Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Zheng Chen, Jieyu Liu, Li Li, Yongping Wu, Guolin Feng, Zhonghua Qian, Gui-Quan Sun
Summary: Climate change has had significant impacts on the Hulun Buir Grassland, with temperature, precipitation, and CO2 concentration playing critical roles in vegetation growth. The current climate condition is unfavorable for vegetation growth, while the RCP2.6 scenario provides ideal conditions for vegetation growth.
PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
E. Collado, J. A. Bonet, J. G. Alday, J. Martinez de Aragon, S. de -Miguel
Summary: This study found that forest thinning intensities can have short-term effects on fungal communities in Mediterranean regions, particularly under heavy and light thinning intensities; climatic factors, especially the mean temperature of September and October, can influence the compositional response of fungi to forest thinning; however, forest thinning does not impact sporocarp species diversity (richness and evenness).
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Michael A. Blazier, Thomas Hennessey, Laurence Schimleck, Scott Abbey, Ryan Holbrook, Joseph Dahlen
Summary: Changes in ownership and forest product use patterns have led to a trend of growing loblolly pine in shorter rotations in the southeastern United States. This study found that planting density significantly affects wood properties and different genotypes can also impact wood quality. Optimum planting density ranges were provided, and it was suggested that forest managers have flexibility in managing loblolly pine stand density without altering wood properties.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Chun-Yang Duan, Ming-Yong Li, Chi Zhang, Xue-Wei Gong, Jiao-Jun Zhu, Yu Cao, De-Dong Wu, Guang-You Hao
Summary: Intensifying drought poses challenges to tree growth and survival globally. Understanding the physiological mechanisms of drought-induced decline and using silvicultural approaches become important. This study investigates whether thinning enhances tree growth vigor and drought resilience in Mongolian pine plantations, finding that thinning effectively reverses growth decline. Thinned stands exhibit higher water potentials, hydraulic conductivities, and carbon reserves. Thinning improves xylem hydraulic transport efficiency, reduces carbon imbalance, and mitigates early aging of Mongolian pine plantations in water-limited environments.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yansong Zhang, De-Hui Zeng, Guochen Wang, Xin Li, Guigang Lin
Summary: Afforestation can effectively control desertification and soil erosion on degraded lands, but soil nitrogen availability often limits these functions. The shift in soil nitrogen availability along plantation development is not well understood. In this study, we investigated the dynamics of soil nitrogen mineralization and nitrification rates and explored the mechanisms behind these dynamics from the perspective of N-cycling microbes. Our results showed that soil nitrogen availability increases and N cycling accelerates with plantation growth, and microbial N recycling driven by beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase is closely related to soil nitrogen dynamics along stand development.
LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Entomology
Kevin J. Dodds, Jessica Cancelliere, Marc F. DiGirolomo
Summary: The southern pine beetle, which threatens valuable pitch pine barrens, has extended its range into the northeastern United States. Investigation of restoration treatments in Rocky Point State Forest and Albany Pine Bush Preserve showed significant captures of saproxylic insects, including bark beetles and woodborers. Ips spp. were abundant at both sites, with Ips pini found in higher numbers in thinned blocks in Rocky Point State Forest.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST ENTOMOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Yanwu Pei, Laiming Huang, Ming'an Shao, Yinglong Zhang, Yanhui Pan
Summary: Understanding the water use pattern and transpiration rate of revegetation species is crucial for efficient water management and sustainable vegetation restoration. However, the characteristics of water use pattern and transpiration of P. sylvestris at different ages remain poorly understood.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Krzysztof Leszczynski, Arkadiusz Stanczykiewicz, Dariusz Kulak, Grzegorz Szewczyk, Pawel Tylek
Summary: The study aims to estimate the productivity and costs of timber harvesting and forwarding during the first commercial thinning of a Scots pine stand. Three harvesting models were introduced and compared: narrow trail, wide access trail, and schematic extraction. The study showed the productivity of the mini-harvester and forwarding equipment, with calculated net machine costs provided for each. Increasing the usage rate of the harvesting equipment could significantly reduce the harvesting and forwarding costs.
Article
Forestry
Noah T. Shephard, Omkar Joshi, Andres Susaeta, Rodney E. Will
Summary: The study highlights the importance of thinning as a key measure to improve efficiency in commercial timber species like loblolly pine, while the efficiency significantly decreases under drought conditions. Thinning is crucial for alleviating drought conditions, while fertilization is unlikely to help mitigate drought impacts from an efficiency standpoint.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Kigwang Baek, Eunjai Lee, Hyungtae Choi, Minjae Cho, Yunsung Choi, Sangkyun Han
Summary: Machine harvesting can cause soil disturbances, such as compaction and rutting. The impacts of different types of harvesters, soil textures, and extraction methods on soil compaction and rutting were studied in a Korean Pine stand. The results showed that wheel and tracked harvesters led to increased soil bulk density, with the largest impact observed in the forwarding track. Brush mats on harvester and forwarder trails can help reduce machine-induced soil compaction.
Article
Forestry
Diana Turrion, Francisco Fornieles, Susana Bautista
Summary: Both regular and aggregated thinning patterns similarly increased pine radial growth, with faster growth rates for smaller trees. The height growth rate was higher for 600R and control treatments compared to 600A, indicating positive effects on height for both low and very high pine densities. The aggregated thinning pattern had a near-term positive effect on water availability at the stand level, primarily due to enhanced soil water content in canopy gaps.
Article
Forestry
Deogkyu Kweon, Philip G. Comeau
Summary: This study investigated the effects of climate, site index, and structural diversity on maximum size-density relationships for Korean red pine and Mongolian oak. Results show that these factors significantly influence stand density and carrying capacity.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Forestry
J. Paluch, R. Jastrzebski
Summary: This study confirms the hypothesis that natural stand dynamics generate an aggregated pattern of canopy openness in old-growth forests. Canopy heterogeneity is primarily determined by small-scale variation at the 20-meter scale, and there is spatial dependence in the distribution patterns of grid points characterized by different levels of canopy openness.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Shawn M. McKenzie, William C. Parker, Michael F. J. Pisaric, M. Altaf Arain
Summary: In this study, the radial growth response to climate of a red pine plantation was assessed. Results showed that warmer temperatures and periodic drought reduced growth, while increased precipitation during the early growing season promoted growth. The long-term climate-growth relationship was unstable due to thinning and climate variation, and the correlation between climate and growth diminished following thinning. These findings suggest that future climate change may greatly reduce the growth of red pine plantations, but periodic thinning can help mitigate the impacts.
Article
Forestry
Leandro C. Berude, Nilton C. Fiedler, Eduardo S. Lopes, Carla K. Rodrigues, Alana Nadolny, Allan Libanio Pelissari
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the productivity, costs, and tree damage caused by different thinning operations using harvester and forwarder machines in a pine stand. Results showed that TH5 was the most cost-effective, while TH7 enabled increasing the selective thinning area and improving the pine stand quality.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOREST ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Kelly F. O. Ribeiro, Valeria F. Martins, Thorsten Wiegand, Flavio A. M. Santos
Summary: Investigations on the ecological processes in white-sand flooded forests have shown that habitat filtering is the most important factor influencing the distribution of congeneric species, while interspecific competition and dispersal limitation have less impact. Maintaining the different habitats in these threatened environments is crucial for preserving high species richness.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Review
Ecology
Petr Keil, Thorsten Wiegand, Aniko B. Toth, Daniel J. Mcglinn, Jonathan M. Chase
Summary: Interspecific spatial associations (ISA) provide insights into community structuring, but have been primarily examined in the context of interspecific interactions. Neglect of other aspects of ISA, confusion regarding measurement approaches, and uncertain theoretical connections to biodiversity facets, highlight the need for a specific focus on ISA in biodiversity assessments. ISA measurements are more informative when spatially explicit, and links to classical biodiversity aspects such as alpha, beta, and gamma diversity mostly fail to reflect ISA changes, except for average pairwise beta diversity. Study of ISA can provide tests for biodiversity theories and explore potentially predictive macroecological patterns beyond biotic interactions.
ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Adam Thomas Clark, Jean-Francois Arnoldi, Yuval R. Zelnik, Gyorgy Barabas, Dorothee Hodapp, Canan Karakoc, Sara Koenig, Viktoriia Radchuk, Ian Donohue, Andreas Huth, Claire Jacquet, Claire de Mazancourt, Andrea Mentges, Dorian Nothaass, Lauren G. Shoemaker, Franziska Taubert, Thorsten Wiegand, Shaopeng Wang, Jonathan M. Chase, Michel Loreau, Stanley Harpole
Summary: Ecological stability refers to how interacting species in a system change over time and respond to disturbances. It is challenging to compare stability measurements across different sites and systems due to sampling scales and environmental context. Stochastic dynamical systems theory can be used to derive statistical scaling relationships for resilience, resistance, and invariance, aiding in predicting average stability across various scales and revealing unknown heterogeneity information.
Article
Ecology
Thorsten Wiegand, Xugao Wang, Kristina J. Anderson-Teixeira, Norman A. Bourg, Min Cao, Xiuqin Ci, Stuart J. Davies, Zhanqing Hao, Robert W. Howe, W. John Kress, Juyu Lian, Jie Li, Luxiang Lin, Yiching Lin, Keping Ma, William McShea, Xiangcheng Mi, Sheng-Hsin Su, I-Fang Sun, Amy Wolf, Wanhui Ye, Andreas Huth
Summary: Ecology still cannot fully explain why so many tree species coexist in natural communities, with a major difficulty being linking individual-level processes to community dynamics. By using tree spatial data, spatial statistics, and dynamical theory, the relationship between spatial patterns and population-level interaction coefficients can be revealed, impacting multispecies dynamics and coexistence.Mechanisms such as animal seed dispersal lead to a rare-species advantage and coexistence of otherwise neutral competitors.
NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Antonio Archidona-Yuste, Thorsten Wiegand, Nico Eisenhauer, Carolina Cantalapiedra-Navarrete, Juan E. Palomares-Rius, Pablo Castillo
Summary: The study focuses on how environmental changes drive the homogenization of ecological communities, specifically looking at the diversity of soil nematodes. Results show that transitioning from natural to agricultural systems and increasing land-use intensity can significantly enhance the functional similarities of plant-feeding nematode communities.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Maria V. Jimenez-Franco, Eva Gracia, Roberto C. Rodriguez-Caro, Jose D. Anadon, Thorsten Wiegand, Francisco Botella, Andres Gimenez
Summary: Land-use change is a major threat to global biodiversity. This study presents an interdisciplinary modelling approach to assess the population dynamics of long-lived species in response to agricultural abandonment and anthropisation. The results show that changes in movement patterns caused by land-use change can have lagged impacts on population density, reproductive rate, and extinction probability.
Article
Ecology
Genbatu Ge, Jingbo Zhang, Xiaona Chen, Xiangjie Liu, Yuguang Hao, Xiaohui Yang, SeMyung Kwon
Summary: Land use and land cover change (LULC) have significant impacts on ecosystem services, particularly in desert-oasis ecotones. This study used imagery and benefit transfer method to estimate the changes in ecosystem service value (ESV) in response to LULC in Dengkou County along the Yellow River in China. The results showed that cropland expansion was the most significant feature and led to an increase in the total ESV.
ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Danyu Wang, Chaoyi Shi, Khan Alamgir, SeMyung Kwon, Leilei Pan, Yuanjun Zhu, Xiaohui Yang
Summary: Artemisia annua is a crucial source of artemisinin, but its protection status is inadequate. The study reveals that the distribution areas of A. annua in Europe are greatly affected, and Asia and Europe have slightly better protection status scores. Protective measures for medicinal plants like A. annua are crucial to support drug production and disease treatment.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiao Zhang, Zhaofei Fan, Zhongjie Shi, Leilei Pan, SeMyung Kwon, Xiaohui Yang, Yanshu Liu
Summary: Global climate change and increased drought frequency and intensity have resulted in forest decline and tree mortality. By studying the resilience components of tree growth to drought, including resistance, recovery, and resilience, as well as the influencing factors, this study helps assess the production and ecological stability of forests under a changing climate. The findings highlight the importance of drought severity and individual-tree characteristics in influencing drought resilience components, which can inform future adaptive management of natural Mongolian pine forests.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Baizhu Wang, Yuanjun Zhu, Enkhmaa Erdenebileg, Chaoyi Shi, Dan Shan, Xiaohui Yang
Summary: The study investigates the relationship between soil physicochemical properties and steppe grazing potential. The results show that soil physical and chemical properties differ significantly at different grazing potential levels. Soil bulk density (SBD) and soil organic carbon (SOC) are found to be sensitive indicators that affect grazing potential. Furthermore, soil function and potential carrying capacity at a moderate grazing potential level are identified as important directions for future research. The study highlights the importance of understanding the relationship between soil function and steppe grazing potential for ecological restoration and sustainable development.
JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Antonio J. Perea, Thorsten Wiegand, Jose L. Garrido, Pedro J. Rey, Julio M. Alcantara
Summary: This study used point pattern analysis to examine the spatial phylogenetic and phenotypic structures of plant communities at different stages. The results showed that there were different patterns between saplings and adult plants, with adult plants exhibiting phylogenetic clustering. There were also differences in neighbor composition between species at different stages. The findings highlight the importance of ontogenetic shifts in plant community assembly processes.
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Hui Bai, Baizhu Wang, Yuanjun Zhu, Semyung Kwon, Xiaohui Yang, Kebin Zhang
Summary: In this study, Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Geographically Weighted Principal Component Analysis (GWPCA) were used to examine the spatial and temporal patterns of livestock populations in Inner Mongolia. The effects of meteorological disasters on livestock populations were also taken into consideration. The results showed that GWPCA had a stronger spatial explanation for livestock populations, and summer drought and spring-summer drought had a greater impact on both small and large livestock. The study highlights the geographical differences in the impact of meteorological disasters and their effects on livestock populations.
ISPRS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEO-INFORMATION
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Mike H. Salazar H. Villegas, Thorsten Wiegand, Roy Gonzalez-M, Susana Rodriguez-Buritica, Mohammed Qasim, Elmar Csaplovics
Summary: Analyzing the spatial association pattern among species can provide insights into forest dynamics and assembly mechanisms. This study used spatial point pattern analysis techniques to assess the spatial association network among eight species in a tropical dry forest in Colombia. Results showed that positive association patterns dominated at smaller spatial scales, while negative interactions prevailed at intermediate scales. The examined association patterns were found to be related to species traits and could provide valuable information for both community assembly understanding and restoration directions.
FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Raquel Munoz-Gallego, Thorsten Wiegand, Anna Traveset, Jose M. Fedriani
Summary: This study investigates the interaction between Mediterranean palm and feral goat, and finds that the intensity of goat activity affects palm distribution, seed rain, and seed predation. In areas with low goat activity, seeds are spatially aggregated around adult palms but experience higher insect-seed predation and lower seed germination success. In areas with high goat activity, palm seed dispersal and recruitment are almost non-existent due to heavy consumption by goats. The study shows how the outcome of plant-animal interactions can vary from mutualism to antagonism and even reproductive collapse depending on species abundance and activity.
Article
Ecology
Pablo A. Cipriotti, Sandro Puetz, Jose M. Paruelo, Norberto J. Bartoloni, Thorsten Wiegand
Summary: One of the central problems in ecology is how to scale from small-scale observations and experiments to large-scale patterns and processes. This study proposes a systematic strategy to approximate the dynamics of detailed simulation models using Markov chain and network analysis. The study finds that stocking rate and grazing season have nonlinear effects on steppe dynamics, with seasonal grazing at intermediate stocking rates yielding the best results. Specific vegetation states are identified as early warning signals for irreversible vegetation changes.
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
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)