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Genus of coniferous trees
Firs are coniferous trees belonging to the genus Abies in the family Pinaceae. They are tall trees that can be distinguished from other members of the pine family by the way in which their needle-like leaves are attached singly to the branches with a circular base, and by their cones, which, like those of cedars, stand upright on the branches like candles and disintegrate at maturity. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: FirA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Improvement of drying efficiency and quality attributes of blueberries using innovative far-infrared radiation heating assisted pulsed vacuum drying (FIR-PVD)Influential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Hans Christian Andersen's The Fir TreeThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Evaluation of transpiration in a Douglas-fir stand by means of sap flow measurementsCited 1,456 times
- Go sideways: List of fir species of DenmarkA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Abies jaliscanaA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Symbol ISO 639-3 language code for Firan.
Noun A conifer of the genus Abies.
Noun Any pinaceous conifer of related genera, especially a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga) or a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris).
Noun Wood of such trees.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Evaluation of transpiration in a Douglas-fir stand by means of sap flow measurements
Disturbances and structural development of natural forest ecosystems with silvicultural implications, using Douglas-fir forests as an example
Subspace methods for the blind identification of multichannel FIR filters
Splitting the unit delay [FIR/all pass filters design]
A computer program for designing optimum FIR linear phase digital filters
Lidar Remote Sensing of the Canopy Structure and Biophysical Properties of Douglas-Fir Western Hemlock Forests
Growing‐Season Microclimatic Gradients from Clearcut Edges into Old‐Growth Douglas‐Fir Forests
Use of minimum-adder multiplier blocks in FIR digital filters
🆕 Influential since 2022
Improvement of drying efficiency and quality attributes of blueberries using innovative far-infrared radiation heating assisted pulsed vacuum drying (FIR-PVD)
Fir(e)ing the Rhythm
Species mixing improves soil properties and enzymatic activities in Chinese fir plantations: A meta-analysis
The negative effect of Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) monoculture plantations on soil physicochemical properties, microbial biomass, fungal communities, and enzymatic activities
Exceptional low-temperature fluorescence sensing properties in novel KBaY(MoO 4 ) 3 :Yb 3+ ,Ho 3+ materials based on FIR of Ho 3+ transitions 5 F 5(1) → 5 I 8 / 5 S 2 → 5 I 8
📚 Books worth reading
Hans Christian Andersen's The Fir TreeHans Christian Andersen, Sanna Annukka · 1960
Levels-of-growing-stock cooperative study in Douglas-firRobert O. Curtis · 1986- 📕Douglas-fir tussock moth handbookH. Gene Paul · 1979
The Douglas-fir/ninebark habitat type in central IdahoSteele, Robert W. · 1989- 📕Douglas-fir habitat types of northern ArizonaBilly G. Alexander · 1984
- 📕The Douglas-fir tussock mothUnited States. Forest Service. · 1978
Douglas-fir beetle in the intermountain westUnited States. Forest Health Protection · 2004- 📕Dowel-nut connection in Douglas-fir peeler coresRonald W. Wolfe · 2000
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🔗 Related topics
- List of fir species of Denmark Several species of firs are found in Denmark: Abies alba Abies amabilis Abies balsamea Abies borisii-regis (alba x cephalonica) Abies cephalonica Abies…
- Abies jaliscana Abies jaliscana, the Jalisco fir, is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae. Previously considered to be a variety or subspecies of Abies guatemalensis…
- Abies nordmanniana subsp. equi-trojani Abies nordmanniana subsp. equi-trojani, synonym Abies bornmuelleriana, the Turkish fir is a rare evergreen coniferous tree native to northwest Turkey.…
- Abies delavayi Abies delavayi, the Delavay's silver-fir or Delavay's fir, is a species of fir, native to Yunnan in southwest China and adjoining border areas in southeastern…
- Abies grandis Abies grandis (grand fir, giant fir, lowland white fir, great silver fir, western white fir, Vancouver fir, or Oregon fir) is a fir native to northwestern…
- Abies concolor Abies concolor, the white fir, concolor fir, or Colorado fir, is a coniferous tree in the pine family Pinaceae. This tree is native to the mountains of…
- Abies lasiocarpa Abies lasiocarpa, the subalpine fir or Rocky Mountain fir, is a western North American fir tree. Abies lasiocarpa is a medium-sized evergreen conifer with…
- Arceuthobium abietinum Arceuthobium abietinum, commonly known as fir dwarf mistletoe, is a species of dwarf mistletoe. It is native to western North America from Washington to…