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Analysis shows decreasing specific gravity in loblolly pine, indicating environmental influences.
Specific gravity of loblolly pine wood decreases from the southern to the northern part of its range, and an assumption is made that this decrease is due to environmental factors.
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A. R. Gilmore (1967) studied this question.
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