Dr Andrew Cameron
Senior Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- a.d.cameron@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272673
- Office Address
University of Aberdeen Cruickshank Building St Machar Drive ABERDEEN AB24 3UU SCOTLAND
- School/Department
- School of Biological Sciences
Biography
Andrew received a BSc in Forestry at the University of Aberdeen in 1980 and went on to do a PhD in cloning and genetic variation in tree species. In 1983, Andrew took up a position in the forestry industry for a period of six years where he was responsible for managing large areas of forest in West Scotland and North England. He returned to the University of Aberdeen in 1989 to lecture in Silviculture and Forest Planning. His research interests were influenced by his experience within industry and specialised in wood properties and how these were influenced by genetic selection, environment and management. Andrew also researches in irregular forestry (Plenterwald) and regeneration dynamics within these structurally and species diverse forests. More recently, he has expanded his teaching into Forest Ecology and evolution of the gymnosperms.
External Memberships
- Advisor on forestry issues to the Scottish Government (currently involving analysis of the impacts of Brexit on the forestry industry).
- Expert Witness in legal cases (usually involving the identification of wood samples/fibres as part of forensic investigations).
Latest Publications
Long-term study into the development of a plenter structure in a forest comprising a mix of European and north American species
Forestry the Journal of the Society of Foresters of Great Britain, vol. 97, no. 1, pp. 173-182Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpad018
Positive environmental impact of productive forest expansion on mitigating climate change and reducing natural and semi-natural forest loss
Scottish Forestry, vol. 76, no. 3, pp. 37-43Contributions to Journals: ArticlesImproving rural economic development through sustainable timber production at a local level: is it time to revisit the concept of the ‘normal forest’?
Scottish Forestry, vol. 75, no. 4, pp. 25-31Contributions to Journals: ArticlesExpanding productive forests creates cost effective carbon sinks and reduces loss of natural forests by offsetting timber extraction
University of Aberdeen. 14 pagesBooks and Reports: Other ReportsReducing drought related stem cracking in coniferous forests in a changing climate
Scottish Forestry, vol. 75, no. 3, pp. 19-25Contributions to Journals: Articles
- Research
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Research Overview
Main research interests include:
1. Studying the relationship between tree breeding and stem quality and wood properties of forest trees with particular emphasis on the genetic heritability of the properties of the juvenile core
2. Impact of climate stresses on trees.
3. Identifying resilience in coniferous species in response to the threat of climate change.
4. Transforming even-aged planted stands into structurally and species diverse irregular forests.
Research Areas
Biological and Environmental Sciences
Research Specialisms
- Forestry and Arboriculture
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Current Research
- Understanding the mechanism of climate-induced radially-longitudinal cracking in conifer trees .
- Determining the genotypic and phenotypic heratibilities of wood properties of full-sib Sitka spruce associated with the juvenile core.
- Building climatic resilience through transformations of plantation forests into multi-aged, mixed species structures.
- Identifying trees species and silvicultural methods to build resilience into forest stands in response to climate change.
Collaborations
- Centre for Innovative Building Materials and Technologies (CIBMT), Department of Engineering, College of Physical Sciences, University of Aberdeen.
- Napier University Edinburgh.
- The Hutton Institute, Aberdeen.
- Forestry Commission Forest Research, Roslin, Edinburgh.
- Multi-national team as part of a COST Action FP1206 European mixed forests. Integrating Scientific Knowledge in Sustainable Forest Management.
- Teagasc Agricultural and food Development Authority, Ireland.
Funding and Grants
- Determining the genotypic and phenotypic heratibilities of wood properties of full-sib Sitka spruce associated with the juvenile core. (PhD funded by Forestry Commission Scotland and Forest Research)
- Determining the processes involved in the development of the juvenile core in Sitka spruce grown in densely populated stands. (MPhil funded by Forestry Commission Scotland and Forest Research).
- The potential and suitability of minor conifer species on marginal agriculture soils in Ireland (PhD funded by The Walsh Fellowship)
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
- Diversity of Life (the gymnosperms)
- Plants, People and Environment (wood structure, bioenergy and climate change)
- Applied Forest Ecology
- Catchment Management
- Publications
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Long-term study into the development of a plenter structure in a forest comprising a mix of European and north American species
Forestry the Journal of the Society of Foresters of Great Britain, vol. 97, no. 1, pp. 173-182Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpad018
Positive environmental impact of productive forest expansion on mitigating climate change and reducing natural and semi-natural forest loss
Scottish Forestry, vol. 76, no. 3, pp. 37-43Contributions to Journals: ArticlesImproving rural economic development through sustainable timber production at a local level: is it time to revisit the concept of the ‘normal forest’?
Scottish Forestry, vol. 75, no. 4, pp. 25-31Contributions to Journals: ArticlesExpanding productive forests creates cost effective carbon sinks and reduces loss of natural forests by offsetting timber extraction
University of Aberdeen. 14 pagesBooks and Reports: Other ReportsReducing drought related stem cracking in coniferous forests in a changing climate
Scottish Forestry, vol. 75, no. 3, pp. 19-25Contributions to Journals: ArticlesTransforming even-aged spruce stands into species-diverse irregular forests
Scottish Forestry, vol. 74, pp. 21-29Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCreating a permanent irregular forest: a review of the transformation at Faskally Forest, Perthshire
Scottish Forestry, vol. 73, no. 1, pp. 30-38Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMitigating the risk of drought-induced stem cracks in conifers in a changing climate
Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, vol. 34, no. 8, pp. 667-672Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2019.1692900
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Defining the equilibrium condition in a mixed-species uneven-aged forest in Scotland
Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 7327-7344Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.15666/aeer/1605_73277344
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The potential of alternative conifers to replace larch species in Ireland, in response to the threat of Phytophthora ramorum.
Irish Forestry, vol. 74, no. 1-2, pp. 149-167Contributions to Journals: ArticlesVariation in the incidence and severity of drought crack in three conifer species in North East Scotland
Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, vol. 32, no. 8, pp. 658-662Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2017.1360936
Models for Predicting Clearwood Mechanical Properties of Scots Pine
Forest Science, vol. 62, no. 4, pp. 403-413Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.5849/forsci.15-092
- [ONLINE] link to open access policy
Determining the sustainable irregular condition: an analysis of an irregular mixed-species selection stand in Scotland based on recurrent inventories at six-year intervals over 24 years
Forestry, vol. 89, no. 2, pp. 208-214Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBuilding resilience into Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis [Bong.] Carr.) forests in Scotland in response to the threat of climate change
forests, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 398-415Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/f6020398
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/4600/1/forests_06_00398.pdf
Effect of early release from intense competition within high density natural regeneration on the properties of the juvenile and mature wood of 40-year-old Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.)
Annals of Forest Science, vol. 72, no. 1, pp. 99-107Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAlternative models for productive upland forestry.: Model 2: Sitka spruce mixtures with alternative conifers
Scottish Forestry, vol. 69, no. 1, pp. 26-32Contributions to Journals: ArticlesWhy we need to invest in expanding the commercial forest area?
Scottish Forestry, vol. 69, pp. 10-15Contributions to Journals: ArticlesModels for predicting wood density variation in Scots pine
Forestry, vol. 87, no. 3, pp. 449-458Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpu005
Alternative models for productive upland forestry: Model 1: Biomass crops using native tree species
Scottish Forestry, vol. 68, pp. 26-31Contributions to Journals: ArticlesGenetic relationships between wood quality traits and diameter growth of juvenile core wood in Sitka spruce
Canadian journal of forest research = Revue canadienne de recherche forestiere, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 1-6Contributions to Journals: ArticlesModelling radial and longitudinal microfibril angle variation in Scots pine
Annals of Forest Science, vol. 70, no. 2, pp. 209-218Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-012-0248-6
Western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.): are we ignoring one of our most useful tree species?
Scottish Forestry, vol. 67, pp. 10-14Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe potential to improve growth rate and quality traits of stem straightness and branching habit when breeding Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr
Annals of Forest Science, vol. 69, no. 3, pp. 363-371Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-011-0167-y
The need for future timber security from forestry
Forestry & Energy Review, vol. 1, pp. 20-23Contributions to Journals: ArticlesHas commercial timber production become an ‘inconvenient truth’?
Scottish Forestry, vol. 65, no. 2, pp. 12-16Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEffect of thinning on the development of compression wood in stems of Corsican pine
European Journal of Forest Research, vol. 127, no. 3, pp. 247-251Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-007-0200-8
Tracing N, K, Mg and Ca released from decomposing biomass to new tree growth: Part II: A model system simulating root decomposition on clearfell sites
Biomass & Bioenergy, vol. 30, no. 12, pp. 1060-1066Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2005.12.016
Tracing N, K, Mg and Ca released from decomposing biomass to new tree growth.: Part I: A model system simulating harvest residue decomposition on conventionally harvested clearfell sites
Biomass & Bioenergy, vol. 30, no. 12, pp. 1053-1059Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2005.12.010
Tracing N, K, Mg and Ca released from decomposing biomass to new tree growth.: Part II: A model system simulating root decomposition on clearfell sites. Biomass and Bioenergy
Biomass & Bioenergy, vol. 30, no. 12, pp. 1053-1059Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2005.12.010
Role of monoterpenes in Hylobius abietis damage levels between cuttings and seedlings of Picea sitchensis
Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 340-344Contributions to Journals: ArticlesRegeneration dynamics of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) in artificially created gaps
Forest Ecology and Management, vol. 221, no. 1-3, pp. 260-266Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2005.10.006
Internal cycling of nitrogen, potassium and magnesium in young Sitka spruce
Tree Physiology, vol. 26, pp. 673-680Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe role of monoterpenes in Hylobius abeitis damage levels between cuttings and seedlings of Picea sitchensis
Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 340-344Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02827580600792582
Effect of recycling paper into new paper products on the economic management of forests in Scotland
Scottish Forestry, vol. 59, pp. 14-21Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEstimation of stem biomass of forest stands using orthorectified aerial photographs
Canadian journal of forest research = Revue canadienne de recherche forestiere, vol. 35, pp. 1224-1237Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1139/x05-030
Influence of selective breeding on the development of juvenile wood in Sitka spruce
Canadian journal of forest research = Revue canadienne de recherche forestiere, vol. 35, pp. 2951-2960Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1139/x05-219
Effect of growth rate on wood properties of genetically improved Sitka spruce
Forestry the Journal of the Society of Foresters of Great Britain, vol. 77, no. 4, pp. 325-334Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/77.4.325
Root architecture of genetically-improved Sitka spruce clones
Forest Ecology and Management, vol. 195, pp. 97-106Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2004.02.033
Incidence of Heterobasidion annosum infection in chemically thinned Norway spruce (Picea abies) stands in Northern Ireland.
Forestry the Journal of the Society of Foresters of Great Britain, vol. 76, pp. 363-366Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/76.3.363
Importance of early selective thinning in the development of long-term stand stability and improved log quality: a review
Forestry the Journal of the Society of Foresters of Great Britain, vol. 75, pp. 25-35Contributions to Journals: ArticlesImportance of early selective thinning in the maintenance of long-term stand stability and improved log quality: a review
Forestry the Journal of the Society of Foresters of Great Britain, vol. 75, pp. 25-35Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/75.1.25
Influence of overstorey basal area on density and growth of advanced regeneration of Sitka spruce in variably thinned stands
Forest Ecology and Management, vol. 151, pp. 25-35Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-1127(00)00693-9
Transformation of Plantation Forests - Papers presented at the IUFRO Conference held in Edinburgh, Scotland, 29 August to 3 September 1999 - Preface
Forest Ecology and Management, vol. 151, pp. 15Contributions to Journals: EditorialsTemporal measurement of the loss of native pinewood in Scotland through the analysis of orthorectified aerial photographs
Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 33-43Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1006/jema.1999.0306
Crown, stem and wood properties of wind-damaged and undamaged Sitka spruce
Forest Ecology and Management, vol. 135, pp. 73-81Contributions to Journals: ArticlesGrowth and wood properties of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) in nursing mixtures established on nitrogen-deficient mineral soils
Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, vol. 15, pp. 237-246Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAssessing the compensation for electricity wayleaves
Journal of Property Investment & Finance, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 176-191Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/14635789910258525
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Strength properties of wind- and snow-damaged stems of Picea sitchensis and Pinus sylvestris in comparison with undamaged trees
Canadian journal of forest research = Revue canadienne de recherche forestiere, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 595-599Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1139/x99-023
Effect of nursing mixtures on stem form, crown size, branching habit and wood properties of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.)
Forest Ecology and Management, vol. 122, pp. 113-124Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe effect of growth rate on the strength properties of sawn beams of silver birch (Betula pendula Roth)
Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, vol. 14, pp. 18-26Contributions to Journals: ArticlesInteractive effects of nitrogen supply and drought stress upon whole-plant carbon allocation in poplar
Tree Physiology, vol. 18, pp. 481-487Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMain effects of nitrogen supply and drought stress upon whole-plant carbon allocation in poplar
Canadian journal of forest research = Revue canadienne de recherche forestiere, vol. 27, pp. 1413-1419Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe use of hemispherical photography techniques to determine the association between canopy openness and regeneration of Scots pine and downy birch in Ballochbuie native pinewood, North-east Scotland
Scottish Forestry, vol. 51, pp. 144-149Contributions to Journals: ArticlesManaging birch woodlands for the production of quality timber
Forestry, vol. 69, pp. 357-371Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe effect of whole-tree harvesting on the growth of second rotation Sitka spruce
Forestry, vol. 69, pp. 389-401Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSome effects of nursing species on stem form, branching habit and compression wood content of Sitka spruce
Scottish Forestry, vol. 49Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe effect of heavy thinning on stem quality and timber properties of silver birch (Betula pendula Roth)
Forestry, vol. 68Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCommunity woodlands in Scotland
Scottish Geographical Magazine, vol. 110, no. 2, pp. 121-127Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00369229418736917
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Growth and branching habit of rooted cuttings collected from epicormic shoots of Betula pendula Roth
Tree Physiology, vol. 14, pp. 146-154Contributions to Journals: Articles