Andrew Cameron

Research output

Research output per year 1994 1999 2006 2015 2024

• 56 Article
• 1 Other Report
• 1 Editorial
• 1 Review article

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2024

  Long-term study into the development of a plenter structure in a forest comprising a mix of European and north American species

  Cameron, A. & Alexander, R., Jan 2024, In: Forestry the Journal of the Society of Foresters of Great Britain. 97, 1, p. 173-182 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • species recruitment 100%
  • shade 99%
  • species diversity 58%
  • stand characteristics 53%
  • stand structure 48%
• 2022

  Positive environmental impact of productive forest expansion on mitigating climate change and reducing natural and semi-natural forest loss

  Cameron, A., Sept 2022, In: Scottish Forestry. 76, 3, p. 37-43 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • natural forest 100%
  • environmental impact 69%
  • climate change 52%
  • reforestation 51%
  • afforestation 50%
• 2021

  Improving rural economic development through sustainable timber production at a local level: is it time to revisit the concept of the ‘normal forest’?

  Cameron, A. & Macmillan, D., 12 Dec 2021, In: Scottish Forestry. 75, 4, p. 25-31 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Timber Production 100%
  • Timber 72%
  • Economic Development 64%
  • Rural Communities 39%
  • Time Scales 20%

• Reducing drought related stem cracking in coniferous forests in a changing climate

  Cameron, A., Sept 2021, In: Scottish Forestry. 75, 3, p. 19-25 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • coniferous forest 100%
  • cracking (fracture) 88%
  • stem 79%
  • drought 69%
  • climate 47%
• 2020

  Transforming even-aged spruce stands into species-diverse irregular forests

  Cameron, A., 2020, In: Scottish Forestry. 74, p. 21-29 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2019

  Creating a permanent irregular forest: a review of the transformation at Faskally Forest, Perthshire

  Cameron, A. D., 31 Aug 2019, In: Scottish Forestry. 73, 1, p. 30-38 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • canopy 100%
  • shade 44%
  • forestry development 37%
  • foresters 34%
  • saplings 27%
• 2018

  Defining the equilibrium condition in a mixed-species uneven-aged forest in Scotland

  Cameron, A. D. & Jano, G., 15 Oct 2018, In: Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 16, 5, p. 7327-7344 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Scotland 100%
  • species diversity 72%
  • shade 41%
  • forest dynamics 33%
  • stand structure 30%
• 2017

  The potential of alternative conifers to replace larch species in Ireland, in response to the threat of Phytophthora ramorum.

  Walsh, R., Cameron, A., McG Wilson, S. & Farrelly, N., 20 Dec 2017, In: Irish Forestry. 74, 1-2, p. 149-167 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Phytophthora ramorum 100%
  • Larix kaempferi 92%
  • Ireland 73%
  • conifers 67%
  • Picea sitchensis 65%

• Variation in the incidence and severity of drought crack in three conifer species in North East Scotland

  Cameron, A., Orr, D. & Clark, J., 2017, In: Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 32, 8, p. 658-662 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Abies procera 100%
  • Picea sitchensis 95%
  • Scotland 78%
  • angle of incidence 76%
  • conifers 74%
  6 Citations (Scopus)
• 2016

  Models for Predicting Clearwood Mechanical Properties of Scots Pine

  Auty, D., Achim, A., MacDonald, E., Cameron, A. D. & Gardiner, B. A., 1 Aug 2016, In: Forest Science. 62, 4, p. 403-413 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • modulus of rupture 100%
  • Pinus sylvestris 98%
  • elasticity 94%
  • rupture 85%
  • pine 81%
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• 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

  Cameron, A. & Prentice, L., Apr 2016, In: Forestry. 89, 2, p. 208-214 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Scotland 100%
  • basal area 68%
  • stem 55%
  • even-aged stands 47%
  • stand basal area 45%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  10 Downloads (Pure)
• 2015

  Building resilience into Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis [Bong.] Carr.) forests in Scotland in response to the threat of climate change

  Cameron, A. D., 3 Feb 2015, In: forests. 6, 2, p. 398-415 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Picea sitchensis 100%
  • Scotland 82%
  • climate change 64%
  • Pseudotsuga menziesii 34%
  • damage 32%
  34 Citations (Scopus)

  9 Downloads (Pure)

• 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.)

  Cameron, A. D., Gardiner, B. A., Ramsay, J. & Drewett, T. A., Jan 2015, In: Annals of Forest Science. 72, 1, p. 99-107 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • juvenile wood 100%
  • Picea sitchensis 92%
  • natural regeneration 90%
  • modulus of elasticity 18%
  • elasticity 17%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

  9 Downloads (Pure)

• Alternative models for productive upland forestry. Model 2: Sitka spruce mixtures with alternative conifers

  Wilson, S. & Cameron, A. D., 2015, In: Scottish Forestry. 69, 1, p. 26-32 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • coniferous tree 100%
  • forestry 90%
  • restoration 49%
  • fuelwood 43%
  • freshwater resource 42%

• Why we need to invest in expanding the commercial forest area?

  Cameron, A. D., 2015, In: Scottish Forestry. 69, p. 10-15 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • timber 100%
  • natural forest 37%
  • forestry 31%
  • tree planting 22%
  • demand 21%
• 2014

  Models for predicting wood density variation in Scots pine

  Auty, D., Achim, A., MacDonald, E., Cameron, A. D. & Gardiner, B. A., 3 Jul 2014, In: Forestry. 87, 3, p. 449-458 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • wood density 100%
  • specific gravity 90%
  • Pinus sylvestris 85%
  • pine 71%
  • gravity 48%
  68 Citations (Scopus)

• Alternative models for productive upland forestry: Model 1: Biomass crops using native tree species

  Cameron, A. D. & Wilson, S., 2014, In: Scottish Forestry. 68, p. 26-31 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • forestry 100%
  • crop 78%
  • biomass 66%
  • restoration 40%
  • fuelwood 36%
• 2013

  Genetic relationships between wood quality traits and diameter growth of juvenile core wood in Sitka spruce

  Kennedy, S. G., Cameron, A. D. & Lee, S., 6 Nov 2013, In: Canadian journal of forest research = Revue canadienne de recherche forestiere. 43, 1, p. 1-6 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • wood quality 100%
  • juvenile wood 88%
  • Picea sitchensis 81%
  • genetic relationships 59%
  • genetic correlation 37%
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• Modelling radial and longitudinal microfibril angle variation in Scots pine

  Auty, D., Gardiner, B., Achim, A., Moore, J. & Cameron, A. D., Mar 2013, In: Annals of Forest Science. 70, 2, p. 209-218 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Pinus sylvestris 100%
  • pine 83%
  • pith 75%
  • wood quality 52%
  • modeling 40%
  51 Citations (Scopus)

• Western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.): are we ignoring one of our most useful tree species?

  Cameron, A. D. & Mason, B., 2013, In: Scottish Forestry. 67, p. 10-14 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Tsuga heterophylla 100%
  • forest stands 77%
  • Scotland 73%
  • forestry 70%
  • plantations 57%
• 2012

  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., Apr 2012, In: Annals of Forest Science. 69, 3, p. 363-371 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Picea sitchensis 100%
  • breeding 75%
  • branching 71%
  • stem 68%
  • stems 48%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• The need for future timber security from forestry

  Cameron, A. D., 2012, In: Forestry & Energy Review. 1, p. 20-23 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2011

  Has commercial timber production become an ‘inconvenient truth’?

  Cameron, A. D., 2011, In: Scottish Forestry. 65, 2, p. 12-16 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • forestry 100%
  • Private ownership 63%
  • anxiety 29%
  • industry 27%
  • management 22%
• 2008

  Effect of thinning on the development of compression wood in stems of Corsican pine

  Cameron, A. & Thomas, K., May 2008, In: European Journal of Forest Research. 127, 3, p. 247-251 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • compression wood 100%
  • thinning (plants) 73%
  • thinning 65%
  • stem 61%
  • Pinus 58%
  9 Citations (Scopus)
• 2006

  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., Dec 2006, In: Biomass & Bioenergy. 30, 12, p. 1060-1066 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • root system 100%
  • Nutrients 99%
  • tree growth 85%
  • Biomass 72%
  • seedling 65%
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• 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., Dec 2006, In: Biomass & Bioenergy. 30, 12, p. 1053-1059 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • root system 100%
  • Nutrients 99%
  • bioenergy 88%
  • tree growth 85%
  • Biomass 72%
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• 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., Dec 2006, In: Biomass & Bioenergy. 30, 12, p. 1053-1059 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Nutrients 100%
  • tree growth 85%
  • Biomass 72%
  • harvest 72%
  • seedling 65%
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Role of monoterpenes in Hylobius abietis damage levels between cuttings and seedlings of Picea sitchensis

  Kennedy, S., Cameron, A. D., Thoss, V. & Wilson, M., Aug 2006, In: Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 21, 4, p. 340-344 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Hylobius abietis 100%
  • Picea sitchensis 83%
  • monoterpene 82%
  • monoterpenoids 66%
  • seedling 65%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Regeneration dynamics of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) in artificially created gaps

  Page, L. M. & Cameron, A. D., Jan 2006, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 221, 1-3, p. 260-266 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Picea sitchensis 100%
  • germination 87%
  • seedling 77%
  • regeneration 66%
  • solar radiation 65%
  38 Citations (Scopus)

• Internal cycling of nitrogen, potassium and magnesium in young Sitka spruce

  Weatherall, A., Proe, M. F., Craig, J., Cameron, A. D. & Midwood, A. J., 2006, In: Tree Physiology. 26, p. 673-680 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • nitrogen cycle 100%
  • Picea sitchensis 99%
  • Magnesium 76%
  • Nitrogen 74%
  • Potassium 68%
  34 Citations (Scopus)

• The role of monoterpenes in Hylobius abeitis damage levels between cuttings and seedlings of Picea sitchensis

  Kennedy, S., Cameron, A. D., Thoss, V. & Wilson, M. J., 2006, In: Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 21, 4, p. 340-344 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Hylobius 100%
  • Picea sitchensis 72%
  • monoterpene 71%
  • monoterpenoids 57%
  • seedling 56%
  6 Citations (Scopus)
• 2005

  Effect of recycling paper into new paper products on the economic management of forests in Scotland

  Cameron, A. D., Baker, A. & Macmillan, D., 2005, In: Scottish Forestry. 59, p. 14-21 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Paper products 100%
  • Recycling 67%
  • Waste paper 50%
  • Fibers 46%
  • Forestry 44%

• Estimation of stem biomass of forest stands using orthorectified aerial photographs

  Zagalikis, G., Cameron, A. D. & Miller, D., 2005, In: Canadian journal of forest research = Revue canadienne de recherche forestiere. 35, p. 1224-1237 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • forest stands 100%
  • stand characteristics 94%
  • aerial photograph 91%
  • photographs 87%
  • stem 79%
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• Influence of selective breeding on the development of juvenile wood in Sitka spruce

  Cameron, A. D., Lee, S., Livingston, A. & Petty, J. A., 2005, In: Canadian journal of forest research = Revue canadienne de recherche forestiere. 35, p. 2951-2960 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • selective breeding 100%
  • juvenile wood 81%
  • Picea sitchensis 75%
  • latewood 38%
  • wood quality 17%
  21 Citations (Scopus)
• 2004

  Effect of growth rate on wood properties of genetically improved Sitka spruce

  Livingston, A. K., Cameron, A. D., Petty, J. A. & Lee, S., 2004, In: Forestry the Journal of the Society of Foresters of Great Britain. 77, 4, p. 325-334 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Picea sitchensis 100%
  • wood properties 93%
  • stem 27%
  • wood strength 23%
  • compression wood 22%
  17 Citations (Scopus)

• Root architecture of genetically-improved Sitka spruce clones

  Cameron, A. D. & Parr, A., 2004, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 195, p. 97-106 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • root architecture 100%
  • Picea sitchensis 76%
  • clone 63%
  • clones 39%
  • stem 26%
  10 Citations (Scopus)
• 2003

  Incidence of Heterobasidion annosum infection in chemically thinned Norway spruce (Picea abies) stands in Northern Ireland.

  Johnston, D., Cameron, A. D. & Woodward, S., 2003, In: Forestry the Journal of the Society of Foresters of Great Britain. 76, p. 363-366 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Heterobasidion annosum 100%
  • Northern Ireland 92%
  • Picea abies 71%
  • infection 65%
  • incidence 49%
  2 Citations (Scopus)
• 2002

  Importance of early selective thinning in the development of long-term stand stability and improved log quality: a review

  Cameron, A. D., 2002, In: Forestry the Journal of the Society of Foresters of Great Britain. 75, p. 25-35 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • surpluses 100%
  • thinning 87%
  • wood industry 41%
  • wood quality 38%
  • pulp and paper industry 34%
  117 Citations (Scopus)
• 2001

  Importance of early selective thinning in the maintenance of long-term stand stability and improved log quality: a review

  Cameron, A. D., 2001, In: Forestry the Journal of the Society of Foresters of Great Britain. 75, p. 25-35 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  117 Citations (Scopus)

• Influence of overstorey basal area on density and growth of advanced regeneration of Sitka spruce in variably thinned stands

  Page, L. M., Cameron, A. D. & Clarke, G. C., 2001, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 151, p. 25-35 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • advanced regeneration 100%
  • Picea sitchensis 82%
  • overstory 79%
  • basal area 69%
  • regeneration 54%
  38 Citations (Scopus)
• 2000

  Temporal measurement of the loss of native pinewood in Scotland through the analysis of orthorectified aerial photographs

  Cameron, A. D., Miller, D. R., Ramsay, F. J., Nikolaou, I. & Clarke, G. C., Jan 2000, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 58, 1, p. 33-43 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • aerial photograph 100%
  • Antennas 62%
  • loss 51%
  • analysis 25%
  • Aerial photography 25%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Crown, stem and wood properties of wind-damaged and undamaged Sitka spruce

  Dunham, R. A. & Cameron, A. D., 2000, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 135, p. 73-81 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Picea sitchensis 100%
  • wood properties 93%
  • tree crown 75%
  • stem 68%
  • stems 48%
  60 Citations (Scopus)

• Growth and wood properties of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) in nursing mixtures established on nitrogen-deficient mineral soils

  Cameron, A. D. & Watson, B. A., 2000, In: Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 15, p. 237-246 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Picea sitchensis 100%
  • mineral soils 94%
  • wood properties 93%
  • Larix kaempferi 79%
  • Picea 75%
  3 Citations (Scopus)
• 1999

  Assessing the compensation for electricity wayleaves

  Hutchison, N., Cameron, A. & Rowan-Robinson, J., 1 May 1999, In: Journal of Property Investment & Finance. 17, 2, p. 176-191 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Electricity 100%
  • Afforestation 89%
  • Discounted Cash Flow 68%
  • Land Values 37%
  • Electricity Supply 35%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Strength properties of wind- and snow-damaged stems of Picea sitchensis and Pinus sylvestris in comparison with undamaged trees

  Cameron, A. D. & Dunham, R. A., May 1999, In: Canadian journal of forest research = Revue canadienne de recherche forestiere. 29, 5, p. 595-599 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Picea sitchensis 100%
  • snow 86%
  • Pinus sylvestris 78%
  • strength (mechanics) 75%
  • stem 68%
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of nursing mixtures on stem form, crown size, branching habit and wood properties of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.)

  Cameron, A. D. & Watson, B. A., 1999, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 122, p. 113-124 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • stem form 100%
  • Picea sitchensis 92%
  • wood properties 86%
  • plant architecture 78%
  • tree crown 69%
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• The effect of growth rate on the strength properties of sawn beams of silver birch (Betula pendula Roth)

  Dunham, R. A., Cameron, A. D. & Petty, J. A., 1999, In: Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 14, p. 18-26 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Betula pendula 100%
  • silver 74%
  • Betula 28%
  • knots 21%
  • effect 18%
  22 Citations (Scopus)
• 1998

  Interactive effects of nitrogen supply and drought stress upon whole-plant carbon allocation in poplar

  Cameron, A. D., Ibrahim, L. & Proe, M., 1998, In: Tree Physiology. 18, p. 481-487 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  40 Citations (Scopus)

• Main effects of nitrogen supply and drought stress upon whole-plant carbon allocation in poplar

  Cameron, A. D., Ibrahim, L. & Michael, P., 1998, In: Canadian journal of forest research = Revue canadienne de recherche forestiere. 27, p. 1413-1419 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  77 Citations (Scopus)
• 1997

  The 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

  Cameron, A. D. & Ives, J., 1997, In: Scottish Forestry. 51, p. 144-149 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review