Wind and Trees: Tree physiological responses

Part I. Airflow over Topgraphy and in Forests: 1. Turbulent airflow in forests on flat and hilly terrain 2. The interaction of the wind and tree movement in forest canopies 3. Edge effects on diffusivity in the roughness layer over a forest 4. A wind tunnel study of turbulent airflow in forest clearcuts 5. Testing of a linear airflow model for flow over complex terrain and subject to stable, structured stratification 6. Predicting windspeeds for forest area in complex terrain Part II. Mechanics of Trees under Wind Loading: 7. Understanding wind force on trees 8. Peak mechanical stress in sitka spruce stems 9. Experimental analysis and mechanical modelling of wind induced tree sways 10. Failure modes of trees and related failure criteria 11. An experimental investigation of the effects of dynamic loading on coniferous trees planted on wet mineral soils 12. Measurement of wind induced tree-root stresses in New Zealand 13. New methods for the assessment of wood quality in standing trees Part III. Tree Physiological Responses: 14. Wind induced physiological and developmental responses in trees 15. Responses of young trees to wind 16. Wind stability factors in tree selection 17. Development of buttresses in rainforest trees Part IV. Impacts of Wind on Forests and Ecology: 18. Hurricane disturbance regimes in temperate and tropical forest ecosystems 19. A comparison of methods for quantifying catastrophic wind damage to forests 20. Windthrow and airflow in a subalpine forest Part V. Risk Assessment and Management Response: 21. Assessing the risk of wind damage to forests 22. Forest wind damage risk assessment for environmental impact studies 23. Stem number regulation models and wind stability in Norway spruce stands 24. Thinning regime in stands of Norway spruce subjected to snow and wind damage 25. A synopsis of windthrow in British Columbia 26. Wind damage to New Zealand state plantation forests 27. The experience of the Selwyn Plantation Board, New Zealand.