Forests, Volume 15, Issue 8

The glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP) is an important component of soil organic carbon (SOC), which plays an important role in maintaining soil structural stability, soil carbon (C), and nitrogen (N) fixation. However, little is known about the GR...

We investigated the utility of nuclear and cytoplasmic single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers for timber tracking of the intensively logged and commercialized Amazonian tree Jacaranda copaia. Eight hundred and thirty-two trees were sampled (cam...

During the large-scale vegetation restoration on the Loess Plateau, the introduction of exotic species with high water consumption, such as Robinia pseudoacacia L., led to widespread soil desiccation, and resulted in severe drought stress and increas...

The Tibetan Plateau (TP), with its unique geographical and climatic conditions, holds a significant role in global climate change. Therefore, it is particularly urgent to fully understand its vegetation phenology. Herbaceous plants are widely distrib...

The abscission of fruits has a significant impact on yield, which in turn has a corresponding effect on economic benefits. In order to better understand the molecular mechanism of early coconut fruit abscission, the morphological and structural chara...

Transgenic technology is a potent tool for verifying gene functions, and poplar serves as a model system for genetically transforming perennial woody plants. However, the current poplar genetic transformation system is limited to a few genotypes. In...

The rapid increase in reactive nitrogen (N) released into the environment by human activities has notably altered the structure and composition of forest soil microbial communities (SMCs), profoundly impacting the N cycle in terrestrial ecosystems. H...

Evapotranspiration (ET) is a key process in the eco-hydrological cycle of a basin and a reliable indicator of climate change. However, the spatiotemporal alterations of ET in the contiguous United States (CONUS) over the recent two decades remain lar...

Stakeholder involvement can foster more socially and environmentally sustainable management of natural resources, including forests. However, few studies have approached the effect of knowledge on stakeholders’ involvement in forest management....

Soil infiltration properties (SIPs) are important components of forest hydrological responses; however, few studies have investigated the mechanisms through which soil physical properties affect SIPs. In this study, two SIPs, the initial infiltration...

This study develops forest road recognition technology using deep learning-based image processing to support the advancement of autonomous driving technology for forestry machinery. Images were collected while driving a tracked forwarder along approx...

The microbial biomass in soil is an active and living constituent of organic matter. It is both a storage pool and a source of plant nutrients that can be used as required. In addition, each microbial indicator evaluates soil quality and health from...

Net primary productivity (NPP) is a key indicator of the health of forest ecosystems that offers important information about the net carbon sequestration capacity of these systems. Precise assessment of NPP is crucial for measuring carbon fixation an...

Acacia hybrid (Acacia mangium Willd. × A. auriculiformis A. Cunn. Ex Benth.) dominates plantation wood production in central Vietnam. Dependence on a single species may increase biological risks. The potential of eucalypt as an alternative was...

The temperature sensitivity (Q₁₀) of soil respiration (Rs) plays a crucial role in evaluating the carbon budget of terrestrial ecosystems under global warming. However, the variability in Q₁₀ along soil moisture gradients remains a subject of debate,...

Climate change is exacerbating the vulnerability of temperate forests to severe disturbances, potentially increasing tree mortality rates. Despite the significance of this issue, there has been a lack of comprehensive research on tree survival across...

Low-altitude aerial photogrammetry can be an alternative source of forest inventory data and a practical tool for rapid forest attribute updates. The availability of low-cost unmanned aerial systems (UASs) and continuous technological advances in ter...

Vegetation canopy water content (CWC) crucially affects stomatal conductance and photosynthesis and, consequently, is a key state variable in advanced ecosystem models. Remote sensing has been shown to be an effective tool for retrieving CWCs. Howeve...

Floristic composition and syntaxonomy of the boreal oligotrophic pine forests covering vast areas in the boreal, hemiboreal, and temperate zones of continental Eurasia still remain poorly studied in the Southern Ural region. Using the Braun–Bla...

In the past few decades, due to rising temperatures and changes in precipitation, the degree of drought in semi-arid areas has increased, leading to a large number of tree deaths and threatening the natural forests distributed in the semi-arid areas...

The potential microclimatic effects of street trees are influenced by their ecological characteristics, planting patterns, and street orientations, especially in subtropical hot and humid areas. To investigate these effects, four typical street tree...

In this study, methods are proposed for analyzing the susceptibility of forest stands to attacks by forest insects on the basis of Earth remote sensing data. As an indicator of the state of forest stands, we proposed to use a parameter of the sensiti...

Although recent years have witnessed a considerable increase in studies on the economic value of ecological products, the extant literature has overlooked the multidimensional enhancement of ecological product value from the perspective of farmers&rs...

Global warming leads to the melting of permafrost, affects changes in soil microbial community structures and related functions, and contributes to the soil carbon cycle in permafrost areas. Located at the southern edge of Eurasia’s permafrost...

Flash drought (FD) has attracted much attention due to its severe stress on vegetation ecosystems. Yet to date, the impacts of FD on vegetation ecosystems in different regions have not been fully evaluated and explored, especially for ecologically fr...

Understanding needle biomass turnover rates in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) stands is crucial for modelling forest ecosystem dynamics and nutrient cycling. This study examined needle litterfall and biomass turnover in Scots pine stands of varying...

Plant leaves harbor a rich diversity of bacteria and fungi that, through their interactions with host plants, assume an influential role in plant physiological and metabolic processes. The unique phyllosphere environment of different plant species ma...

Annual urban forest expansion dynamics are crucial for assessing the benefits and potential issues associated with vegetation accumulation over time. LandTrendr (Landsat-Based Detection of Trends in Disturbance and Recovery) can efficiently detect th...

Understanding population genetic structure and its possible causal factors is critical for utilizing genetic resources and genetic breeding of economically important plants. Although Torreya grandis is an important conifer producing nuts in China, li...

The forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii) is a national Class I protected wild animal in China, and the IUCN Red list classifies it as globally endangered. It has significant value in traditional Chinese medicine and spices. However, wild M. berezov...

In northeastern China, simultaneous reconstruction of temperature and precipitation changes in the same region using tree ring data has not yet been reported, limiting our understanding of the historical climate. Using tree ring samples from the Grea...

The forests of the boreal biome, which perform an important climate-regulating function, are the most susceptible to forest fires. An important task is to obtain quantitative estimates of carbon (C) losses of forest ecosystems under different fire da...

A greenhouse experiment was conducted to determine the potential of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) to mitigate the allelopathic effects of invasive Nicotiana glauca on the growth of Acacia gerrardii seedlings. Aqueous extracts from N. glauca leav...

Urban green spaces (UGSs) provide numerous ecosystem services (ESs) that are essential to the well-being of the residents. However, these services are often neglected in regional urban development and spatial planning. This study quantified the ESs o...

Anthropogenic pressures such as over-urbanization, intensive agriculture/forestry practices, and the development of energy farms alter natural landscapes. Intensive urban development poses the greatest threat to natural ecosystems. Habitat degradatio...

In response to concerns that increment coring with an increment borer might contribute to the dieback of pine trees in Thailand, this research aimed to evaluate the effects of increment coring on the growth of Khasi pine (Pinus kesiya Royle ex Gordon...

The aim of this paper is to evaluate changes in Italy’s competitiveness in the global wood products market, with a particular focus on wooden furniture and wood panels, both final and intermediate products of the crucial wooden furniture supply...

Bamboo forests, as some of the integral components of forest ecosystems, have emerged as focal points in forestry research due to their rapid growth and substantial carbon sequestration capacities. In this paper, satellite-borne lidar data from GEDI...

Coconut plantations throughout the Asia–Pacific region are generally characterised by the presence of low-productivity senile palms over the age of 60, which have negative impacts on farming communities, coconut processors, and the wider econom...

The climate and soil properties are major determinants of plant growth and forest community assembly across diverse biomes. However, the contribution of climate and soil on species diversity in tropical and subtropical forests remains controversial....

Quercus rehderiana Hand.-Mazz. belongs to Quercus sect. Heteroallenes’ of the Fagaceae family. It is widely distributed in forests with rocky and non-rocky desertification in Guizhou Province of Southwest China. However, our knowledge of the ad...

Located at an average elevation of approximately 2000 m, the Minjiang River Basin (MJB), a key tributary of the Upper Yangtze River, straddles the Western Sichuan Plateau and the Sichuan Basin. Vegetation here is crucial for human life, providing oxy...

Accurately estimating the volume of woody vegetation is critical for assessing fuel characteristics and associated wildfire risks in shrublands. However, few studies have investigated the branch volume of multi-stemmed shrubs, a dominant life form in...

The rapid urbanization and growing number of factories, human population, and motor vehicles have led to a drastic increase in the concentration of air pollutants. This smog is one of the most important disturbances in city planning. Urban trees play...

Ecological stoichiometry is essential for investigating biogeochemical cycling in an ecosystem. Thinning, a management practice that closely mimics natural processes, significantly influences stand structure and microclimate, thereby affecting nutrie...

Abundant genetic variation among the geographical provenances of Juglans mandshurica. The biomass and allometry of 3-year-old J. mandshurica seedlings were studied among 21 Chinese provenances to understand the variations in biomass allocation in dep...

The concentrations and ratios of plants C, N, and P serve as important indicators of ecological processes. However, how plant and soil C:N:P relationships and ratios change with forest stand types remain unclear. Here, we analyzed the ecological stoi...

The natural resilience of the forests to face impacts of blowdown damages was affected by harvesting operations. Variable retention harvesting (VRH) increases forest structure heterogeneity in managed stands and decreases blowdown damages. The object...

Based on forest management inventory data, this study applies machine learning algorithms to explore the relationships between forest water conservation capacity and forest management inventory factors, thus providing more extensive insights into for...

The causal relationship between vegetation and temperature serves as a driving factor for global warming in the climate system. However, causal relationships are typically characterized by complex facets, particularly within natural systems, necessit...