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Forestry
Eliza Maher Hasselquist, Lenka Kuglerova, Jorgen Sjogren, Joakim Hjalten, Eva Ring, Ryan A. Sponseller, Elisabet Andersson, Johanna Lundstrom, Irina Mancheva, Annika Nordin, Hjalmar Laudon
Summary: Riparian buffers play a crucial role in protecting habitat structure and function of streams, but in production forests of Sweden and Finland, they have been altered, leading to dominance of single-storied native Norway spruce. Evidence suggests that the ecological benefits of multi-layered, mixed-species riparian forests are higher. Implementing management actions to enhance the ecological function of these interfaces is essential to improve protection of streams in managed forest landscapes.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Francesco Piras, Martina Venturi, Federica Corrieri, Antonio Santoro, Mauro Agnoletti
Summary: Despite the recognition of cultural values as an integral part of Sustainable Forest Management, the importance of cultural values in Tuscany has not been adequately incorporated into forest planning and conservation efforts. The study reveals that the increase in forest surface area in Tuscany is largely attributed to the abandonment of rural areas, with 30% of forest in protected areas resulting from secondary successions. The findings suggest a need for revising national forest policies and adapting forest strategies to local conditions.
Article
Forestry
Austin Himes, Matthew Betts, Christian Messier, Robert Seymour
Summary: The triad in forestry refers to a landscape management regime consisting of intensive plantation management, ecological forest reserves, and a matrix of forests managed for multiple uses. It has the potential to balance the global demand for timber products and the provision of ecosystem services. However, there are challenges to its wider adoption, and more research is needed to compare its efficacy with other forest landscape management schemes.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Ecology
James M. Gresh, Jason R. Courter
Summary: The global need for ecological forestry is increasing, but the world's forest ecosystem is declining while carbon levels are rising and biodiversity is at risk. Despite technical advancements in North America and Europe, industry practices are struggling to change. Europe and the U.S. have different approaches to ecological forestry, with the U.S. focusing on local environments and Europe promoting low-intensity harvest protocols.
FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Jameson Karns, David Wohlers
Summary: This article discusses the transmission of European forestry to overseas territories during the nineteenth century through expanding colonial empires and networks. Existing surveying methods were found to be poorly suited for colonized territories, particularly British India. To address these challenges, German scientist Dietrich Brandis collaborated with Syed Mir Mohsin Hussain to adapt a European hypsometer, resulting in the Brandis hypsometer. Although widely adopted, critics raised concerns about its operability and accuracy. The authors' investigation supports these criticisms and highlights the importance of reevaluating data produced by the device.
JOURNAL OF FORESTRY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Janina M. Kowalski, Tenley M. Conway
Summary: Interest in planting urban food trees (UFTs) in public spaces is growing, but there is minimal research on governance and policy aspects. To fill this gap, this study investigates UFT site governance in four Canadian cities. The findings reveal minimal municipal engagement, basic knowledge gaps, and conflicting by-laws. The study highlights the value of co-governance and a shift in focus from risks to benefits.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Antonio Santoro, Francesco Piras, Beatrice Fiore, Niccolo Frassinelli, Alessandra Bazzurro, Mauro Agnoletti
Summary: Trees Outside Forests (TOF) play a multifunctional role in European cultural landscapes, including the UNESCO-listed Colline del Prosecco. This study focused on Small Woods and Linear Tree Formations within the area, highlighting their key roles in the landscape and ecological functions. The necessity to include TOF in local forest planning and national forest inventories was also emphasized based on the results.
Article
Forestry
Clement Hardy, Christian Messier, Osvaldo Valeria, Elise Filotas
Summary: Forest roads are crucial for forest management, but there is a lack of suitable simulation tools for forest landscape ecology and management research. In this study, we present a Forest Roads Simulation (FRS) extension for the LANDIS-II model, which accurately replicates key characteristics of existing road networks. The FRS extension allows researchers to simulate forest road networks at a strategic level and investigate their effects on management strategies.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Clement Hardy, Christian Messier, Osvaldo Valeria, Elise Filotas
Summary: Forest roads are crucial in forest management, but the existing simulation tools are limited in their scope. The Forest Roads Simulation (FRS) extension for the LANDIS-II model is introduced to address this gap. The FRS extension accurately reproduces key characteristics of existing road networks and provides researchers with options to simulate forest road networks at a strategic level.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Samantha Beck, Kimberly Coleman, J. Ethan Tapper
Summary: E-planning is becoming increasingly popular in environmental planning, offering the potential for greater public participation. However, research on its applicability in forest planning is limited. During the COVID-19 pandemic, natural resource professionals in Vermont turned to e-planning, providing insights for the future of forest planning.
JOURNAL OF FORESTRY
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Xuewu Wang, Jianbin Wei, Xin Zhou, Zelong Xia, Xingsheng Gu
Summary: The RRT* algorithm is probabilistically complete and asymptotically optimal, making it effective in finding sub-optimal solutions and solving path planning problems. The AEB-RRT* algorithm addresses the challenges of complex environments by introducing adaptive extension and bidirectional search, resulting in shorter collision-free paths through post-processing and the use of Manhattan distance.
Article
Forestry
Susan T. Guynn, Patrick Hiesl, Joe Bible, Janet Steele
Summary: Forestry in South Carolina has a significant economic impact, providing jobs and contributing to the state's economy. A bus tour showcasing the life cycle of a loblolly pine forest aimed at increasing landowner knowledge and promoting forest management practices. Evaluation results suggest that the bus tour effectively increased landowner knowledge and intent to implement forest management practices, potentially improving forest health across the state.
JOURNAL OF FORESTRY
(2023)
Article
Biology
Matthew G. Betts, Benjamin T. Phalan, Christopher Wolf, Susan C. Baker, Christian Messier, Klaus J. Puettmann, Rhys Green, Scott H. Harris, David P. Edwards, David B. Lindenmayer, Andrew Balmford
Summary: Forest loss and degradation pose the greatest threats to global biodiversity, and finding a balance between conservation and wood production remains a challenge. Expanding high-yielding tree plantations could provide more forest land for protection, but leads to reduced biodiversity, while adopting extensive ecological management may better simulate natural forest structures with compromised wood yields.
BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Kyle Eyvindson, Remi Duflot, Maria Trivino, Clemens Blattert, Maria Potterf, Mikko Moenkkoenen
Summary: The study explores the impact of restricting forest management alternatives on forest multifunctionality. Results show that limiting forest management alternatives negatively affects forest multifunctionality at all harvesting levels, with continuous cover forestry outperforming rotation forestry. The study suggests considering continuous cover forestry as the primary management alternative, with selective application of rotation forestry at the landscape scale.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Pedro La Hera, Daniel Ortiz Morales, Omar Mendoza-Trejo
Summary: Dynamic motion primitives (DMPs) is a motion planning method that teaches a robot how to move based on human demonstration, using a machine learning framework to adjust stable non-linear differential equations in order to achieve desired motions.
COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE
(2021)
Article
Economics
Janni Kunttu, Elias Hurmekoski, Henrik Herajarvi, Teppo Hujala, Pekka Leskinen
FOREST POLICY AND ECONOMICS
(2020)
Review
Forestry
Henrik Herajarvi, Janni Kunttu, Elias Hurmekoski, Teppo Hujala
Article
Forestry
David N. Bengston, Teppo Hujala, Brett J. Butler
SMALL-SCALE FORESTRY
(2020)
Article
Economics
Tuomo Takala, Ari Lehtinen, Minna Tanskanen, Teppo Hujala, Jukka Tikkanen
FOREST POLICY AND ECONOMICS
(2020)
Article
Economics
Liviu Nichiforel, Philippe Deuffic, Bo Jellesmark Thorsen, Gerhard Weiss, Teppo Hujala, Kevin Keary, Anna Lawrence, Mersudin Avdibegovic, Zuzana Dobsinska, Diana Feliciano, Elena Gorriz-Mifsud, Marjanke Hoogstra-Klein, Michal Hrib, Vilem Jarsky, Krzysztof Jodlowski, Diana Lukmine, Spela Pezdevsek Malovrh, Jelena Nedeljkovic, Dragan Nonic, Silvija Krajter Ostoic, Klaus Pukall, Jacques Rondeux, Theano Samara, Zuzana Sarvasova, Ramona Elena Scriban, Rita Silingiene, Milan Sinko, Makedonka Stojanovska, Vladimir Stojanovski, Todor Stoyanov, Meelis Teder, Birger Vennesland, Erik Wilhelmsson, Jerylee Wilkes-Allemann, Ivana Zivojinovic, Laura Bouriaud
FOREST POLICY AND ECONOMICS
(2020)
Article
Forestry
Eric Hansen, Jyrki Kangas, Teppo Hujala
Summary: The circular bioeconomy presents a shift in societal paradigm, impacting how companies operate. Large forest sector companies may struggle to strategically tackle the disruptive features with long-term operations and stable marketplace positions. This calls for greater openness to external actors, knowledge, and expertise, along with leadership to shift culture and invest in employee skills. Increased investment in human capital and collaboration with a broader network of partners can pave the way for forest industry companies towards sophisticated corporate foresight and open innovation.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Economics
Sari Pynnonen, Emmi Haltia, Teppo Hujala
Summary: This study focuses on the Finnish Metsaan.fi e-service portal, finding that owners with timber production objectives and multi-objective owners are the most active users, and forest owners who comply with the service recommendations are more likely to use it actively. The service's independence and ease of use make it more inviting, but the lack of forest inventory data or its perceived low quality is a major barrier.
FOREST POLICY AND ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Shaohui Zhang, James S. Paterson, Teppo Hujala
Summary: While ecosystem services and social enterprises have gained popularity for addressing social and environmental issues, research has focused more on NGO and community-led approaches to ecosystem services. Social enterprises in Scotland play a key role in delivering social and environmental justice through forest-based practices, yet their motivations and challenges remain unexplored. A study integrating both concepts through field observations and interviews suggests that social enterprises can address a range of issues, but face obstacles in managing multiple objectives and financial risks. The study proposes assessing cultural ecosystem services and innovative funding norms to help social enterprises bridge policy gaps and create synergies in ecosystem services and social enterprise.
SMALL-SCALE FORESTRY
(2021)
Article
Economics
Janni Kunttu, Elias Hurmekoski, Tanja Myllyviita, Venla Wallius, Antti Kilpelainen, Teppo Hujala, Pekka Leskinen, Lauri Hetemaki, Henrik Herajarvi
Summary: In order to obtain net climate benefits from intensified forest utilization in the short-term, it is important to consider the substitution impact of wood harvesting and increased carbon stocks of wood-based products, as well as the dynamic changes in product-specific substitution impacts over time with technological development. Future pathways enabling globally market viable environments for wood utilization scenarios need to focus on shifting towards high added-value products and extending wood product lifecycles through recycling, with actions at both global and local levels.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Teresa de la Fuente, Dan Bergstrom, Raul Fernandez-Lacruz, Teppo Hujala, Nike Krajnc, Ruben Laina, Tomas Nordfjell, Matevz Triplat, Eduardo Tolosana
Summary: European forest stands of small-diameter trees can provide industries with biomass as an alternative to fossil use. The combination of accumulating felling heads (AFH) and boom-corridor thinning (BCT) technique can increase harvester productivity and supply cost efficiency. BCT has the potential to reduce costs and environmental impact compared with selective thinning (ST).
Article
Forestry
Patrick Huber, Mikko Kurttila, Teppo Hujala, Bernhard Wolfslehner, Mariola Sanchez-Gonzalez, Maria Pasalodos-Tato, Sergio de-Miguel, Jose Antonio Bonet, Marlene Marques, Jose G. Borges, Cristian Mihai Enescu, Lucian Dinca, Harald Vacik
Summary: The forest-based sector plays a significant role in supporting Europe's transition to a more integrated and bio-based circular economy. Non-wood forest products (NWFPs) have great potential to diversify the forest bioeconomy, providing additional income and ecological benefits. However, there is a lack of attention and knowledge regarding the socio-economic relevance of NWFPs, which hinders forest-based decision making. This study investigates the future potential of 38 NWFPs through multi-criteria analysis and highlights the opportunities for forest owners to focus on the joint production of wood and non-wood resources.
Article
Forestry
Heli Kymalainen, Teppo Hujala, Carola Haggstrom, Jukka Malinen
Summary: This study examined the operational performance of fully mechanized cut-to-length harvesting and found that it is greatly influenced by the workability index (WAI), personal lifestyle choices, seasons, and shift work of machine operators. The study surveyed 14 volunteer operators over a year with continuous data collection on productivity, activity level, sleep, and workability index. The results showed that increased WAI was associated with higher relative productivity, while physical fitness did not have a significant impact on productivity or WAI.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOREST ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Katja Lahtinen, Liina Hayrinen, Anders Roos, Anne Toppinen, Francisco X. Aguilar Cabezas, Bo J. Thorsen, Teppo Hujala, Anders Q. Nyrud, Hans F. Hoen
Summary: This study analyzed consumer housing values in the Nordic region and found that perceptions on ecological sustainability, material usage, aesthetics, and natural milieus varied among countries. Appreciating urban lifestyle and living in attractive neighborhoods increased prejudices against wood building, while appreciation of aesthetics and natural milieus decreased prejudices. Messages derived from the results suggest the need for customized information on consumer-driven issues to strengthen the demand for MSWB.
Article
Environmental Studies
Anna Lawrence, Philippe Deuffic, Teppo Hujala, Liviu Nichiforel, Diana Feliciano, Krzysztof Jodlowski, Torgny Lind, Didier Marchal, Ari Talkkari, Meelis Teder, Lelde Vilkriste, Erik Wilhelmsson
Article
Development Studies
Mikko Kurttila, Erkki Mantymaa, Liisa Tyrvainen, Artti Juutinen, Teppo Hujala
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
(2020)
