Open AccessLOCOMOTIVE SMOKE DAMAGE TO JACK PINE
Author(s) -
S. N. Linzon
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
the forestry chronicle
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1499-9315
pISSN - 0015-7546
DOI - 10.5558/tfc37102-2
Subject(s) - smoke , environmental science , jack pine , pinus <genus> , forestry , botany , waste management , engineering , biology , geography
Soot-laden smoke emanating from a railroad roundhouse suppressed the growth of jack pine trees (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) located in the immediate vicinity. A close correlation was found to exist between the annual wood increment of these trees and the numbers of steam engines serviced in the roundhouse each year.
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