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Forests, Volume 15, Issue 3

March 2024 - 178 articles

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Cover Story: This research focused on poplar mechanization systems used in Italy. After significant development, popular cultivation in Italy has declined rapidly since the 1980s. Production could be increased through mechanization because innovative machinery and equipment can reduce the exposure of forest workers to common risk factors, ensure greater and better productivity, increase the efficiency of operations, and reduce costs. In fact, from the research carried out, it appears that the use of a strong mechanization involves a percentage reduction of the average cost per ton of wood chips produced (EUR/t) of 23%, from 33.52 EUR/t to 25.88 EUR/t and a percentage reduction of the average gross cost per hectare of wood chips produced (EUR/ha) of 37%, from an amount of 4518.8 EUR/ha to 2850.8 EUR/ha. View this paper

Articles (178)

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,190 Views
24 Pages

21 March 2024

Urban park green spaces (PGSs) are crucial social public resources that provide various ecological services and enhance human health and well-being. However, with the acceleration of urbanization, the accessibility and equity of urban PGS resources a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,255 Views
23 Pages

21 March 2024

The paper looks at the potential benefits of mushrooms in terms of health, recreation, and tourism. Mycotourism is an innovative, specialised tourism product that has been successfully introduced in some regions of the world, helping to combat season...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,997 Views
11 Pages

Decrease in Inorganic Nitrogen and Net Nitrogen Transformation Rates with Biochar Application in a Warm-Temperate Broadleaved Forest

  • Natsumi Yasuki,
  • Wakana Saso,
  • Hiroshi Koizumi,
  • Yasuo Iimura,
  • Toshiyuki Ohtsuka and
  • Shinpei Yoshitake

21 March 2024

Changes in soil nutrient dynamics after biochar application may affect indirect carbon sequestration through changes in plant productivity in forest ecosystems. In the present study, we examined the effects of woody biochar application on soil nitrog...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,766 Views
13 Pages

21 March 2024

Large-scale vegetation restoration campaigns have been implemented on the Chinese Loess Plateau, which have resulted in higher soil moisture deficits in this region. This, in turn, has hampered the healthy growth of planted trees, leading to a declin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,515 Views
18 Pages

21 March 2024

Near-surface soil hydraulic properties (SHPs) are fundamental for describing and predicting water and energy exchange processes, particularly at the soil–atmosphere interface, and regulating evapotranspiration, infiltration, and runoff in diffe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,772 Views
12 Pages

21 March 2024

Determining which species to utilize for the artificial restoration of subtropical secondary forests has become a focal point in forestry and ecology. To compare the effects of the subtropical secondary forest artificial restoration model on soil mic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,118 Views
13 Pages

Modulus of Elasticity and Bending Strength of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) Wood from Commercial Thinnings

  • Reeta Stöd,
  • Juhani Marttila,
  • Laura Tomppo,
  • Antti Haapala and
  • Erkki Verkasalo

20 March 2024

The static bending properties of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) clear wood were studied using a material collected from commercial thinning forests in eastern Finland. In Myrtillus type, the modulus of elasticity and bending strength of the first t...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,856 Views
16 Pages

20 March 2024

Plant resources are used as raw materials in various industries related to humans, such as edible, medicinal, taste, and flavor industries, depending on processes such as drying, processing, and collection period. In this study, we investigated the t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,756 Views
14 Pages

Rapid Warming Exacerbates Winter Drought Stress in Trees at High-Altitude Areas in Northeast China

  • Rui Zhang,
  • Xueping Bai,
  • Xun Tian,
  • Zhenju Chen,
  • Haiyue Zhang and
  • Haiting Liu

20 March 2024

Against the background of global warming, trees in high-latitude and high-altitude areas are more sensitive to rapid warming. Revealing the response patterns of trees at different altitudes to rapid warming in typical alpine mountain environments can...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,911 Views
24 Pages

20 March 2024

In the policy arena of the rapid development of China’s digital village, understanding how internet use enhances the happiness of forest farmers’ families holds theoretical and practical significance for promoting the protection of the ec...

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