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Environmental Sciences
Rui Jiang, Jiayuan Lin, Tianxi Li
Summary: This study utilized TLS-acquired point cloud data to accurately estimate the aboveground biomass (AGB) of bamboo forests, showcasing the unique benefits of TLS in measuring structural parameters of Moso bamboos and accurately estimating their AGBs through the development of new segmentation methods and precise measurements of bamboo diameters and lengths.
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Construction & Building Technology
Ziqin Zhong, Xuhong Zhou, Ziqi He, Junda Wang
Summary: This paper presents an experimental and numerical study on the creep behavior of full-culm original bamboo beams. The results show that the developed Burger model can well capture the trend of creep behavior of bamboo beams, and the full-culm original bamboo beam has the potential to replace timber in terms of withstanding long-term load.
JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING
(2022)
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Forestry
Chong Li, Yue Cai, Longdong Xiao, Xueyan Gao, Yongjun Shi, Huaqiang Du, Yufeng Zhou, Guomo Zhou
Summary: Moso bamboo is widely used for afforestation and reforestation in subtropical China due to its high carbon sequestration rate and benefits in controlling soil erosion. Different planting approaches and site conditions have significant effects on stand structure dynamics and aboveground carbon storage accumulation in moso bamboo forests. Different growth patterns and carbon storage levels are observed under varying planting approaches and site conditions.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Long Li, Binao Zhou, Dong Liu, Hongyu Wu, Qianqian Shi, Shuyan Lin, Wenjing Yao
Summary: The study found that moso bamboo, commonly used in construction and textiles, can reproduce sexually and asexually, resulting in four distinct types of culms: bamboo shoot-culm, seedling stem, leptomorph rhizome, and outward rhizome. By using long-read sequencing technology, the researchers re-annotated the moso bamboo genome and identified alternative transcription start sites, alternative transcription termination sites, and alternative splicing events in growing culms. These transcriptomic changes contribute to the functional diversity of isoforms and the complexity of moso bamboo.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Lin Guo, Tianguo Chen, Xue Chu, Kai Sun, Fen Yu, Feng Que, Zishan Ahmad, Qiang Wei, Muthusamy Ramakrishnan
Summary: This study focused on the developmental process of the Moso bamboo culm neck during the early, middle, and late elongation stages. The transcriptome analysis revealed the molecular mechanism of culm neck development, including the dense distribution of vascular tissues, increased lignin deposition, and the crucial roles of transcription factors.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Rui Ma, Zhihua Chen, Yansheng Du, Lingao Jiao
Summary: This paper proposes a method to grade Moso bamboo culm based on its minimum external diameter by measuring and analyzing the geometric, physical and mechanical properties of 883 culms with different treatment processes. The characteristic values of each grade are presented, providing reference for establishing technical specifications and a standard design method for Moso bamboo structural building.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Taku Tsuyama, Kensei Hamai, Yoshio Kijidani, Junji Sugiyama
Summary: Deep learning models were used in this study to quantitatively analyze the distribution and morphology changes of vascular bundles in moso bamboo culms. The results showed significant variations in vascular bundle distribution and morphology among different internodes.
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Forestry
Zhe Ling, Qian Chen, Zhi Jin, Jianfeng Ma, Linxin Dai
Summary: In this study, the variation of cellulose microfibril orientation in bamboo fibers was systematically studied using XRD and confocal Raman spectroscopy. The results showed that the orientation of crystallites in bamboo timber and bamboo green was preferred, while bamboo yellow had isotropic crystallite arrangements. Raman spectroscopy was also used to predict the microfibril angle in different cell wall types semi-quantitatively.
WOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Shuzhao Zheng, Qinghua Zhang, Zhang Song, Huixia Zhou, Yiran Liao, Feiping Zhang
Summary: Culm rhomboid rot is a new disease of Moso bamboo, mainly occurring at altitudes above 800 m. The pathogen BBB1 was identified as Arthrinium sp. and was sensitive to Prochloraz and difenoconazole. This study provides valuable information for managing culm rhomboid rot in Moso bamboo.
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Ecology
Xue Li, Chongyu Ye, Dongming Fang, Qiangfa Zeng, Yanjiang Cai, Huaqiang Du, Tingting Mei, Guomo Zhou
Summary: The explosive growth of new culm of Moso bamboo relies on both previous carbon storage and newly photosynthesized carbohydrates, and the carbon transfer may be coordinated with water transportation between the culms. Before the new culm leafing, there are significant transferred carbohydrates and newly photosynthesized carbohydrates from the attached culm.
FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE
(2022)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Enbin Liu, Zexi Ren, Hongwen Yao, Guomo Zhou
Summary: The study proposed an approach to estimate Moso bamboo carbon storage using a mixed Weibull density function and Kernel Density Method, which was found to be more reliable and simpler compared to common methods and the lowest scale method.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2021)
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Agricultural Engineering
Long-Hai Zou, Ya-Qian Yang, Xuan Liu, Muthusamy Ramakrishnan, Mingbing Zhou
Summary: This study investigates the molecular basis for chlorosis in bamboo culm tissue. By analyzing gene expression and conducting experiments, the researchers identify the decreased expression of BBX15s as the underlying cause of chlorophyll deficiency and thylakoid dysgenesis in the culm, shedding light on the mechanism of moso bamboo culm chloroplast development.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Feihu Xi, Zeyu Zhang, Lin Wu, Baijie Wang, Pengfei Gao, Kai Chen, Liangzhen Zhao, Jian Gao, Lianfeng Gu, Hangxiao Zhang
Summary: The rhizome-root system of Moso bamboo is crucial for its rapid growth, and epigenetic changes, such as DNA modifications and small RNAs, play a role in this process. The study reveals that shoot apical meristem and root systems have different molecular bases and potential associations. This study provides insights for further exploring the effects of epigenetic factors on Moso bamboo physiology.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Ming Ouyang, Chen Yang, Di Tian, Jiamin Pan, Guoping Chen, Haojie Su, Zhengbing Yan, Chengjun Ji, Zhiyao Tang, Jingyun Fang
Summary: The study conducted comprehensive surveys and measurements of Moso bamboo forests in China, providing accurate estimations of bamboo forest biomass and revealing its proportion in the total national forest biomass in China.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Fengna Liang, Le Yu, Cheng Jin, Xiao Huang, Yonglai Huang, Luhong Tang, Longxing Tang, Xiangqing Ma, Liping Cai
Summary: This study characterized the soil fungal communities near different levels of decomposing Moso bamboo stumps and found that changes in their structure and functional groups play an important role during the decomposition process. The findings provide a scientific basis for screening functional fungal strains that promote the decomposition of Moso bamboo stumps.
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Forestry
Sadadi Ojoatre, Jos Barlow, Suzanne R. Jacobs, Mariana C. Rufino
Summary: This study evaluates the changes in a forest complex in Kenya and finds that within 20 years of disturbance, there is rapid recovery of aboveground biomass and carbon accumulation, and the species diversity remains high in these previously disturbed fragments.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Forestry
Astor Torano Caicoya, Peter Biber, Miren del Rio, Ricardo Ruiz-Peinado, Catia Arcangeli, Robert Matthews, Hans Pretzsch
Summary: This study analyzed the effects of site and climate on the self-thinning line in Scots pine forests in Europe. The results showed that species tolerance, temperature, and precipitation influenced the slope of the self-thinning line. In terms of the intercept, latitude and radiation had compensating effects. Time did not show significant trends in the self-thinning line. The study highlights the need to adapt management strategies and models based on self-thinning to different latitudes. Climate change has not yet significantly impacted the self-thinning trajectory, but a continuous rise in temperature and high precipitation may accelerate the self-thinning process and result in increased biomass accumulation.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Forestry
Haonan Zhang, Jianing Xu, Weiqi Meng, Zhonglin Li, Yanyan Ni, Weijie Li, Hao Chen, Xingshuo Zhang, Huanhuan Yuan, Zhi Wang
Summary: Secondary forests play a crucial role in ecosystem dynamics and biodiversity recovery. This study investigated the mechanisms underlying secondary succession in a restored secondary forest and found that deciduous tree species transition from diversity accumulators to repellents as they progress through different life history stages, while evergreen tree species can act as accumulators or remain neutral. The study also revealed the effects of density dependence on the mortality and regeneration of different tree species, and highlighted the importance of early-arriving tree species in facilitating the establishment and diversity of late-arriving counterparts.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Forestry
Yierxiati Abulaiti, Zijian Huang, Guojiao Xie, Xiaojuan Zou, Qin Luo, Minhuang Wang, Qiong Yang, Ping Hu, Shixiao Yu
Summary: In this study, the resistance to pest infestation of native and exotic mangrove species was compared based on their traits and spectral reflectance. The results showed that exotic species exhibited higher resistance to pest infestation compared to native species.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Forestry
Thomas Feiss, Vincent Robin, Delphine Aran, Joseph Levillain, Thierry Paul, Jean-Luc Dupouey
Summary: Fagus sylvatica L. is a competitive tree in European temperate deciduous forests, but often sporadic or absent in present-day stands where Quercus spp. are dominant. Through soil charcoal analysis in the Lorraine Plateau in France, the presence of Fagus and Quercus in mature Quercus stands was confirmed. Radiocarbon dating results indicated that historical forest management caused the replacement of Fagus by Quercus, starting from the Bronze Age.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Forestry
Paula Halbig, Anne-Sophie Stelzer, Peter Baier, Josef Pennerstorfer, Horst Delb, Axel Schopf
Summary: The incidence of oak processionary moth in Central Europe has been increasing, posing severe threats to oak trees, humans, and animals. To address this issue, researchers have developed an online early warning system that provides phenological forecasts and decision support for the protection of oak trees and human health.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Forestry
Jean-Baptiste Ndamiyehe Ncutirakiza, Sylvie Gourlet-Fleury, Philippe Lejeune, Xavier Bry, Catherine Trottier, Frederic Mortier, Adeline Fayolle, Francois Muhashy Habiyaremye, Leopold Ndjele Mianda-Bungi, Gauthier Ligot
Summary: This study examines the influence of canopy structure on tropical tree growth using data collected through unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and field measurements. The results show that combining UAV and field data can improve the prediction of tree diameter increment. Diameter at breast height and crown area are complementary predictors, and crown-based competition indices significantly enhance prediction models. The calibrated model at one site can accurately predict growth at another site.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Forestry
Abebe Damtew, Emiru Birhane, Christian Messier, Alain Paquette, Bart Muys
Summary: Restoring degraded dryland requires a diverse mixture of trees and shrubs. Shading and species diversity can improve seedling survival and vitality. Shaded conditions led to higher seedling survival, vitality, and chlorophyll content, while increasing species richness improved seedling vitality in non-shaded conditions.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Forestry
Francois Hebert, Isabelle Delisle, Marc Tremblay, Pascal Tremblay, Jean- Francois Boucher, Yan Boucher, Daniel Lord
Summary: Regeneration failures in the closed-crown boreal forest, resulting in the creation of open lichen woodlands, can be restored through clear-cutting, scarification, and natural seeding. Clear-cutting combined with scarification promotes seedling establishment, and scarification creates suitable microsites for germination. Seedling growth in lichen woodlands is higher when logging and scarification are combined, but lower compared to feather moss stands. Afforestation through natural seeding following scarification could be a cost-effective option for restoring lichen woodlands.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Forestry
Bianca Wulansari Kassun, A. Maarit I. Kallio, Erik Tr Omborg, Meley Mekonen Rannestad
Summary: Mapping and analyzing forest ecosystem services in dry and mountain forests can provide valuable knowledge for sustainable forest management strategies.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Forestry
Michael Premer, Eric Turnblom, Aaron Weiskittel
Summary: Managed forests serve as a natural climate change solution by sequestering carbon and storing it in harvested wood products, while also providing ecosystem services and wildlife habitat. This study focused on the stem sinuosity of juvenile coastal Douglas-fir and found that genetic improvement, silviculture practices, and local growing conditions can impact stem sinuosity. Factors such as tree spacing, vegetation control, and climate variables also affect the severity of stem sinuosity.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Forestry
Bronwyn Lira Dyson, Rhea Herpel, Peter Karasch, Jorg Mueller, Dominik Thom, Claus Baessler
Summary: The study aimed to assess the effects of different forest management strategies, dead wood types, and microclimates on Fomes fomentarius. The results showed that the occupancy of Fomes fomentarius was lower in control stands, while the percent cover occupied on snags under a closed canopy was higher. Increasing the number of snags and maintaining dense forest canopies could enhance the presence of Fomes fomentarius as well as provide important microhabitats for various arthropods.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Forestry
Di Liu, Chaofan Zhou, Xiao He, Xiangdong Lei, Huiru Zhang, Xianzhao Liu
Summary: Canopy structure plays a significant role in the distribution and growth of saplings. Traditional canopy metrics are inadequate in irregular stands. The innovative framework of canopy triangular units provides a comprehensive understanding of the canopy's three-dimensional attributes. Through this framework, we can analyze the differences in various triangular unit types and the spatial dispersion of saplings.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Forestry
Amalia Valeria Ibanez Moro, Fabian Borghetti, Leonardo Galetto, Juan M. Cellini, Sandra J. Bravo
Summary: This study evaluated the size and persistence of soil seed banks (SSB) of six native woody species in dry subtropical forests of the western Argentine Chaco region. The results showed that SSB size was influenced by different sites and sampling years, and forest disturbances had varying effects on SSB.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Forestry
Stephanie Landry, Marc-Andre Villard, Gaetan Pelletier, Martin-Hugues St-Laurent
Summary: In many regions of the world, excessive browsing by ungulates has reached unsustainable levels, threatening biodiversity and forest regeneration. Moose, as ecological engineers, have severe impacts on forest structure and composition through overbrowsing. The distribution of forage and cover patches affects moose browsing pressure, and this relationship has been explored in conifer-dominated stands but not in hardwood-dominated landscapes.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)