Dr Andrew Cameron

Dr Andrew Cameron
Dr Andrew Cameron
Dr Andrew Cameron

Senior Lecturer

About
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

 

  1. Advisor on forestry issues to the Scottish Government (currently involving analysis of the impacts of Brexit on the forestry industry).
  2. Expert Witness in legal cases (usually involving the identification of wood samples/fibres as part of forensic investigations).

 

Latest Publications

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Research

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

  1. Understanding the mechanism of climate-induced radially-longitudinal cracking in conifer trees .
  2. Determining the genotypic and phenotypic heratibilities of wood properties of full-sib Sitka spruce associated with the juvenile core. 
  3. Building climatic resilience through transformations of plantation forests into multi-aged, mixed species structures.
  4. Identifying trees species and silvicultural methods to build resilience into forest stands in response to climate change.

 

Collaborations

  1. Centre for Innovative Building Materials and Technologies (CIBMT), Department of Engineering, College of Physical Sciences, University of Aberdeen.
  2. Napier University Edinburgh.
  3. The Hutton Institute, Aberdeen.
  4. Forestry Commission Forest Research, Roslin, Edinburgh.
  5. Multi-national team as part of a COST Action FP1206 European mixed forests. Integrating Scientific Knowledge in Sustainable Forest Management.
  6. Teagasc Agricultural and food Development Authority, Ireland.

Funding and Grants

  1. 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)
  2. 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).
  3. The potential and suitability of minor conifer species on marginal agriculture soils in Ireland (PhD funded by The Walsh Fellowship)

 

Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities

  1. Diversity of Life (the gymnosperms)
  2. Plants, People and Environment (wood structure, bioenergy and climate change)
  3. Applied Forest Ecology
  4. Catchment Management

 

 

Publications

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  • Modelling radial and longitudinal microfibril angle variation in Scots pine

    Auty, D., Gardiner, B., Achim, A., Moore, J., Cameron, A. D.
    Annals of Forest Science, vol. 70, no. 2, pp. 209-218
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.): are we ignoring one of our most useful tree species?

    Cameron, A. D., Mason, B.
    Scottish Forestry, vol. 67, pp. 10-14
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The potential to improve growth rate and quality traits of stem straightness and branching habit when breeding Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr

    Cameron, A. D., Kennedy, S. G., Lee, S. J.
    Annals of Forest Science, vol. 69, no. 3, pp. 363-371
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The need for future timber security from forestry

    Cameron, A. D.
    Forestry & Energy Review, vol. 1, pp. 20-23
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Has commercial timber production become an ‘inconvenient truth’?

    Cameron, A. D.
    Scottish Forestry, vol. 65, no. 2, pp. 12-16
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Effect of thinning on the development of compression wood in stems of Corsican pine

    Cameron, A., Thomas, K.
    European Journal of Forest Research, vol. 127, no. 3, pp. 247-251
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • 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

    Weatherall, A., Proe, M. F., Craig, J., Cameron, A. D., McKay, H. M., Midwood, A. J.
    Biomass & Bioenergy, vol. 30, no. 12, pp. 1060-1066
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • 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

    Weatherall, A., Proe, M. F., Craig, J., Cameron, A. D., Midwood, A. J., Mckay, H. M.
    Biomass & Bioenergy, vol. 30, no. 12, pp. 1053-1059
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • 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

    Weatherall, A., Proe, M. F., Craig, J., Cameron, A. D., Mckay, H. M., Midwood, A. J.
    Biomass & Bioenergy, vol. 30, no. 12, pp. 1053-1059
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Role of monoterpenes in Hylobius abietis damage levels between cuttings and seedlings of Picea sitchensis

    Kennedy, S., Cameron, A. D., Thoss, V., Wilson, M.
    Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 340-344
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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