Article
Forestry
Piotr Tadeusz Golos, Joanna Ukalska, Emilia Wysocka-Fijorek, Wojciech Gil
Summary: The study surveyed 1003 forest landowners to determine the average expected economic compensation under timber harvesting restrictions, with expectations influenced by timber-selling farmers and those with larger agricultural areas.
Review
Forestry
Daniel DeArmond, Fabiano Emmert, Alberto C. M. Pinto, Adriano J. N. Lima, Niro Higuchi
Summary: Logging in the Amazon biome, the largest tropical forest in the world, continues every year, causing significant impacts on the residual forest, wildlife, and streams. This review examines the current state of research on logging impacts in the Amazonia and finds that logging intensity and cycle play crucial roles in determining the extent of damage. Lowering logging intensity and implementing longer logging cycles are suggested for sustainable forest management in the region.
Article
Environmental Studies
Yaw Okyere Akomaning, Samuel Antwi Darkwah, Iva Zivelova, Petra Hlavackova
Summary: Globally, non-timber forest products (NTFPs) play a significant role in addressing the needs of rural populations in terms of food, poverty reduction, income, and livelihood. However, there is a lack of specific data on the economic contributions of NTFPs in the eastern region and Ghana as a whole. Insufficient attention has been given to the legislative and regulatory frameworks for NTFPs in Ghana, leading to their neglect in forest management policies and initiatives. This study emphasizes the importance of sustainable utilization and management of NTFPs for economic development and achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) in Ghana.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Anil Raj Kizha, Evan Nahor, Noah Coogen, Libin T. Louis, Alex K. George
Summary: This study evaluated residual stand damage under different harvesting methods and silvicultural prescriptions, with bole damage being the most frequent across all treatments. The hybrid cut-to-length method had lower damage density and severity compared to whole-tree harvesting. There were no significant differences in the height of the damages from the ground level between treatments within each study site, but there was a significant difference between the study sites.
Article
Forestry
Jianjia Zhu, Erfu Dai, Du Zheng, Silong Wang
Summary: Through a case study, this research identified the best management regimes for sustainable forest management in plantations in Southern China, including highly scheduled timber production, low fluctuations in periodically scheduled timber harvest levels, and age class structure. The study found that cutting area percentages from 20% to 40%, cutting period of 10 years, combined with small-area clear-cutting are optimal for long-term timber production.
Article
Economics
Charlie M. Shackleton, Alta de Vos
Summary: Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) play a crucial role in household subsistence, income, and culture, contributing to human wellbeing. Global estimates show that there are between 3.5 billion and 5.76 billion NTFP users worldwide, highlighting the importance of these products in various socio-economic and geographic regions. This underscores the need for more focus on supply, management, conservation, and safeguarding of NTFPs in sectoral and development policies.
FOREST POLICY AND ECONOMICS
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Cristina Baldauf, Arildo S. Dias, Christiane E. Correa, Flavio A. M. Santos
Summary: Theoretical models of allometric scaling provide a framework for understanding how organism morphology and function vary with scale. However, the predictions for vascular plants fail to consider different environments and disturbances like bark harvesting, leading to divergence from theoretical predictions. Bark harvesting affects tree allometry and height growth, highlighting the importance of including this disturbance in management strategies to maintain tree height growth.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Leo Gallus Bont, Marielle Fraefel, Fritz Frutig, Stefan Holm, Christian Ginzler, Christoph Fischer
Summary: The study shows that rigorously applying estimated best suitable harvesting methods can improve the cost-effectiveness of the forestry sector, particularly in regions with steep terrain and reliance on cable- and air-based extraction methods. In Switzerland, adopting the estimated best suitable methods could economically harvest 64% instead of 52% of the forest area across the country. This shift towards more mechanized harvesting methods could lead to cost reductions and contribute to reducing atmospheric carbon emissions.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Jamie E. Burton, Jane G. Cawson, Alexander Filkov, Trent D. Penman
Summary: Prescribed burning and timber harvesting are common forest management activities that can change wildfire risk by altering fuel characteristics. This study found that frequent prescribed burning combined with timber harvesting significantly affected the accumulation and composition of fine fuel in temperate eucalypt forests. However, current landscape fuel models often overlook the impact of timber harvesting, which may affect the accuracy of fire behavior predictions.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Yoga Hadiprasetya, Jin-Oh Kim
Summary: This study examines stakeholder satisfaction with the Indonesia-EU FLEGT-VPA scheme, addressing illegal logging. Quantitative data analysis shows that stakeholders are satisfied with sustainable forest management, new market opportunities, timber legality, and law enforcement, but slightly satisfied with social safeguards. Timber legality has the highest impact on stakeholder satisfaction. Qualitative data analysis reveals stakeholder agreement on the scheme's implementation for sustainable forest management, improved legality and traceability, good governance, and social safeguards, although with less emphasis on new market opportunities. Challenges identified include administrative issues, low product recognition, and the absence of incentives for FLEGT-licensed exporters.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jamhuri Jamaluddin, Norizah Kamarudin, Mohd Hasmadi Ismail, Siti Azfanizam Ahmad
Summary: Suitable extraction technique and least cost with reduced environmental impact are the main concerns in timber transportation planning in undulate topography. Two types of extraction machines are combined for timber harvesting in Malaysia, aiming for each machine to extract timber suitable to their ability. A Bees Algorithm (BA) is proposed to find the optimal TTP for timber extraction, forest road, and landing locations with grid cell-sized 10 m x 10 m and assigned fixed and variable costs. The results favor the log fisher as a preferable extraction technique with lower total cost compared to the crawler tractor. The model identifies a suitable timber extraction technique and estimates the extraction costs, while further studies are required for comparing BA with other optimization methods to achieve better results.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Mingchuan Li, Boyang Yu, Bin Zheng, Lan Gao
Summary: This study explores the influence of religious beliefs on farmers' collection behaviors of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs). Results show that farmers with religious beliefs collect NTFPs to a lesser extent, indicating that religious belief can guide individual resource utilization behavior and help achieve mutual coordination of ecological protection and economic development. The important role of religious belief in natural resource utilization has often been overlooked in previous studies.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Diego Oliveira Brandao, Lauro Euclides Soares Barata, Ismael Nobre, Carlos Afonso Nobre
Summary: The study investigated the relationships between deforestation and non-timber forest products (NTFPs) supply chains in the Brazilian Amazon, finding that increasing deforestation rates reduce the production of certain NTFPs. However, there was a lack of clear association between deforestation and cupuassu production. NTFPs flow from less deforested regions to municipalities with production factories, while andiroba and tonka bean production chains are highly threatened by deforestation.
REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
(2021)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Kelly Wallace, Jordan Suter, Daniel W. Mccollum
Summary: This research applies a model to analyze the impact of timber harvesting on campground utilization. The study finds that harvesting activity significantly decreases campground reservations, which can have negative impacts on nearby tourism-dependent economies. The study suggests locating timber harvesting operations further from campgrounds and exploring less-intensive forms of forest management.
JOURNAL OF OUTDOOR RECREATION AND TOURISM-RESEARCH PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Kimberly M. Zamuda, Marlyse C. Duguid, Oswald J. Schmitz
Summary: Mammalian mesopredators are ecologically, economically, and socially important. In the northeastern United States, many of these species are increasing in number due to their adaptability, loss of apex predators, and forest regrowth. However, landscape alterations such as residential and industrial development are threatening their habitat. This study found that a mosaic of intact forest and working lands can support mesopredator diversity.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Paulo H. S. A. Camargo, Tomas A. Carlo, Pedro H. S. Brancalion, Marco A. Pizo
Summary: The diversity of bird frugivores plays a crucial role in seed dispersal and seed rain in tropical forest landscapes, particularly in fragmented areas. The activity of frugivores is positively correlated with bird diversity and seed rain diversity, with an increase in the dispersal of rare plant species leading to higher overall diversity in seed rain. Loss of bird species and simplification of avian communities could have detrimental effects on plant communities in tropical landscapes.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Raoni Rajao, Antonio Donato Nobre, Evandro L. T. P. Cunha, Tiago Ribeiro Duarte, Camilla Marcolino, Britaldo Soares-Filho, Gerd Sparovek, Ricardo R. Rodrigues, Carlos Valera, Mercedes Bustamante, Carlos Nobre, Leticia Santos de Lima
Summary: Fake controversies have had a major impact on policy making regarding health and environmental issues. This paper uses a case study of a small group of researchers in Brazil to examine the influence of fake controversies on environmental conservation, particularly in relation to deforestation and climate change. The study identifies strategies used in these controversies and highlights the manufacture of pseudo-facts as a previously overlooked tactic. The paper concludes with recommendations for opposing fake scientific controversies that threaten environmental conservation.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Flavia G. Florido, Jussara B. Regitano, Pedro A. M. Andrade, Fernando D. Andreote, Pedro H. S. Brancalion
Summary: Glyphosate spraying has shown to be cost-effective in vegetation control, improving tree planting performance and promoting plant regeneration, but caution is needed to avoid residues in soil and water sources during application.
ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Anani M. Zanini, Rafaella C. Mayrinck, Simone A. Vieira, Ricardo R. Rodrigues
Summary: This study aimed to provide an equation for estimating aboveground biomass of 5-year-old Atlantic forest restoration areas implemented with the active method, determine carbon content for different parts, and establish benchmarks. The results indicate that the equation provided is accurate and essential for estimating biomass in young restoration areas in the Atlantic forest.
RESTORATION ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Danilo Boscolo, Barbara Nobrega Rodrigues, Patricia Alves Ferreira, Luciano Elsinor Lopes, Vinicius Rodrigues Tonetti, Isabela Cristhina Reis dos Santos, Juliana Akemi Hiruma-Lima, Laura Nery, Karoline Baptista de Lima, Jessica Perozi, Andre Victor Lucci Freitas, Blandina Felipe Viana, Caio Antunes-Carvalho, Dalton de Souza Amorim, Favizia Freitas de Oliveira, Milton Groppo, Maria Lucia Absy, Renata Jimenez de Almeida-Scabbia, Anderson Alves-Araujo, Felipe Wanderley de Amorim, Pablo Augusto Poleto Antiqueira, Yasmine Antonini, Camila Aoki, Daniele dos Santos Aragao, Tais Cristina Teixeira Balbino, Michele da Silva Ferreira Bandeira, Bruno Correa Barbosa, Maria Regina de Vasconcellos Barbosa, Gudryan Jackson Baronio, Levi Oliveira Barros, Mariana Beal-Neves, Victor Martins Bertollo, Antonio Diego de Melo Bezerra, Cristiano Roberto Buzatto, Liedson Tavares Carneiro, Edilson Caron, Camila Silva Carpim, Emanuela Simoura Carvalho, Tuane Leticia Carvalho, Ludimila Juliele Carvalho-Leite, Mainara Figueiredo Cascaes, Flavio Siqueira de Castro, Adriano Cavalleri, Eliana Cazetta, Monise Terra Cerezini, Luis Francisco Mello Coelho, Renato Colares, Guaraci Duran Cordeiro, Juliana Hipolito, Angela Maria da Silva Correa, Fernanda Vieira da Costa, Cleber Covre, Renata Drummond Marinho Cruz, Oswaldo Cruz-Neto, Leo Correia-da-Rocha-Filho, Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie, Marcos da Costa Dorea, Viviany Teixeira do-Nascimento, Jean Miguel Alves dos-Santos, Marcelo Duarte, Marilia Cristina Duarte, Olivia Maria Pereira Duarte, Julie Henriette Antoinette Dutilh, Betina Pereira Emerick, Gabrielly dos Santos Fabiano, Fernando Henrique Antoniolli Farache, Ana Paula Gelli de Faria, Geraldo Wilson Fernandes, Pedro Maria Abreu Ferreira, Maria Juliana Ferreira-Caliman, Livia Maria Negrini Ferreira, Tulio Freitas Filgueira de Sa, Edivani Villaron Franceschinelli, Greice Ayra Franco-Assis, Frederico de Siqueira Neves, Breno Magalhaes Freitas, Joelcio Freitas, Natalia Arias Galastri, Leonardo Galetto, Caroline Tito Garcia, Maria Teresa Amela Garcia, Nicole Luize Garcia, Carlos Alberto Garofalo, Irene Gelvez-Zuniga, Camila da Silva Goldas, Tadeu Jose Guerra, Tania Mara Guerra, Birgit Harter-Marques, Juliana Hipolito, Rafael Martins, Ricardo Pablo Klein, Elmo Borges de Azevedo Koch, Paulo Landgref-Filho, Sebastiao Laroca, Cristiane Martins Leandro, Reinanda Lima, Taysla Roberta Almeida de Lima, Luiz Wilson Lima-Verde, Elton John de Lirio, Ariadna Valentina Lopes, Andrea Pereira Luizi-Ponzo, Isabel Cristina Sobreira Machado, Tatiana Machado, Fabricio Severo Magalhaes, Thiago Mahlmann, Clea dos Santos Ferreira Mariano, Thamy Evellini Dias Marques, Felipe Martello, Celso Feitosa Martins, Mauricio Nogueira Martins, Rafael Martins, Andre Luiz Santos Mascarenhas, Geovana de Assis Mendes, Milton de Souza Mendonca, Luiz Menini Neto, Michaele Alvim Milward-de-Azevedo, Adrianne Oliveira Miranda, Paula Maria Montoya-Pfeiffer, Andreza Magro Moraes, Bruna Borges Moraes, Eduardo Freitas Moreira, Maria Santina Morini, Diego Moure-Oliveira, Leticia Fabri De Nadai, Victor Hideki Nagatani, Michelle Helena Nervo, Frederico de Siqueira Neves, Jailson Santos de Novais, Evellyn Silva Araujo-Oliveira, Joao Henrique Figueredo de Oliveira, Alipio Jose de Souza Pacheco-Filho, Luciano Palmieri, Martin Pareja, Marcella de Almeida Passarella, Nayra da Mata Passos, Hipolito Ferreira Paulino-Neto, Ariane Luna Peixoto, Luciana Carvalho Pereira, Rodrigo Augusto Santinelo Pereira, Brenda Pereira-Silva, Jimmy Pincheira-Ulbrich, Mardiore Pinheiro, Augusto Joao Piratelli, Luciana Regina Podgaiski, Diego Santos Polizello, Livia Pires do Prado, Fabio Prezoto, Franciele Rosset de Quadros, Elisa Pereira Queiroz, Zelma Glebya Maciel Quirino, Ananza Mara Rabello, Gabriela Beatriz Pereira Rabeschini, Monna Myrnna Mangueira Ramalho, Flavio Nunes Ramos, Ludmila Rattis, Luiz Henrique Goncalves de Rezende, Caroline Ribeiro, Lizandra Jaqueline Robe, Ely Marley de Souza Ribeiro Rocha, Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues, Gustavo Quevedo Romero, Nadia Roque, William de Oliveira Sabino, Paulo Takeo Sano, Patricia da Silva Santana Reis, Fernando Silva dos Santos, Isabel Alves dos Santos, Francisco de Assis Ribeiro dos Santos, Igor Silva dos Santos, Ricardo Sartorello, Hermes Jose Schmitz, Maria Rosangela Sigrist, Juvenal Cordeiro Silva Junior, Ana Carolina Granero e Silva, Carolina Veronese Correa da Silva, Beatriz Symara Alves Vieira Silva, Bruna Leticia de Freitas Silva, Claudia Ines Silva, Fabiana Oliveira da Silva, Jessica Luiza Souza e Silva, Nathalia Sampaio Silva, Otavio Guilherme Morais da Silva, Carlos de Melo e Silva Neto, Edito Romao Silva Neto, Denise Silveira, Maxwell Souza Silveira, Rodrigo Bustos Singer, Leiza Aparecida Souza Serafim Soares, Evelise Marcia Locatelli de Souza, Jana Magaly Tesserolli de Souza, Josefina Steiner, Mara Cristina Teixeira-Gamarra, Bruno Alves Trentin, Isabela Galarda Varassin, Gabriel Vila-Verde, Vania Nobuko Yoshikawa, Elisabete Maria Zanin, Mauro Galetti, Milton Cezar Ribeiro
Summary: Encounters between flowers and invertebrates play a crucial role in tropical forest ecosystems. This study aims to provide a comprehensive database of flower-invertebrate interactions in the Atlantic Forest. The dataset includes over 18,000 interaction records forming 482 networks, involving 641 plant genera and 581 invertebrate genera. The study highlights the knowledge gap in canopy flower-invertebrate interactions and the need for further research in remote forested areas.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tatiana Cabral de Vasconcelos, Vinicius Londe, Elena Velasquez, Patrick Lavelle, Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues
Summary: Ecological restoration can improve soil quality to mitigate global soil degradation. However, soil monitoring is often overlooked, hindering the understanding of restoration effects and recovery time. A study in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest found that moderately assisted restoration and unassisted natural recovery areas had lower soil quality compared to the reference ecosystem, indicating the need for long-term restoration efforts.
LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Review
Biology
Anazelia M. M. Tedesco, Pedro H. S. Brancalion, Michelle L. Hak Hepburn, Khalil Walji, Kerrie A. A. Wilson, Hugh P. P. Possingham, Angela J. J. Dean, Nick Nugent, Katerina Elias-Trostmann, Katharina-Victoria Perez-Hammerle, Jonathan R. R. Rhodes
Summary: Forest restoration is a scalable nature-based solution that aims to achieve global environmental and socio-economic goals. Incentive mechanisms play a crucial role in promoting restoration success, but their impact is not well-understood. Socio-economic factors have a significant influence on implementation and program success, highlighting the importance of assessing and managing these factors.
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Leo Eiti Haneda, Pedro H. S. Brancalion, Paulo G. Molin, Matheus Pinheiro Ferreira, Carlos Alberto Silva, Catherine Torres de Almeida, Angelica Faria Resende, Giulio Brossi Santoro, Marcos Rosa, Joannes Guillemot, Guerric Le Maire, Jean-Baptiste Feret, Danilo Roberti Alves de Almeida
Summary: Forest landscape restoration (FLR) commitments have been established to restore over 200 million hectares in the past years. Remote sensing techniques and innovative technologies are strategic for planning and monitoring FLR programs, but there are still unresolved questions. This study evaluated the potential of multispectral orbital images to classify different tree cover classes commonly found in FLR programs.
REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS-SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Letter
Biodiversity Conservation
Raoni Raja, Antonio Donato Nobre, Evandro L. T. P. Cunha, Tiago Ribeiro Duarte, Camilla Marcolino, Britaldo S. Soares-Filho, Gerd Sparovek, Ricardo R. Rodrigues, Carlos Valera, Mercedes Bustamante, Carlos Nobre, Leticia Santos de Lima
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Igor Jose Malfetoni Ferreira, Wesley Augusto Campanharo, Marisa Gesteira Fonseca, Maria Isabel Sobral Escada, Marcelo Trindade Nascimento, Dora M. Villela, Pedro Brancalion, Luiz Fernando Silva Magnago, Liana Oighenstein Anderson, Laszlo Nagy, Luiz E. O. C. Aragao
Summary: Increases in aboveground biomass density (AGB) are projected for the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (AF) domain by the end of the 21st century, with suitable climatic conditions for biomass increase in 76.9% of the AF. However, 2.6% of the forest fragments are projected to have reduced AGB. These findings should be considered in climate change mitigation strategies and restoration efforts in the AF and Brazil.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Janneke Scheeres, Johan de Jong, Benjamin Brede, Pedro H. S. Brancalion, Eben Noth Broadbent, Angelica Maria Almeyda Zambrano, Eric Bastos Gorgens, Carlos Alberto Silva, Ruben Valbuena, Paulo Molin, Scott Stark, Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues, Ribeiro Rodrigues, Giulio Brossi Santoro, Catherine Torres de Almeida, Danilo Roberti Alves de Almeida
Summary: By using UAV-borne LiDAR, it is possible to distinguish different forest types in restoration landscapes in southeastern Brazil. Using a random forest classification model, the study successfully classified conservation and production forests with a high accuracy. However, classifying all six forest types proved to be more challenging due to their similarities in management, regeneration dynamics, and structure.
REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Viviane Dib, Pedro H. S. Brancalion, Sin Chan Chou, Miguel Cooper, David Ellison, Vinicius F. Farjalla, Solange Filoso, Paula Meli, Aliny P. F. Pires, Daniel A. Rodriguez, Alvaro Iribarrem, Agnieszka Ewa Latawiec, Fabio R. Scarano, Adrian L. Vogl, Carlos Eduardo de Viveiros Grelle, Bernardo Strassburg
Summary: Although native vegetation plays a crucial role in maintaining aquatic ecosystems, forest restoration efforts have been found to decrease water yields worldwide. This study clarifies the connection between forest restoration and water services and identifies gaps in the literature that hinder the assessment of the benefits of forest restoration on water yields. The authors suggest strategies to improve forest restoration planning and implementation and emphasize the need for future research to consider hydrologic parameters beyond annual streamflow and encompass broader spatial-temporal scales.
RESTORATION ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Wanderlei Bieluczyk, Fernanda Ometto Asselta, Deisi Navroski, Julia Brandao Gontijo, Andressa Monteiro Venturini, Lucas William Mendes, Carla Penha Simon, Plinio Barbosa de Camargo, Amanda Maria Tadini, Ladislau Martin -Neto, Jose Albertino Bendassolli, Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues, Wim H. van der Putten, Siu Mui Tsai
Summary: Forest restoration plays a significant role in mitigating climate change by removing CO2 and storing carbon in terrestrial ecosystems. This study provides an integrated assessment of carbon storage in restored tropical forests, including its impact on greenhouse gas fluxes and the characteristics of soil organic matter. The findings highlight the importance of soil health indicators and the need for restoration techniques to improve long-term carbon storage.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Wanderlei Bieluczyk, Luis Fernando Merloti, Mauricio Roberto Cherubin, Lucas William Mendes, Jose Albertino Bendassolli, Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues, Plinio Barbosa de Camargo, Wim H. van der Putten, Siu Mui Tsai
Summary: In this study, riparian zones were reforested to mitigate the negative impacts of long-term sugarcane cultivation on soil multifunctionality. The restoration process successfully recovered soil functions and reached a similar level as the primary forest after 30 years of active restoration.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Review
Forestry
Leticia Bulascoschi Cagnoni, Emanuela W. A. Weidlich, Joannes Guillemot, Carla Morselo, Martin Weih, Anneli Adler, Pedro H. S. Brancalion
Summary: This article evaluates stakeholders' perspectives on tree-species diversity in plantations and explores policy alternatives to make mixed plantations a viable strategy for climate change adaptation. Recent evidence shows that increasing tree species diversity in plantations can be a sustainable and economically accessible strategy for wood production while also providing environmental benefits.
CURRENT FORESTRY REPORTS
(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
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
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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)