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Environmental Sciences
Styliani Beka, Paul J. Burgess, Ron Corstanje, Chris Stoate
Summary: Improved farm management is crucial for achieving net-zero targets. Spatial modelling approaches can estimate carbon levels stored in soil, providing a baseline for carbon payments. This study compared three spatial modelling approaches with measured data and found that they accurately predicted soil organic carbon stocks, but underestimated levels in farms with high SOC.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Mercy N. Ndalila, Grant J. Williamson, David M. J. S. Bowman
Summary: This study examines the CO2 and particulate matter emissions from a severe Eucalyptus forest fire in Tasmania. The results show that the emissions of CO2 are comparable to the estimates from the Global Fire Emissions Database (GFED), but the PM2.5 estimates are lower. The study highlights the need for improved PM2.5 emission factors specific to Australian vegetation and better characterization of fuel loads to accurately quantify wildfire emissions. The inclusion of planned and unplanned emissions in greenhouse gas accounting is recommended to have a more accurate assessment of carbon neutrality. The importance of addressing these issues is emphasized in light of increased large fires due to climate change.
CARBON BALANCE AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Huu-Dung Nguyen, Yeo-Chang Youn, Duc Tho Bui, Thi Hai Yen Nguyen, Duc Truong Dinh, Quoc Thong Ho
Summary: This study investigates the selection of management objectives for forest plantations in Vietnam using an extended full-cycle carbon model. The findings suggest that shifting the current timber-dominant management objective to a joint production of timber and bioenergy sources, or incorporating carbon sequestration when the carbon market is emerging, is a good alternative strategy for forest management in Vietnam as it improves both the economic value and carbon sequestration.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Huu-Dung Nguyen, Yeo-Chang Youn, Duc Tho Bui, Thi Hai Yen Nguyen, Duc Truong Dinh, Quoc Thong Ho
Summary: This study investigates the selection of management objectives for forest plantations in Vietnam using an extended full-cycle carbon model. The findings suggest that shifting from a single production objective of timber to a joint production objective of timber and bioenergy can increase economic value but may decrease timber and carbon stock. Internalizing the carbon value into management objectives can lead to longer rotation lengths and improve carbon sequestration and income gains.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ghazala Aziz, Zouheir Mighri
Summary: This study found that forest area has a significant positive relationship with carbon emissions, while forest investment has a significant negative relationship. Proper and continuous forest management activities can help mitigate carbon emissions.
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Plant Sciences
Ting-Wei Chang, Guan-Fu Chen, Ken-Hui Chang
Summary: This study developed a model to estimate and illustrate the distribution of forest carbon storage in Taiwan. The model used various databases to analyze land use, stand morphology, and carbon conversion coefficients for different types of forests. The results showed the overall carbon storage and the contribution of natural forests and plantations.
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Forestry
Anu Akujarvi, Anna Repo, Altti M. Akujarvi, Jari Liski
Summary: This study combined mapping and simulation modelling to investigate the effects of forest management on ecosystem services related to carbon cycle in the case of bioenergy production. Regular harvesting was a key driver of carbon stock changes at a landscape level. Extracting forest harvest residues in the final felling caused carbon loss and reduced coarse woody litter production, impacting forest biodiversity.
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Lorena N. Rosa, Micheli Duarte de Paula Costa, Debora M. de Freitas
Summary: Mangrove deforestation due to land use conversions poses the greatest threat to coastal ecosystems, making Brazil a high CO2 emitter. Despite the recognized importance of mangroves in providing essential ecosystem services, they have been transformed from carbon sinks to sources. This study models and evaluates the changes in blue carbon stocks and net sequestration potential in mangroves in Santos and Sao Vicente, Brazil, from 1988 to 2050. The findings show an increasing trend in carbon stocks and sequestration potential, emphasizing the role of mangroves in climate change mitigation.
ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
(2022)
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Oceanography
Yuhan Zheng, Wataru Takeuchi, Qutu Jiang
Summary: This study introduces mangrove ecosystems into ecological footprint accounting and assesses the eco-environmental benefits of mangrove conservation in China. The results showed that despite the limited area, mangrove forests have high carbon sequestration capacity and significant ecological footprint and biocapacity. Therefore, mangrove conservation in China should focus on ecosystem health and expanding the area of forestable land.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Kexin Ma, Meiyun Geng, Lidong Han, Qingfang Sun, Leihao Zhang, Zekai Yang, Yue Tang, Sihan Guo, Yufei Xiao, Di Zhang, Xiaotang Wo
Summary: Carbon sink afforestation (CSA) has become a globally concerned issue due to climate change. Studying the carbon emission accounting of CSA in northern forests is important for assessing forest carbon sink and predicting carbon sink effects. The research on carbon emission accounting in northern China is still lacking. Measurement and estimation showed that the Weihe CSA pilot demonstration area had a strong ability of carbon sequestration, with a nearly four-fold increase in carbon sequestration compared to the baseline period.
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Environmental Sciences
Micheli Duarte de Paula Costa, Catherine E. Lovelock, Nathan J. Waltham, Monica M. Moritsch, Don Butler, Trent Power, Evan Thomas, Peter Macreadie
Summary: There is a growing interest in including blue carbon ecosystems in climate mitigation programs, with restoration and conservation identified as potential activities to increase carbon accumulation. This study estimated future net carbon sequestration in blue carbon ecosystems along Australia's Great Barrier Reef at different spatial scales and under different management scenarios. Results suggest that large scale restoration of tidal marshes could sequester a significant amount of CO(2)e, with regional and local projects showing promising carbon sequestration potential as well.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Cristian Valeriu Patriche, Bogdan Rosca, Radu Gabriel Pirnau, Ionut Vasiliniuc
Summary: This research focuses on the application of geostatistical methods and machine learning algorithms to produce high resolution digital maps of topsoil properties in Romania. The results show that machine learning and regression-kriging are the optimal methods in most cases, with Support Vector Machines and Random Forests methods performing the best among the tested algorithms.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Howard Cheung
Summary: This paper introduces a non-monetary double-entry carbon accounting method for entities in emission trading systems and demonstrates its application through a case study. The research findings indicate that an entity's future carbon emission potential imposes significant long-term liability and risk, and the proposed method addresses the issues in the current carbon accounting methods for assessing sustainability and financial risk.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Iddo K. Wernick, Pekka E. Kauppi
Summary: Forest managers should prioritize the long-term growth of forests rather than focusing solely on accumulating carbon in the short term. Current economic and political interests favor rapid carbon storage in global forests, but this strategy overlooks the long-term cycles of forest growth and the impacts of future climate changes. Various forest practices, such as planting specific species and implementing comprehensive landscape management, offer a path towards better long-term forest growth and ecosystem health.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Chenchen Shen, Wenfa Xiao, Jizhen Chen, Lin Hua, Zhilin Huang
Summary: This study examined the SOC content and influencing factors in multiple forests of different climate zones in Central China. It found that climate factors, especially summer precipitation and surface soil temperature, had the greatest impact on SOC accumulation and spatial variability. The highest SOC content was observed under mixed coniferous forests and evergreen broad-leaved forests at high elevations with high summer precipitation. SOC largely accumulated at a depth of 40 cm but decreased thereafter. Forest management should focus on afforestation and reforestation of mixed forests based on local species to increase carbon sinks.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(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
(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)