Abstract
The Effect of Altitude Difference on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Scots Pine Wood Grown in Turkey - Sinop Province
Highlights
The air and oven dry density, compression strength parallel to the grain, static bending strength and modulus of elasticity in static bending were higher at intermediate altitude than at other altitudes
In order to determine the relationship between the experimental variable and physical properties of wood, all the data measured were subjected to an analysis of variance and Duncan’s mean separation test
The results indicate that there is an important relationship between the physical and mechanical properties of Scots Pine wood and the altitude
Summary
Scots pine has the largest distribution area after Calabrian pine and Black pine in Turkey. It is one of the most used Pine species in silvicultural works. It starts from the east of Eskisehir, encompasses the upper parts of the North Anatolian Mountains eastward and passes to Caucasus in Turkey (GDF, 2007). The effects of altitude difference on forest plants have been discussed in many studies (Brazier 1977, Kiaei and Samariha, 2011; Hosseini 2006; Kiaei, 2012; Schweingruber, 2007). There are no studies on the effect of altitude difference on the physical and mechanical properties of the Scots pine
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