Not to mention that a leading theory on the "health" of forests, is that their response to diseases, to bugs, to parasites, is a function of "group genetics", where the entire genetic diversity of a forest is involved in creating chemical responses to the shared threat. Trees pick up effective responses to threat from other trees in the forest--this chemically released into the air ( much like pheromes with animals). Cut down 1/3 of the trees, and you cut 1/3 of the potential diversity ( maybe an overstatement, but you get the idea).
I believe any plan to cut down natural stands of trees is a huge mistake....where you have a population of nearly identical genetics in a human planted setting, the stupidity of the planting without genetic diversity would suggest that these stand of trees could be harvested--but they were mistakes to begin with. A crop that takes 50 to 100 years to mature is also a poor choice for harvesting. Dan V > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Doug Younker > Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 2:15 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Methanol from Trees > > But.... from what I can tell the ecology of forests is much > more complicated than the planting and harvesting cycle of > most commercial crops and of the common back yard garden. > I'm sure man can duplicate nature's harvest cycle but, would > that meet the needs of man? Most likely not, because one > reason man now tends crops and developed animal husbandry is > that Earth's natural cycle output wasn't enough to, support > an ever expanding population. My question would be is the > production of methanol a wise use of forests and forest > management? Methanol can be produced from a variety of > renewable plants, but I don't know of any substitutes for the > lumber products forest's can supply Doug > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jeff younkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 11:34 PM > Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Methanol from Trees > > > : Forrests need TLC, and harvested in a safe manner replanted > for the next > : gereration and more TLC. If this is not done mother nature > has her own > : way of harvesting. And mother natures way is not nice. Harvesting a > : forest is no different than harvesting any crop. It needs > to be done in > : a responsible manner to ensure the next crop for the next > generation. > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.779 / Virus Database: 526 - Release Date: 10/20/2004 > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
