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Forestry
Mathieu Santonja, Susana Pereira, Thierry Gauquelin, Elodie Quer, Guillaume Simioni, Jean-Marc Limousin, Jean-Marc Ourcival, Ilja M. Reiter, Catherine Fernandez, Virginie Baldy
Summary: Forest ecosystems in the Mediterranean region are important carbon reservoirs, but their contribution to global carbon and nitrogen stocks is often overlooked and poorly quantified. This study quantified the soil carbon and nitrogen stocks in Mediterranean forests and examined how an experimental reduction in precipitation affected these stocks and litter decomposition efficiency. The results showed that the shallowness and stoniness of these forests limited the carbon and nitrogen stocks. Further investigation is needed to understand the impacts of climate change on soil carbon stocks in these forests.
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Forestry
Francisco J. Munoz-Galvez, Asier Herrero, M. Esther Perez-Corona, Enrique Andivia
Summary: The study found that the effects of mixed forests on tree growth vary depending on the tree species, with Quercus pyrenaica showing significantly higher growth in mixed stands in years without water limitations, while Pinus sylvestris exhibited better growth in mixed stands under dry conditions. Additionally, a trade-off between resistance and recovery was observed, with P. sylvestris showing higher resistance but lower recovery in mixed stands, while Q. pyrenaica demonstrated higher recovery but lower resistance.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Sergio Diez-Hermano, Jorge Poveda, Jonatan Nino-Sanchez, Irene Teresa Bocos-Asenjo, Alvaro Peix, Pablo Martin-Pinto, Julio Javier Diez
Summary: Forests in the Mediterranean basin are declining due to climate change and anthropogenic impacts, making them vulnerable to drought, fire, pests, and diseases. The soil fungal community plays a key role in the health of these forests.
FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Jorge Mongil-Manso, Joaquin Navarro-Hevia, Roberto San Martin
Summary: The research shows that afforestation with pine trees can significantly improve soil infiltration rates compared to native holm oak forests, grasslands, and shrubs, indicating better soil drainage in afforestation areas.
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Forestry
Antonio M. Cachinero-Vivar, Guillermo Palacios-Rodriguez, Miguel A. Lara-Gomez, Rafael M. Navarro-Cerrillo
Summary: The study found that thinning treatments can increase carbon sequestration capacity in Mediterranean pine species by altering tree growth patterns. There was a significant increase in biomass and soil organic carbon under higher thinning intensities, especially in P. nigra, P. sylvestris, and P. pinaster. These results can help improve silvicultural practices for carbon sequestration in dry Mediterranean forest plantations.
Article
Forestry
Estefania Mico, Sandra Martinez-Perez, Jorge Jordan-Nunez, Eduardo Galante, Barbara Mico-Vicent
Summary: Forests in the Mediterranean Basin are crucial for providing provisioning and regulating services, but these services are currently threatened by land-use change. This study focused on the diversity of saproxylic beetles as biological indicators and found that the abandonment of traditional forest management activities has resulted in a decline in their diversity, which may be exacerbated by climate change. Minimal management actions and promoting tree microhabitat diversity are suggested to improve saproxylic beetle diversity and reduce their vulnerability to environmental changes.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Maria Caballol, Maia Ridley, Michele Colangelo, Cristina Valeriano, J. Julio Camarero, Jonas Oliva
Summary: Diplodia shoot blight has a significant mortality impact on Pinus sylvestris, while Pinus halepensis is able to recover. Crown damage is a good predictor of survival for pine trees.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Lisa A. McCauley, John. B. Bradford, Marcos D. Robles, Robert K. Shriver, Travis J. Woolley, Caitlin A. Andrews
Summary: Drought-induced tree mortality is expected to increase in dry forests worldwide due to hotter and drier climates in the future. Large-scale forest restoration projects have the potential to mitigate the effects of climate change and maintain mortality rates at contemporary levels. This study evaluates the impact of the Four Forests Restoration Initiative (4FRI) on ponderosa pine mortality in northern Arizona, USA and finds that the thinning of forests can significantly reduce the mortality rates predicted in mid-century scenarios.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Matthew J. Reilly, Steven P. Norman, Joseph J. O'Brien, E. Louise Loudermilk
Summary: In 2016, there was a regional outbreak of large wildfires in the southern Appalachian Mountains. These fires were larger and more widespread than previous wildfires in the past three decades. The increase in fire activity can be attributed to land-use changes, loss of native species, and fire exclusion. These wildfires have significant ecological and management implications for the region.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Guiyao Zhou, Xuhui Zhou, David J. Eldridge, Ximei Han, Yanjun Song, Ruiqiang Liu, Lingyan Zhou, Yanghui He, Zhenggang Du, Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo
Summary: This study synthesizes 120 studies from five continents and finds that forest restoration can promote multiple dimensions of biodiversity and ecosystem function across different climates and forest types. However, predicted climate changes may constrain the positive effects of forest rewilding, and tradeoffs exist in very old forests between biodiversity and ecosystem function.
Article
Ecology
Guilherme Diego Fockink, Charline Zangalli, Emanoeli de Oliveira, Mabillin de Souza Luz, Mayara Pereira de Goes, Ana Carolina da Silva, Mireli Moura Pitz Floriani, Marcos Felipe Nicoletti, Maria Raquel Kanieski
Summary: Using suitable ecological indicators for assessing and monitoring passive restoration is crucial in understanding the dynamics of natural regeneration. However, most restoration protocols in Brazil are designed for active restoration, and few studies have focused on ecological indicators for passive restoration. In this study, we tested indicators defined by an active restoration monitoring protocol along with other indicators of richness, diversity, and functional aspects of natural regeneration. The results showed that some indicators were suitable for evaluating areas under passive restoration with a history of degradation by forestry, but adjustments in the reference values are needed. Other indicators related to the ecosystem's structure and functionality should also be included. Despite differences in composition, structure, and functional aspects, passive restoration showed potential in perpetuating the successional course in the studied areas.
ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Francisco M. Azcarate, Javier Seoane, Mariola Silvestre
Summary: This study provides a comprehensive overview of factors influencing the susceptibility of pine forests to the pine processionary moth (PPM) in Central Spain. It finds that pine species and grazing pressure are important determinants of vulnerability to PPM. The occurrence of structurally simple pine forests with abundant open spaces is associated with higher incidences of PPM.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Alexandra Rodriguez, Jorge Duran, Jorge Curiel Yuste, Fernando Valladares, Ana Rey
Summary: As drought-induced tree decline in the Mediterranean worsens with climate change, it is essential to understand how this decline affects soil respiration (Rs). A novel study was conducted in a Mediterranean holm oak woodland to explore the interaction between climatic variability, tree decline, and the variability of soil water content (SWC), soil temperature (Tsoil), and Rs. The study also examined the effects of tree decline on the main controls of Rs, including plant variables, SWC, Tsoil, and soil physicochemical variables. The results showed that tree decline may decrease the positive response of Rs to increased precipitation and drying-rewetting cycles, impacting soil carbon content and cycling.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
M. Lucrecia Lipoma, Diego A. Cabrol, Anibal Cuchietti, Lucas Enrico, Lucas D. Gorne, Sandra Diaz
Summary: In the extreme southern region of the Gran Chaco forest in South America, a study found that only grass cover in the secondary forest showed positive resilience during the first 5 years following land-use exclusion, while other ecosystem types either showed no significant change or transitioned away from the reference state. This lack of detectable recovery suggests that long-term land use has impacted the sources of resilience in this ecosystem, rainy periods may not necessarily speed up recovery as suggested, and study designs should consider variation in the reference ecosystem to differentiate the effect of land use from climate change factors.
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Sergio Diez-Hermano, Farooq Ahmad, Jonatan Nino-Sanchez, Alvaro Benito, Elena Hidalgo, Laura Morejon Escudero, Wilson Acosta Morel, Julio Javier Diez
Summary: This study describes and compares the fungal communities of declined and healthy specimens of keystone Mediterranean tree species, revealing differential abundance of certain genera between healthy and declined samples. The study emphasizes the importance of Mediterranean forests as biodiversity refuges and highlights the value of above-ground tissues as a valid approach to assess shifts in forests' microbiome diversity.
FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Peter Annighoefer, Martina Mund, Dominik Seidel, Christian Ammer, Aitor Ameztegui, Philippe Balandier, Ieva Bebre, Lluis Coll, Catherine Collet, Tobias Hamm, Franka Huth, Heike Schneider, Christian Kuehne, Magnus Loef, Any Mary Petritan, Ion Catalin Petritan, Schall Peter, Bauhus Juergen
Summary: Roots serve as the interface between trees and soil, playing a key role in water absorption, nutrient uptake, and contributing to forest primary production. Analysis of 19 European datasets revealed that tree sapling dimensions are crucial estimators for root biomass, with an increasing share of belowground biomass with size.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Nuria Galiana, Miguel Lurgi, Vinicius A. G. Bastazini, Jordi Bosch, Luciano Cagnolo, Kevin Cazelles, Bernat Claramunt-Lopez, Carine Emer, Marie-Josee Fortin, Ingo Grass, Carlos Hernandez-Castellano, Frank Jauker, Shawn J. Leroux, Kevin McCann, Anne M. McLeod, Daniel Montoya, Christian Mulder, Sergio Osorio-Canadas, Sara Reverte, Anselm Rodrigo, Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter, Anna Traveset, Sergi Valverde, Diego P. Vazquez, Spencer A. Wood, Dominique Gravel, Tomas Roslin, Wilfried Thuiller, Jose M. Montoya
Summary: The study finds that the number of species, links, and links per species in ecological networks increase with the size of the geographical area following a power law. However, the distribution of links per species varies little with area, indicating the conservation of the fundamental organization of interactions within networks. The results suggest that biodiversity-area relationships can be extended to higher levels of network complexity.
NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Mario Padial-Iglesias, Miquel Ninyerola, Pere Serra, Oscar Gonzalez-Guerrero, Josep Maria Espelta, Joan Pino, Xavier Pons
Summary: This study analyzes the spatio-temporal dynamics of forest expansion in the Iberian Peninsula, revealing different trajectories and drivers of forest expansion across biogeographical regions. Considering the ecological and social impacts is important for developing reliable policies.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Miren del Rio, Hans Pretzsch, Ricardo Ruiz-Peinado, Herve Jactel, Lluis Coll, Magnus Lof, Jorge Aldea, Christian Ammer, Admir Avdagi, Ignacio Barbeito, Kamil Bielak, Felipe Bravo, Gediminas Brazaitis, Jakub Cerny, Catherine Collet, Sonia Condes, Lars Drossler, Marek Fabrika, Michael Heym, Stig-Olof Holm, Gro Hylen, Aris Jansons, Viktor Kurylyak, Fabio Lombardi, Bratislav Matovi, Marek Metslaid, Renzo Motta, Thomas Nord-Larsen, Arne Nothdurft, Jan den Ouden, Maciej Pach, Marta Pardos, Charlotte Poeydebat, Quentin Ponette, Tomas Perot, Ditlev Otto Juel Reventlow, Roman Sitko, Vit Sramek, Mathias Steckel, Miroslav Svoboda, Kris Verheyen, Sonja Vospernik, Barbara Wolff, Tzvetan Zlatanov, Andres Bravo-Oviedo
Summary: The increasing disturbances in monocultures around the world have led to a growing demand for species mixing. This study analyzed forest data from a wide range of climate conditions in Europe and found that mixing species can significantly increase both the level and stability of stand growth. Temperature was identified as a key factor destabilizing stand growth, which can be mitigated by species mixing. Asynchrony between species was confirmed as the main driver of temporal stability in mixed stands.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Maria Caballol, Ana Lucia Mendez-Cartin, Francesc Serrado, Miquel De Caceres, Lluis Coll, Jonas Oliva
Summary: Previous investigations of the role of pathogens in forests have mostly focused on interspecific interactions between canopy trees and seedlings via soil feedbacks. This study examines the direct feedbacks between canopy trees and seedlings through pathogen spillover. The findings suggest that temperature and stand variables influence the strength of canopy-understorey interactions. It also highlights the understudied mechanism of the Janzen-Connell theory and provides implications for forest regeneration dynamics under a warming climate scenario.
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Forestry
J. Manuel Vidal-Cordero, Xavier Arnan, Anselm Rodrigo, Xim Cerda, Raphael Boulay
Summary: Studying the effects of wildfires on ant and spider communities in a Mediterranean forest, researchers found that the structure and composition of both communities were affected by the fire, with a greater impact on ants. The study also revealed that recovery time was longer for spiders than ants. Additionally, burned plots contained species typical of open habitats, while unburned plots hosted species typical of vegetated habitats.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Hans Pretzsch, Andres Bravo-Oviedo, Torben Hilmers, Ricardo Ruiz-Peinado, Lluis Coll, Magnus Lof, Shamim Ahmed, Jorge Aldea, Christian Ammer, Admir Avdagic, Ignacio Barbeito, Kamil Bielak, Felipe Bravo, Gediminas Brazaitis, Jakub Cerny, Catherine Collet, Lars Drossler, Marek Fabrika, Michael Heym, Stig-Olof Holm, Gro Hylen, Aris Jansons, Viktor Kurylyak, Fabio Lombardi, Bratislav Matovic, Marek Metslaid, Renzo Motta, Thomas Nord-Larsen, Arne Nothdurft, Cristobal Ordonez, Jan den Ouden, Maciej Pach, Marta Pardos, Quentin Ponette, Tomas Perot, Ditlev Otto Juel Reventlow, Roman Sitko, Vit Sramek, Mathias Steckel, Miroslav Svoboda, Enno Uhl, Kris Verheyen, Sonja Vospernik, Barbara Wolff, Tzvetan Zlatanov, Miren del Rio
Summary: The study found that the stand structure becomes more homogeneous with increasing site quality, with the asymmetry of competition and growth distribution increasing with higher site index. Mortality mainly eliminates small trees with increasing site index, reducing size variation and structural heterogeneity.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Geraud de Streel, Francois Lebourgeois, Christian Ammer, Ignacio Barbeito, Kamil Bielak, Andres Bravo-Oviedo, Gediminas Brazaitis, Lluis Coll, Catherine Collet, Miren del Rio, Jan Den Ouden, Lars Drossler, Michael Heym, Vaclav Hurt, Viktor Kurylyak, Magnus Lof, Fabio Lombardi, Bratislav Matovic, Renzo Motta, Leonid Osadchuk, Maciej Pach, M. G. Pereira, Hans Pretzsch, Roman Sitko, Jerzy Skrzyszewski, Vit Sramek, Miroslav Svoboda, Kris Verheyen, Tzvetan Zlatanov, Quentin Ponette
Summary: Increasing species diversity is seen as a potential strategy to mitigate the negative impacts of global change on forests. However, the effects of species mixing on climate-growth relationships and drought resistance in different climate conditions are not well-documented.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Maria Trivino, Alejandra Moran-Ordonez, Kyle Eyvindson, Clemens Blattert, Daniel Burgas, Anna Repo, Tahti Pohjanmies, Lluis Brotons, Tord Snall, Mikko Monkkonen
Summary: In this study, using Finland as a case study, the researchers assessed the potential supply of various ecosystem services under different management regimes and climate change scenarios. Results showed that the effects of management on the future supply of these services were, on average, 11 times higher than the effects of climate change across all services. The importance of these drivers also differed significantly between northern and southern Finland.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Stefano Canessa, Jose Salgado-Rojas, Dani Villero, Lluis Brotons, Felix Amat, Daniel Guinart, Sonia Solorzano, Lluis Lopez, Xavier Comas, Virgilio Hermoso
Summary: Optimization methods are not commonly used in supporting species recovery programs, due to the difficulty in representing and optimizing complex multidimensional problems. However, a study demonstrates how integer linear programming can be used to solve such complex problems in reintroduction planning for the critically endangered Montseny brook newt, optimizing site restoration efforts, captive releases, and monitoring.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Joaquin Ortego, Josep Maria Espelta, Dolors Armenteras, Maria Claudia Diez, Alberto Munoz, Raul Bonal
Summary: This study examines the demographic trajectories of montane oak forests in the Colombian Andes through genomic data and environmental niche modeling. The results show that the genetic characteristics of these forests have been shaped by geographical barriers and Quaternary climatic oscillations, with geographically separated populations regularly exchanging gene flow. The study emphasizes the importance of landscape heterogeneity on the spatial patterns of genomic variation in montane oak forests.
Editorial Material
Plant Sciences
Michal Bogdziewicz, Rafael Calama, Benoit Courbaud, Josep M. Espelta, Andrew Hacket-Pain, Valentin Journe, Georges Kunstler, Michael Steele, Tong Qiu, Magdalena Zywiec, James S. Clark
Summary: The periodic production of large seed crops, known as masting, is common in perennial plants and has various effects on the fitness and food webs. However, quantifying the variability of masting has been debated, with the commonly used coefficient of variation being inadequate for individual-level observations. To address these limitations, this study introduces volatility and periodicity as new metrics, which account for the variance in the frequency domain and provide improved ecological interpretations of masting. The utilization of long-term, individual-plant datasets with these new metrics promises significant advancements in the field.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Maria Constanza Meza, Josep Maria Espelta, Tania Marisol Gonzalez, Dolors Armenteras
Summary: This study reveals that fires in moist tropical savannas and Neotropical forests can lead to a decrease in taxonomic and functional diversity, posing a threat to the recovery and resilience of tropical forests.
PERSPECTIVES IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2023)
Editorial Material
Ecology
Carolina Puerta-Pinero, Juan A. Blanco, Leyre Jimenez-Eguizabal, Antonio Perez Luque, Mercedes Molina Morales, Gissell Lacerot, Francisco Rodriguez-Sanchez, Alvaro Alonso, Susana Rodriguez-Echeverria, Yosune Miquelajauregui, Ignasi Bartomeus, Ivania Ceron-Souza
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Environmental Sciences
Judit Lecina-Diaz, Maria-Luisa Chas-Amil, Nuria Aquilue, Angelo Sil, Lluis Brotons, Adrian Regos, Julia Touza
Summary: In southern Europe, land abandonment and an unbalanced investment toward fire suppression have increased wildfire risk. This study combines scenario analysis, fire landscape modelling, and economic tools to identify land-use policies that can reduce wildfire-related losses in the Geres-Xures Transboundary Biosphere Reserve. The combination of High Nature Value farmlands (HNVf) and fire-smart land-use strategies is the most efficient way to reduce wildfire hazard and minimize damages.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)