Forests, Volume 16, Issue 11

We established a standardized tree-ring width chronology using 46 Mongolian pine (Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica) tree-ring cores from the Tuqiang Forestry Bureau in the northern Greater Khingan Mountains (GKM). The average minimum temperature from...

Daknamu (Broussonetia × kazinoki), the primary fiber source for hanji (traditional Korean handmade paper), provides fibers that are highly durable and used in fine-edition publishing as well as in the conservation and restoration of cultural he...

Located in a transitional climatic zone surrounded by sea on three sides, Kunyu Mountain provides an ideal region to study the drivers of plant distribution. The study examined the distribution patterns and environmental drivers of three dominant tre...

Forest canopy opening can significantly affect understory environment and thus further influence the communities of soil biota, but this has not been well quantified in the literature. Here, using meta-analysis method, we evaluated the effects of for...

Drought responses in poplar are genotype-dependent, yet standardized metrics for quantifying drought tolerance remain scarce. Here, we employed logistic modeling of relative electrolyte leakage (REC) for the first time in poplar to derive clone-speci...

This paper presents results from an extensive study on laminated timber beams manufactured without adhesives or metal fasteners. The use of such elements enables the implementation of the 4R principles in construction (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repair)...

The demand for forest materials necessitates advancements in forest management and inventory practices. We explore the integration of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) equipped with LiDAR sensors as a cost-effective alternative for precise forest monit...

Forests serve as “water reservoirs, bank vaults, grain depots, and carbon pools,” and their ecological security plays a critical role in national ecological security. Urbanization, as a long-term development strategy in China, exerts comp...

Bamboo, a fast-growing and biodegradable industrial crop, exhibits excellent mechanical properties, which facilitate its widespread use in construction, furniture, and decorative applications. However, its inherently limited permeability hinders proc...

Through research on the effects of soil and meteorological factors on poplar wood properties, poplar clones with enhanced cold tolerance, drought resistance, and salt–alkali tolerance were selected for large-scale cultivation in the Western Son...

Land degradation is a critical global issue threatening environmental health, food security, and sustainable development. Afforestation has emerged as a vital nature-based solution to combat land degradation by restoring soil structure, enhancing wat...

The emerald ash borer (EAB; Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) is a deadly pest of ash trees (Fraxinus spp.) in North America. Chemical and biological control methods are already in use against EAB, but additional integrated pest management (IPM) strateg...

Nest predation is a major factor limiting avian reproductive success. It depends on factors such as bird community, land use, vegetation structure and landscape. Anthropogenic disturbances in native forests, such as logging and livestock grazing, alt...

Peatlands store approximately 30% of global terrestrial carbon, and tropical peatlands contribute 10%–30% of the total peatland carbon storage. Indonesia holds approximately 15% of this resource. Given the rapid degradation of these ecosystems,...

Accurately characterizing historical drought events is critical for understanding their spatial and temporal variability and for improving future drought projections. This study investigates extreme drought years across Europe using three complementa...

In the semi-arid Loess Plateau of China, afforestation frequently leads to soil water depletion, threatening ecosystem sustainability. Although mixed-species plantations are encouraged to enhance resource use efficiency, their effects on deep soil wa...

The classification of cork planks as a raw material is traditionally performed through visual inspection of cork pores and defects, both in forest owners’ associations and industrial settings. This method introduces subjectivity and limits repr...

Urban green spaces are essential components of city ecosystems, providing environmental and social benefits while simultaneously serving as potential entry points for invasive plant pathogens. In recent years, increasing attention has been directed t...

Invasive species are among the most serious threats to forest health worldwide, with their impacts expected to intensify under ongoing climate change and the expansion of international trade [...]

Waterfront wilderness landscapes in mountainous cities, such as Chongqing, play a vital role in sustaining urban biodiversity and human well-being amid steep topography and hydrological variations that create unique habitats. However, public recognit...

Global soil salinization is accelerating. As the dominant fast-growing plantation genus, Populus spp. largely determines the success of coastal and inland saline-land restoration and the associated carbon-sequestration benefits. Yet most current stud...

The Loess Plateau (China) is an ecologically fragile region where understanding the impact of forest naturalness on soil carbon content is critical for ecological restoration and enhancing carbon sequestration. This study investigates this relationsh...

Afforestation plays a vital role in reshaping land systems and enhancing carbon sequestration, particularly in ecologically fragile regions. However, the carbon implications and spatial dynamics of large-scale planted-forest (PF) expansion in the Yel...

In Portugal, increasing wildfire frequency and severe storm events have intensified the need for advanced monitoring tools to assess forest damage and recovery efficiently. This study explores the application of deep learning neural network technique...

This study investigates the influence of urban greenery on microclimate conditions in Novi Sad, a city characterized by a temperate oceanic climate, by integrating high-resolution remote sensing data with in situ measurements from 12 urban climate st...

This study examines hiking within the context of active lifestyle trends, with a particular focus on the implications of physical limitations for its implementation in forest environments. The primary objective is to analyze how hiking offerings can...

This study aimed to systematically characterize the pyrolysis characteristics and combustibility of six typical tree species across different altitude gradients in southwestern Yunnan, providing references for fuel management and selection of potenti...

Accurate estimation of carbon sequestration at the single-tree scale is essential for understanding forest carbon dynamics and supporting precision forestry under global carbon-neutral goals. Traditional allometric models often neglect environmental...

To improve the accuracy of tree age estimation by accounting for variations in radial growth, this study developed a diameter/age model that incorporates the radial growth rate for seven typical tree species across subtropical to cold temperate regio...

Climate change is driving the need for forest management strategies that simultaneously enhance ecosystem resilience and contribute to climate change mitigation. Voluntary carbon markets (VCMs), regulated in the European Union by the Carbon Removal C...

Greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes from forests, including carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄), and nitrous oxide (N₂O), are regulated by complex interactions of abiotic and biotic factors. A better understanding of these interactions involving GHGs can hel...

Modern pollen deposition studies are essential to forestry and palaeoecological research, as they provide the key to understanding the relationship between the abundance of palynomorphs in natural (moss, litter, top core sediment) or artificial traps...

Türkiye’s forest governance exhibits a persistent policy–implementation gap rooted in a governance paradox: while the Ecosystem-Based Functional Planning (EBFP) system promotes ecological integrity and adaptive management, the founda...

As climate change accelerates, environmental factors are expected to fluctuate as well. To gain insight into soil respiration (Rs) dynamics, it is essential to conduct long-term measurements of Rs alongside environmental variations. To this end, we e...

To accurately analyze the dynamic response and driving mechanism of forest carbon sequestration in the core area of the Loess Plateau’s Returning Farmland to Forestry Project, this study takes the Beiluo River Basin as the research area. Using...

Detecting forest tree species distribution using satellite imagery with deep-learning models is essential for effective forest management. While sufficient training samples are crucial for developing deep-learning-based tree species classification mo...

Blue carbon ecosystems, particularly mangroves, seagrasses, and salt marshes, play a crucial role in climate regulation by capturing and storing huge stocks of carbon. Together with supporting fisheries production, protecting shorelines from erosion,...

Forest-type national nature reserves and their surrounding areas have experienced a series of drought events, which have influenced forest ecosystem stability. Assuming that drought events do not cause a shift in the ecosystem’s stable state, w...

Forest structure, including trees, deadwood and tree-related microhabitats, is a key determinant of forest biodiversity. Their relative contribution in shaping local (alpha) biodiversity and its variation (beta) between sites remains unclear. We asse...

Forest diseases threaten tree health, biodiversity, and ecosystem services, with impacts amplified by climate change and global trade. Understanding and managing these threats is difficult due to the longevity of trees, the size and inaccessibility o...

Street greening is widely recognized as influencing resident well-being and housing prices, and street-view imagery provides a fine-grained data source for quantifying urban microenvironments. However, existing research predominantly relies on single...

Forests sustain high levels of biodiversity and essential ecosystem services, yet the impact of management practices on below-ground functioning remains difficult to assess. A comprehensive evaluation of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal diversity is, the...

This study examined the windbreak effects of different tree–shrub configurations through wind tunnel experiments. Using Populus euphratica Oliv. and Tamarix chinensis Lour. as model species, six rows of front-tree–back-shrub arrangements...

Functional traits provide key insights into plant ecological strategies and responses to environmental heterogeneity, yet the role of intraspecific trait variability (ITV) in tropical rainforests remains underexplored. We examined ITV in six leaf tra...

Accurate forest type classification in subtropical regions is essential for ecological monitoring and sustainable management. Multimodal remote sensing data provide rich information support, yet the synergy between network architectures and fusion st...

Soil water availability and nitrogen (N) deposition critically influence biogenic volatile organic compound (BVOC) emissions, thereby affecting atmospheric chemistry. However, their differential short- and long-term effects remain unclear. Here, Ormo...

Aromatic coconut is a special variety of coconut. Its unique “pandan-like” aroma has won it great popularity among consumers, endowing it with considerable market potential. In our previous study, 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (2AP), which serves...

Adaptive forest and fire management in parks and protected areas is becoming increasingly complex as climate change alters the frequency and intensity of disturbances (wildfires, pest and disease outbreaks, etc.), while park visitation and the number...

Fire refugia play an important role in post-fire ecosystem recovery because they preserve areas that represent a persistent legacy in the landscape and serve as propagule sources for forest regeneration. Our objective was to identify the pre-fire top...

Cork oak (Quercus suber) forests are threatened by emergent fungal pathogen Diplodia corticola, which causes significant economic and ecological losses. This study evaluates the efficacy of synthetic and natural fungicides, as well as Bacillus antago...