Forests, Volume 16, Issue 2

Desert and semi-desert ecosystems cover a large proportion of global land area, but their tree-ring materials had traditionally been studied less intensively than that of forest ecosystems. In this study, we presented the time series of growth rings...

Culturable airborne microorganisms significantly impact air quality and human health in urban forest land. Their concentrations serve as key air quality indicators. Over a year, this study analyzed airborne microorganisms in six forest stands within...

Biodiversity maintenance mechanisms have been central to the study of community ecology, and the negative density dependence effect plays an important role in maintaining species diversity in forest communities. However, the strength and direction of...

Inferring forest properties is crucial for the timber industry, enabling efficient monitoring, predictive analysis, and optimized management. Nondestructive testing (NDT) methods have proven to be valuable tools for achieving these goals. Recent adva...

The bioactivity of the Ailanthus altissima crude leaf extract (CLE) and a leaf extract incorporated into a biopolymer matrix (BPM) was tested against Lymantria dispar larvae. The crude leaf extracts and those incorporated into a chitosan–gelati...

Sustainable management of forest ecosystems requires assessing forest dynamics and project stand growth and yield in order to make strategic decisions. The size–density relationship is one of the most important measures in quantifying the carry...

Riparian forests in the valley area of the Irtysh River Basin are capable of providing a variety of ecosystem services such as water conservation and biodiversity maintenance. Their health condition is an important reflection of their ability to main...

Deforestation caused by gold mining in the Ecuadorian Amazon has increased by 300% in the last decade, leading to severe environmental degradation of water and land resources. Effective remediation and revegetation technologies are still needed to ad...

Bamboo, characterized by its high growth speed and short maturation period, occupies 0.875% of the global forest area and significantly contributes to terrestrial carbon cycling. The state of shoot growth can essentially indicate a bamboo forests&rsq...

Identifying ecological distribution responses to climate change is pivotal for preserving biodiversity. Ilex macrocarpa, a deciduous tree of the Aquifoliaceae family, has considerable ecological and medicinal benefits. This study investigated the imp...