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Elspeth Macdonald BSc, MSc
Project Leader, Forest Management DivisionElspeth Macdonald studied forestry at the University of Aberdeen, obtaining a BSc in 1989 and an MSc by research in 1991. The subject of her MSc thesis was “Effects of Fertiliser Application on the Wood Quality of Sitka Spruce”. She joined the Forestry Commission in 1990 and worked initially in forest districts in North Scotland, mainly on the management of harvesting and marketing operations. In 1997 She joined Forest Research to help set up a new programme of research in the area of silviculture and timber quality. During 1998 and 1999 she spent 18 months seconded to the Forestry Contracting Association to work on a number of timber transport projects. She is currently a project leader within the timber properties programme. Current roleProject Leader, Forest Management Division Current programmesScots pine timber quality and utilisation
A project set up in conjunction with Forestry Commission Scotland to investigate the timber quality and utilisation potential of Scots pine in north Scotland with a view to maximising the value of this resource to the local economy. Northern Periphery Programme Project – “Developing the Pinus sylvestris resource”
A collaborative project with partners in Scotland, Finland, Norway and Sweden, with the aim of stimulating the development and utilisation of Scots pine timber as a basis for supporting sustainable rural enterprises. Compression wood in conifers
Project leader for this EU 5th framework project that ran from 2001 – 2004 Research areas- Stem straightness in Sitka spruce
- Compression wood in conifers
- The impact of continuous cover silvicultural systems on timber quality
- The use of timber in sustainable construction
- Scots pine timber quality and utilisation
Main recent publicationsRefereed articles Macdonald, E. and Hubert, J. (2002). A Review of the Effects of Silviculture on the Timber Quality of Sitka Spruce. Forestry, 75 (2). Macdonald, E. and Barrette, J. (2001). A Preliminary Study of Changes in Stem Straightness with Age in Sitka Spruce. Scottish Forestry 55 (3), 135-140. Non-refereed publications Gardiner, B., Macdonald. E., Hubert, J. and Forbes. J. (2002). Towards a timber quality model for British grown Sitka spruce. Proceedings of 4th IUFRO Workshop on Connection between Forest Resources and Wood Quality, British Columbia, Canada Macdonald, E., Mochan, S. and Connolly, T. (2001). Protocol for Stem Straightness Assessment in Sitka Spruce (PDF-135K). Forestry Commission Information Note 39, Forestry Commission, Edinburgh. Macdonald, E. (2000). Timber Quality in Great Britain - Key Issues and Implications for Forest Engineering. Landwards, Spring 2000. Conference posters Macdonald, E., Gardiner, B., Brüchert, F., Crossley, A., Daquitaine, R., Duncker, P., Fioravanti, M., Johansson, M., Kellomäki, S., Kliger, R., Leban, J-M., Maun, K., Peltola, H., Reynolds, T., Spiecker, H., Stewart, D. and Warensjoe M. (2004). Compression Wood in Conifers. Poster at conference “The Forestry Woodchain – Quantifying and Forecasting Quality from Forest to End-Product”, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, September 2004. Macdonald, E., Gardiner, B., Payne, E., Warensjoe, M. and Crossley, A. (2004). Identification of compression wood in Sitka spruce and Scots pine. Poster at conference “The Forestry Woodchain – Quantifying and Forecasting Quality from Forest to End-Product”, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, September 2004. Macdonald, E. and Gardiner, B. (2004). The distribution of compression wood in Sitka spruce and Scots pine. Poster at the IAWA-IAWS conference “International Symposium on Wood Sciences”, held in October 2004, Montpellier, France Contract, advisory and other unpublished reports Macdonald, E. and Gardiner, B. (2007). Scots pine timber quality in North Scotland: Market requirements and resource availability – Report of Task 1: Survey of Current Utilisation of Scots pine. Report to Forestry Commission and project steering group. 3rd Year Report of EC Compression Wood Project – Report to European Commission, July 2004. Technological Implementation Plan for EC Compression Wood Project - Report to European Commission, July 2004. Final Report of EC Compression Wood Project (Draft) - Report to European Commission, July 2004. 2nd Year Report of EC Compression Wood Project – Report to European Commission, July 2003. 1st Year Report of EC Compression Wood Project – Report to European Commission, July 2002. Stirling, G., Gardiner, B., Connolly, T., Mochan, S. and Macdonald, E. (2000). A Survey Of Sitka Spruce Stem Straightness in South Scotland. Forest Research Final Report. Macdonald, E. (1999). Log Quality Assessment in Sitka spruce - Report to Forestry Commission. Macdonald, E. and Gardiner, B.A. (1999). Report on Proposed Development of a Timber Quality Model for Sitka Spruce – Report to Forestry Commission. Macdonald, E. (1998). The Effects of Spacing and Pruning on the Timber Quality of Corsican Pine (Pinus nigra var maritima (Ait.) Melville). Report to Forest Enterprise.
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