allometric equations<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Kizha AR, H-S Han. 2016. Forests <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.biombioe.2015.11.023\">Modeling work plan logistics for centralized biomass recovery operations in mountainous terrain<\/a>  <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Montgomery TD, H-S Han, AR Kizha<strong>.<\/strong> 2016.  Biomass and Bioenergy. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Environmental impacts of accidental black liquor discharge: Geospatial evaluation and recommendation. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ipublishing.co.in\/ijesarticles\/fourteen\/articles\/volsix\/EIJES6087.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental impacts of accidental black liquor discharge: Geospatial evaluation and recommendation<\/a> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Kizha AR<strong>,<\/strong>  S Balachandran, B Madurapperuma, H Lima. 2016. International Journal of Environmental Sciences. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Biomass power plant feedstock procurement: Modelling transportation cost zones and the potential for competition. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/calag.ucanr.edu\/Archive\/?article=ca.v069n03p184\" target=\"_blank\">Biomass power plant feedstock procurement: Modelling transportation cost zones and the potential for competition<\/a>  <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Kizha AR, Han H-S, Montgomery T, Hohl A. 2015.  California Agriculture Journal. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dergipark.org.tr\/tr\/download\/article-file\/262968\">Forest residues recovered from whole-tree harvest operations<\/a>  <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Kizha AR, Han H-S. 2015.  European Journal of Forest Engineering. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peer-reviewed articles Is forest certification working on the ground? Forest managers perspectives from the northeast U.S. George AK, Kizha AR, Daigneault A. 2022. Trees, Forests, and People. 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