Review
Forestry
Gedion Tsegay, Xiang-Zhou Meng
Summary: Globally, forests are facing serious issues with deforestation, despite a slowdown in the rate of forest loss. Exclosures play a crucial role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and are essential for permanent carbon sinks.
Article
Ecology
J. Ignacio Ramirez, Patrick A. Jansen, Jan den Ouden, Laxmi Moktan, Natalie Herdoiza, Lourens Poorter
Summary: The study found that ungulates can trigger cascading effects on lower trophic levels in temperate forests, leading to decreased sapling density, reduced rodent activity, lower litter depth, indirectly reduced invertebrate diversity, and increased soil compaction. However, decomposition and mineralization rates were found to be resilient to ungulate browsing and trampling. Increasing ungulate abundance was also shown to strengthen these cascading effects in the ecosystem.
Article
Ecology
Junxiang Ding, Wenjing Ge, Qing Liu, Qitong Wang, Deliang Kong, Huajun Yin
Summary: Above-ground nutrient conservation and below-ground nutrient acquisition are crucial for plants' nutrition and ecosystem functions. However, the coordination between these two strategies in alpine forests, particularly for ectomycorrhizal conifers, remains unclear. This study investigated the relationships and environmental drivers between nutrient resorption efficiency, root traits, mycorrhizal colonization, rhizosphere effect, and leaf nutrient resorption in 40 populations of ECM conifers on the Tibetan Plateau. The results revealed temperature-driven collaborations and preferences for below-ground nutrient acquisition strategies, which can influence the above-ground nutrient utilization strategy.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Elia Vangi, Giovanni D'Amico, Saverio Francini, Costanza Borghi, Francesca Giannetti, Piermaria Corona, Marco Marchetti, Davide Travaglini, Guido Pellis, Marina Vitullo, Gherardo Chirici
Summary: This study presents a new spatial model for estimating yearly growing stock volume, above-ground biomass, and carbon stock. The model was tested in Italy and showed promising results in comparison with existing data and monitoring indicators. The study demonstrates that this modeling approach can be used to establish a forest monitoring system that meets the interests of governments and private entities.
ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING & SOFTWARE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Siriluck Thammanu, Hee Han, Dokrak Marod, Jamroon Srichaichana, Joosang Chung
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the structure of two deciduous forests and assess their above-ground carbon stock in a community forest in northern Thailand. The findings showed that carbon stock increased in the community forest under community forest management, and maintaining CFM can increase carbon sequestration and reduce CO2 emissions in the long term. Additionally, involvement in REDD+ and participation in the international carbon market could create more economic opportunities for local communities.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Zafar Siddiq, Muhammad Umar Hayyat, Amin U. Khan, Rashid Mahmood, Laila Shahzad, Rabia Ghaffar, Kun-Fang Cao
Summary: This study assessed the carbon stocks and biomass allocation of two dominant species, Acacia modesta and Olea ferruginea, in a subtropical dry forest in Pakistan. The results showed higher biomass proportion in the above-ground parts of the harvested trees, and developed models for estimating carbon stocks.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Monique Weemstra, Jenny Zambrano, David Allen, Maria Natalia Umana
Summary: This study indicates that resource economics cannot explain the relationships between leaf and root traits and tree growth rates. For trees with low or intermediate specific leaf area (SLA), thick roots may be considered acquisitive, associated with faster growth. Trees did not coordinate their leaf and root traits according to plant resource economics but enhanced their growth rates by combining thick roots with conservative leaves or vice versa.
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mthembeni Mngadi, John Odindi, Onisimo Mutanga
Summary: Urbanization leads to transformation of natural landscape into impervious surface, affecting urban ecological processes and ecosystem services. Urban reforestation serves as a long-term alternative for carbon sink and climate change mitigation. The study demonstrates the value of Sentinel-2 spectral data for predicting carbon stock in reforested urban landscapes, providing critical information for optimizing carbon sequestration capacity and climate change mitigation potential.
Article
Ecology
Nicholas Wilson, Ross Bradstock
Summary: This study presents the largest dataset on carbon stock changes resulting from wildfire in eucalypt forests. Logging reduces the stability of above ground carbon stocks in resprouting eucalypt forests. This information is critical for land managers seeking to manage forests for carbon sequestration.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Sharifah Nur Atikah, Muhammad Syafiq Yahya, Ahmad Razi Norhisham, Norizah Kamarudin, Ruzana Sanusi, Badrul Azhar
Summary: Southeast Asian tropical rainforests are rapidly shrinking due to human activities, leading to devastating impacts on avian biodiversity. A selectively logged hill dipterocarp forest in Peninsular Malaysia can still support a large proportion of forest birds, with avian biodiversity being positively related to certain site-level attributes. Urgent actions are needed to incorporate disturbed hill dipterocarp forests into protected area networks to mitigate further forest biodiversity loss.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Kauane Maiara Bordin, Adriane Esquivel-Muelbert, Rodrigo Scarton Bergamin, Joice Klipel, Rayana Caroline Picolotto, Marcelo Araujo Frangipani, Katia Janaina Zanini, Marcus Vinicius Cianciaruso, Joao Andre Jarenkow, Cristiane Follmann Jurinitz, Martin Molz, Pedro Higuchi, Ana Carolina da Silva, Sandra Cristina Mueller
Summary: The study revealed that the average above-ground biomass (AGB) in subtropical forests is 246 Mg ha-1, mainly driven by temperature annual range and the proportion of large-sized trees, with no predictive power from soil texture, community mean leaf nitrogen content, and functional diversity. The positive effect of large-sized trees highlights their crucial role in long-term carbon storage in mature forests.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Xin Jing, Bart Muys, Helge Bruelheide, Ellen Desie, Stephan Hattenschwiler, Herve Jactel, Bogdan Jaroszewicz, Paul Kardol, Sophia Ratcliffe, Michael Scherer-Lorenzen, Federico Selvi, Karen Vancampenhout, Fons van der Plas, Kris Verheyen, Lars Vesterdal, Juan Zuo, Koenraad Van Meerbeek
Summary: Biodiversity experiments have shown that complementarity, particularly above- and below-ground complementarity, plays a key role in driving the relationship between tree species diversity and wood production in mature forests. The importance of selection was found to be relatively less significant in this relationship. Therefore, considering complementary above- and below-ground traits when selecting tree species is crucial for promoting tree diversity and productivity in European forests.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yuchen Meng, Jiankun Bai, Ruikun Gou, Xiaowei Cui, Jianxiang Feng, Zheng Dai, Xiaoping Diao, Xiaoshan Zhu, Guanghui Lin
Summary: The study found significant positive relationships between above-ground and below-ground mangrove carbon stocks in China, with the best fitting equation determined to be BGC = 1.58 * AGC + 81.06 (Mg/ha, R-2 = 0.62, p < 0.01, n = 122). Linear relationships between above- and below-ground carbon stocks vary for mangrove forests of different types and locations, from different geographical regions in China to other countries worldwide. The positive relationship discovered can aid in more accurate assessments of mangrove blue carbon stocks at regional or global scales.
CARBON BALANCE AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Alex Joselio Pires Coelho, Fabio Antonio Ribeiro Matos, Pedro Manuel Villa, Gustavo Heringer, Venessa Pontara, Roosevelt de Paula Almado, Joao Augusto Alves Meira-Neto
Summary: Second-growth forests play a critical role in limiting biodiversity loss and mitigating climate change. The intensity of past management and the isolation of the forest patches have negative effects on tree species diversity and carbon stock in these forests.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Francis E. Putz, Denver T. Cayetano, Ethan P. Belair, Peter W. Ellis, Anand Roopsind, Bronson W. Griscom, Catherine Finlayson, Alex Finkral, Percival P. Cho, Claudia Romero
Summary: Infestation of trees by climbing plants is common and increasing in selectively logged forests, and cutting these plants can sequester carbon and increase timber yields.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Ingeborg Callesen, Nicholas Clarke, Andis Lazdins, Iveta Varnagiryte-Kabasinskiene, Karsten Raulund-Rasmussen
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2019)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Lander Baeten, Helge Bruelheide, Fons van der Plas, Stephan Kambach, Sophia Ratcliffe, Tommaso Jucker, Eric Allan, Evy Ampoorter, Luc Barbaro, Cristina C. Bastias, Juergen Bauhus, Raquel Benavides, Damien Bonal, Olivier Bouriaud, Filippo Bussotti, Monique Carnol, Bastien Castagneyrol, Yohan Charbonnier, Ewa Checko, David A. Coomes, Jonas Dahlgren, Seid Muhie Dawud, Hans De Wandeler, Timo Domisch, Leena Finer, Markus Fischer, Mariangela Fotelli, Arthur Gessler, Charlotte Grossiord, Virginie Guyot, Stephan Hattenschwiler, Herve Jactel, Bogdan Jaroszewicz, Francois-Xavier Joly, Julia Koricheva, Aleksi Lehtonen, Sandra Mueller, Bart Muys, Diem Nguyen, Martina Pollastrini, Kalliopi Radoglou, Karsten Raulund-Rasmussen, Paloma Ruiz-Benito, Federico Selvi, Jan Stenlid, Fernando Valladares, Lars Vesterdal, Kris Verheyen, Christian Wirth, Miguel A. Zavala, Michael Scherer-Lorenzen
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Forestry
Francis Q. Brearley, Wahyu C. Adinugroho, Rodrigo Camara-Leret, Haruni Krisnawati, Alicia Ledo, Lan Qie, Thomas E. L. Smith, Fitri Aini, Fabien Garnier, Nurul S. Lestari, Muhammad Mansur, Agustinus Murdjoko, Satria Oktarita, Emma Soraya, Hesti Lestari Tata, Tatang Tiryana, Liam A. Trethowan, Charlotte E. Wheeler, Muhammad Abdullah, Aswandi, Benjamin J. W. Buckley, Elena Cantarello, Iswan Dunggio, Hendra Gunawan, Charlie D. Heatubun, Diah Irawati Dwi Arini, Istomo, Tajudin Edy Komar, Relawan Kuswandi, Zaenal Mutaqien, Sunitha R. Pangala, Ramadhanil, Prayoto, Antun Puspanti, Muhammad A. Qirom, Andes H. Rozak, Asep Sadili, Ismayadi Samsoedin, Endah Sulistyawati, Siti Sundari, Sutomo, Agustinus P. Tampubolon, Campbell O. Webb
ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE
(2019)
Article
Ecology
Christian Gamborg, Jonas Morsing, Karsten Raulund-Rasmussen
RESTORATION ECOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Mark Tibbett, Marta Gil-Martinez, Tandra Fraser, Iain D. Green, Sarah Duddigan, Vinicius H. De Oliveira, Karsten Raulund-Rasmussen, Tom Sizmur, Anita Diaz
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Ervan Rutishauser, Stuart J. Wright, Richard Condit, Stephen P. Hubbell, Stuart J. Davies, Helene C. Muller-Landau
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Ecology
Jonas Morsing, Sebastian Kepfer-Rojas, Lars Baastrup-Spohr, Alexia Lopez Rodriguez, Karsten Raulund-Rasmussen
BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Ecology
Evy Ampoorter, Luc Barbaro, Herve Jactel, Lander Baeten, Johanna Boberg, Monique Carnol, Bastien Castagneyrol, Yohan Charbonnier, Seid Muhie Dawud, Marc Deconchat, Pallieter De Smedt, Hans De Wandeler, Virginie Guyot, Stephan Hattenschwiler, Francois-Xavier Joly, Julia Koricheva, Harriet Milligan, Bart Muys, Diem Nguyen, Sophia Ratcliffe, Karsten Raulund-Rasmussen, Michael Scherer-Lorenzen, Fons van der Plas, J. Van Keer, Kris Verheyen, Lars Vesterdal, Eric Allan
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Dmitry Schepaschenko, Jerome Chave, Oliver L. Phillips, Simon L. Lewis, Stuart J. Davies, Maxime Rejou-Mechain, Plinio Sist, Klaus Scipal, Christoph Perger, Bruno Herault, Nicolas Labriere, Florian Hofhansl, Kofi Affum-Baffoe, Alexei Aleinikov, Alfonso Alonso, Christian Amani, Alejandro Araujo-Murakami, John Armston, Luzmila Arroyo, Nataly Ascarrunz, Celso Azevedo, Timothy Baker, Radomir Balazy, Caroline Bedeau, Nicholas Berry, Andrii M. Bilous, Svitlana Yu. Bilous, Pulcherie Bissiengou, Lilian Blanc, Kapitolina S. Bobkova, Tatyana Braslavskaya, Roel Brienen, David F. R. P. Burslem, Richard Condit, Aida Cuni-Sanchez, Dilshad Danilina, Dennis del Castillo Torres, Geraldine Derroire, Laurent Descroix, Eleneide Doff Sotta, Marcus V. N. d'Oliveira, Christopher Dresel, Terry Erwin, Mikhail D. Evdokimenko, Jan Falck, Ted R. Feldpausch, Ernest G. Foli, Robin Foster, Steffen Fritz, Antonio Damian Garcia-Abril, Aleksey Gornov, Maria Gornova, Ernest Gothard-Bassebe, Sylvie Gourlet-Fleury, Marcelino Guedes, Keith C. Hamer, Farida Herry Susanty, Niro Higuchi, Euridice N. Honorio Coronado, Wannes Hubau, Stephen Hubbell, Ulrik Ilstedt, Viktor V. Ivanov, Milton Kanashiro, Anders Karlsson, Viktor N. Karminov, Timothy Killeen, Jean-Claude Konan Koffi, Maria Konovalova, Florian Kraxner, Jan Krejza, Haruni Krisnawati, Leonid V. Krivobokov, Mikhail A. Kuznetsov, Ivan Lakyda, Petro I. Lakyda, Juan Carlos Licona, Richard M. Lucas, Natalia Lukina, Daniel Lussetti, Yadvinder Malhi, Jose Antonio Manzanera, Beatriz Marimon, Ben Hur Marimon Junior, Rodolfo Vasquez Martinez, Olga V. Martynenko, Maksym Matsala, Raisa K. Matyashuk, Lucas Mazzei, Herve Memiaghe, Casimiro Mendoza, Abel Monteagudo Mendoza, Olga V. Moroziuk, Liudmila Mukhortova, Samsudin Musa, Dina I. Nazimova, Toshinori Okuda, Luis Claudio Oliveira, Petr V. Ontikov, Andrey F. Osipov, Stephan Pietsch, Maureen Playfair, John Poulsen, Vladimir G. Radchenko, Kenneth Rodney, Andes H. Rozak, Ademir Ruschel, Ervan Rutishauser, Linda See, Maria Shchepashchenko, Nikolay Shevchenko, Anatoly Shvidenko, Marcos Silveira, James Singh, Bonaventure Sonke, Cintia Souza, Krzysztof Sterenczak, Leonid Stonozhenko, Martin J. P. Sullivan, Justyna Szatniewska, Hermann T. Aedoumg, Hans Ter Steege, Elena Tikhonova, Marisol Toledo, Olga V. Trefilova, Ruben Valbuena, Luis Valenzuela Gamarra, Sergey Vasiliev, Estella F. Vedrova, Sergey V. Verhovets, Edson Vidal, Nadezhda A. Vladimirova, Jason Vleminckx, Vincent A. Vos, Foma K. Vozmitel, Wolfgang Wanek, Thales A. P. West, Hannsjorg Woell, John T. Woods, Verginia Wortel, Toshihiro Yamada, Zamah Shari Nur Hajar, Irie Casimir Zo-Bi
Article
Environmental Sciences
Camille Piponiot, Ervan Rutishauser, Geraldine Derroire, Francis E. Putz, Plinio Sist, Thales A. P. West, Laurent Descroix, Marcelino Carneiro Guedes, Euridice N. Honorio Coronado, Milton Kanashiro, Lucas Mazzei, Marcus Vinicio Neves d'Oliveira, Marielos Pena-Claros, Ken Rodney, Ademir R. Ruschel, Cintia Rodrigues de Souza, Edson Vidal, Verginia Wortel, Bruno Herault
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2019)
Article
Ecology
Robert Muscarella, Thaise Emilio, Oliver L. Phillips, Simon L. Lewis, Ferry Slik, William J. Baker, Thomas L. P. Couvreur, Wolf L. Eiserhardt, Jens-Christian Svenning, Kofi Affum-Baffoe, Shin-Ichiro Aiba, Everton C. de Almeida, Samuel S. de Almeida, Edmar Almeida de Oliveira, Esteban alvarez-Davila, Luciana F. Alves, Carlos Mariano Alvez-Valles, Fabricio Alvim Carvalho, Fernando Alzate Guarin, Ana Andrade, Luis E. O. C. Aragao, Alejandro Araujo Murakami, Luzmila Arroyo, Peter S. Ashton, Gerardo A. Aymard Corredor, Timothy R. Baker, Plinio Barbosa de Camargo, Jos Barlow, Jean-Francois Bastin, Natacha Nssi Bengone, Erika Berenguer, Nicholas Berry, Lilian Blanc, Katrin Boehning-Gaese, Damien Bonal, Frans Bongers, Matt Bradford, Fabian Brambach, Francis Q. Brearley, Steven W. Brewer, Jose L. C. Camargo, David G. Campbell, Carolina V. Castilho, Wendeson Castro, Damien Catchpole, Carlos E. Ceron Martinez, Shengbin Chen, Phourin Chhang, Percival Cho, Wanlop Chutipong, Connie Clark, Murray Collins, James A. Comiskey, Massiel Nataly Corrales Medina, Flavia R. C. Costa, Heike Culmsee, Heriberto David-Higuita, Priya Davidar, Jhon del Aguila-Pasquel, Geraldine Derroire, Anthony Di Fiore, Tran Van Do, Jean-Louis Doucet, Aurelie Dourdain, Donald R. Drake, Andreas Ensslin, Terry Erwin, Corneille E. N. Ewango, Robert M. Ewers, Sophie Fauset, Ted R. Feldpausch, Joice Ferreira, Leandro Valle Ferreira, Markus Fischer, Janet Franklin, Gabriella M. Fredriksson, Thomas W. Gillespie, Martin Gilpin, Christelle Gonmadje, Arachchige Upali Nimal Gunatilleke, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Jefferson S. Hall, Keith C. Hamer, David J. Harris, Rhett D. Harrison, Andrew Hector, Andreas Hemp, Bruno Herault, Carlos Gabriel Hidalgo Pizango, Euridice N. Honorio Coronado, Wannes Hubau, Mohammad Shah Hussain, Faridah-Hanum Ibrahim, Nobuo Imai, Carlos A. Joly, Shijo Joseph, K. Anitha, Kuswata Kartawinata, Justin Kassi, Timothy J. Killeen, Kanehiro Kitayama, Bente Bang Klitgard, Robert Kooyman, Nicolas Labriere, Eileen Larney, Yves Laumonier, Susan G. Laurance, William F. Laurance, Michael J. Lawes, Aurora Levesley, Janvier Lisingo, Thomas Lovejoy, Jon C. Lovett, Xinghui Lu, Anne Mette Lykke, William E. Magnusson, Ni Putu Diana Mahayani, Yadvinder Malhi, Asyraf Mansor, Jose Luis Marcelo Pena, Ben H. Marimon-Junior, Andrew R. Marshall, Karina Melgaco, Casimiro Mendoza Bautista, Vianet Mihindou, Jerome Millet, William Milliken, D. Mohandass, Abel Lorenzo Monteagudo Mendoza, Badru Mugerwa, Hidetoshi Nagamasu, Laszlo Nagy, Naret Seuaturien, Marcelo T. Nascimento, David A. Neill, Luiz Menini Neto, Rueben Nilus, Mario Percy Nunez Vargas, Eddy Nurtjahya, R. Nazare O. de Araujo, Onrizal Onrizal, Walter A. Palacios, Sonia Palacios-Ramos, Marc Parren, Ekananda Paudel, Paulo S. Morandi, R. Toby Pennington, Georgia Pickavance, John J. Pipoly, Nigel C. A. Pitman, Erny Poedjirahajoe, Lourens Poorter, John R. Poulsen, P. Rama Chandra Prasad, Adriana Prieto, Jean-Philippe Puyravaud, Lan Qie, Carlos A. Quesada, Hirma Ramirez-Angulo, Jean Claude Razafimahaimodison, Jan Meindert Reitsma, Edilson J. Requena-Rojas, Zorayda Restrepo Correa, Carlos Reynel Rodriguez, Anand Roopsind, Francesco Rovero, Andes Rozak, Agustin Rudas Lleras, Ervan Rutishauser, Gemma Rutten, Ruwan Punchi-Manage, Rafael P. Salomao, Hoang Van Sam, Swapan Kumar Sarker, Manichanh Satdichanh, Juliana Schietti, Christine B. Schmitt, Beatriz Schwantes Marimon, Feyera Senbeta, Lila Nath Sharma, Douglas Sheil, Rodrigo Sierra, Javier E. Silva-Espejo, Marcos Silveira, Bonaventure Sonke, Marc K. Steininger, Robert Steinmetz, Tariq Stevart, Raman Sukumar, Aisha Sultana, Terry C. H. Sunderland, Hebbalalu Satyanarayana Suresh, Jianwei Tang, Edmund Tanner, Hans ter Steege, John W. Terborgh, Ida Theilade, Jonathan Timberlake, Armando Torres-Lezama, Peter Umunay, Maria Uriarte, Luis Valenzuela Gamarra, Mariam van de Bult, Peter van der Hout, Rodolfo Vasquez Martinez, Ima Celia Guimaraes Vieira, Simone A. Vieira, Emilio Vilanova, Jeanneth Villalobos Cayo, Ophelia Wang, Campbell O. Webb, Edward L. Webb, Lee White, Timothy J. S. Whitfeld, Serge Wich, Simon Willcock, Susan K. Wiser, Kenneth R. Young, Rahmad Zakaria, Runguo Zang, Charles E. Zartman, Irie Casimir Zo-Bi, Henrik Balslev
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2020)
Article
Agronomy
Sarah Duddigan, Marta Gil-Martinez, Tandra Fraser, Iain Green, Anita Diaz, Tom Sizmur, Mark Pawlett, Karsten Raulund-Rasmussen, Mark Tibbett
Article
Forestry
Robson Borges de Lima, Ervan Rutishauser, Jose Antonio Aleixo da Silva, Marcelino Carneiro Guedes, Bruno Herault, Cinthia Pereira de Oliveira, Perseu da Silva Aparicio, Eleneide Doff Sotta, Diego Armando Silva da Silva, Rinaldo Luiz Caraciolo Ferreira
Summary: Accurate estimates of commercial volume in tropical forests are crucial for sustainable forest management. The study found that it is possible to develop precise generic models to estimate commercial timber volume, offering guidance for forest managers and scientists.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Decky Indrawan Junaedi, Imawan Wahyu Hidayat, Muhammad Efendi, Zaenal Mutaqien, Musyarofah Zuhri, Taufikurrahman Nasution, Fitri Kurniawati, Muhammad Imam Surya, Lily Ismaini, Aisyah Handayani, Andes Hamuraby Rozak
Summary: This study in Indonesian mountain forests found that leaf thickness and habitat elevation were key factors influencing the abundance-weighted species richness of naturalized alien plant species, while leaf traits and environmental factors did not have a significant impact on the number of individuals per exotic species per plot.
JOURNAL OF MOUNTAIN SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Biology
S. M. Stas, B. D. Spracklen, P. D. Willetts, T. C. Le, H. D. Tran, T. T. Le, D. T. Ngo, A. V. Le, H. T. Le, E. Rutishauser, J. Schwendike, J. H. Marsham, M. van Kuijk, E. K. K. Jew, O. L. Phillips, D. V. Spracklen
Summary: Many natural forests in Southeast Asia have been degraded due to decades of logging. The restoration of these forests is delayed by ongoing logging and tropical cyclones, but the impact on recovery is uncertain. A study in central Vietnam found that plantations are more susceptible to cyclone damage compared to natural forests. The research suggests reducing unlicensed logging and preventing the conversion of degraded natural forests into plantations is essential for the restoration of forest landscapes in Southeast Asia, especially in cyclone-prone areas.
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
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
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Amalia Valeria Ibanez Moro, Fabian Borghetti, Leonardo Galetto, Juan M. Cellini, Sandra J. Bravo
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FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
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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)