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...

Sustainable forest management plays a crucial role in climate change mitigation and adaption, as well as the achievement of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Recognizing the significance of sustainable forest management, China has implem...

The Populus euphratica desert riparian forest, predominantly distributed along the Tarim River in northwestern China, has experienced significant degradation due to climate change and anthropogenic activities. Despite its ecological importance, syste...

Mixing and matching N₂-fixing leguminous species is a crucial strategy to enhance quality and efficiency in sustainable forestry. Tree leaves and rhizosphere are primary sites for matter and energy exchange, functioning as key assimilation organs tha...

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This study was performed on the territory of Northern Europe in the Middle taiga subzone of Karelia. The work was conducted at two test sites (Site I, Site II) located in a pine forest in the coastal area of Lake Segozero. In these territories, areas...

Forestry enterprises play a pivotal role in economic development, ecological civilization construction, and sustainable development. This study employs GIS-based spatial analysis to examine the distribution patterns and interrelationships of forestry...

Plastic pollution has become a major environmental problem, while the products of its degradation, microplastics (MPs), appear everywhere on Earth. Data on MPs in agricultural soils have appeared lately, but a significant knowledge gap exists regardi...

In recent decades, much of China’s farmland has been transformed into forests due to the Conversion of Farmland to Forests and Grasses Project. While past research has mainly examined soil nutrients and water conservation, less attention has be...

The nuclear factor Y (NF-Y) transcription factor family identified in plant organisms consists of NF-YA, NF-YB, and NF-YC subunits, known for their pivotal role in regulating plant growth, development, and responses to environmental stress. Despite e...

Quantifying the dynamic changes and relationships between ecosystem services (ESs) and land use change is critical for sustainable ecosystem management and land use optimization. However, comprehensive discussions on the spatiotemporal variations of...

Nitrogen (N)-fixing plants are commonly employed in the restoration of degraded terrestrial ecosystems due to their ability to increase soil N capital and boost ecosystem productivity. Given the close coupling between N and phosphorus (P) in soil, th...

Forests are among the most diverse ecosystems on the planet, and their biomass serves as a key measure for assessing the biological productivity and carbon cycle of terrestrial forest ecosystems. Recognizing the factors that impact forest ecosystems...

Emerald ash borer (EAB, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) is an Asian woodborer that is a destructive pest of ash (Fraxinus spp.) trees throughout North America and in parts of Asia and Europe. It has killed hundreds of millions of ash trees worldwide i...

Non-structural carbohydrates (NSC) are important carbon pools in trees, and previous studies have mainly focused on the concentration of NSC in tree organs such as leaves, branches, trunk, and root, separately. However, the seasonality of the concent...

Modulus of elasticity (MOE) and modulus of rupture (MOR) are crucial indicators for assessing the application value of wood. However, traditional physical testing methods for the mechanical properties of wood are typically destructive, costly, and ti...

The management of forest species in the recovery of degraded areas of semi-arid regions is mainly limited by the availability of water and nutrients. Thus, the objective of this research was to evaluate the growth, yield, and energy characteristics o...

This study focused on 16,101 Cunninghamia lanceolata trees across 133 plots in seven cities of Guangdong Province, China, to develop a comprehensive full growth cycle crown width (CW) model. We systematically analyzed the dynamic characteristics of C...

Given the ecological significance and potential for afforestation and carbon sequestration of these species, this study contributes to optimizing nursery practices for successful regeneration and conservation efforts. Thus, this research assessed the...

Scrub mangrove forests, dominated by Rhizophora mangle L., are characterized by high porewater salinity, which might compromise individual sap flow rates (SF) due to seasonal and diurnal microenvironmental variations. We tested the functional, anatom...

Traditional forest management models could potentially be used to combat changes in environmental conditions by stimulating soil properties and supporting tree growth. In this study, we compare the effects of different oak (Quercus petraea /Matt./Lie...

Forest management can be implemented for various demands, including biomass or energy production, biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration, and ecosystem services, all related to forest utilisation and sustainability. However, these demands ca...

The Chinese red pine, Pinus tabulaeformis, is one of the most important evergreen conifer trees in China. It is widely planted in southern Gansu Province and is commonly used for garden trees, hedges, windbreaks, and soil and water conservation. Howe...

Aboveground biomass (AGB) serves as an important indicator for assessing the productivity of forest ecosystems and exploring the global carbon cycle. However, accurate estimation of forest AGB remains a significant challenge, especially when integrat...

Facing the severe global wildfire challenge and the need for advanced prediction, this study analysed the evolving research in forest fire prediction using an LDA-BERT similarity model. Due to climate change, human activities, and natural factors, fo...

Seed orchards play important roles in supplying good seeds. Miniature orchards have the advantages of reducing management areas, but rapid crown development will decrease light intensity and seed production. Block-rotation cycles within an orchard ne...

Wildfires are significant disturbances that reshape soil ecosystems, impacting soil properties, microbial communities, and enzyme activities. In Pinus tabulaeformis forests in northern China, the effects of wildfire on soil health, particularly on Ac...

Soil is an important link in the cycling of carbon, nitrogen, and other elements. The soil environment, especially the soil water, nutrients, and salts, undergoes profound changes in the process of oasis evolution. As a key component of the soil ecos...

High-standing islands, such as Taiwan, offer unique opportunities to study soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics due to their steep terrains, rapid erosion, and strong climatic gradients. In this study, we investigated 54 forest soil profiles across nor...

Camphora longepaniculata is an endangered evergreen tree listed as National Class II Protected Tree Species in China, highly valued for its medicinal and economic importance. Currently, research on this species has primarily focused on its pharmaceut...

Rapid urbanization has led to increasingly serious problems, such as the heat island effect and environmental pollution, which seriously endanger people’s health. Greenspace exposure behavior, that is, the way and characteristics of people&rsqu...

Data on forests (e.g., height, diameter at breast height and volume) are increasingly being collected using remote sensing methods, leading to improved forest inventories. At present, a popular method for data collection is the use of unmanned aerial...

Among the most concerning threats impacting global forest ecosystems is the pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner and Buhrer, 1934) Nickle, 1970), the causal agent of pine wilt disease. In Europe, effective management of this pest re...

Abies koreana E.H.Wilson (Korean fir), an endangered high-altitude conifer native to South Korea, is facing severe population decline due to climate change and low germination rates. While ecological factors have been studied, the genetic and epigene...

Forest soil organic matter (SOM) is a critical component of forest ecosystems and plays a vital role in the global carbon (C) cycle. Global climate change profoundly affects forest SOM dynamics, particularly its sources and formation processes, which...

Accurately localizing individual trees and identifying species distribution are critical tasks in forestry remote sensing. Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (visual SLAM) algorithms serve as important tools for outdoor spatial positioning...

The accurate estimation of tree volume and biomass is necessary for forest ecosystems management. However, traditional estimation methods are expensive, require a large amount of labor and materials, and may involve destructive sampling. In this stud...

On-year and off-year phenomena are common in Moso bamboo forests and significantly affect economic value and ecological functions. However, observational evidence regarding the impact of these cycles on surface soil moisture (SSM) remains scarce, and...

Siamese rosewood (Dalbergia cochinchinensis Pierre) is a highly valuable economic tree species in Thailand. This study investigated genetic diversity across 72 tree samples from 17 Thai locations using two genetic markers: the chloroplast maturase K...

This study focuses on the Xiaoxing’an Mountains, examining the evolution of ecological security patterns and suggesting optimization strategies by integrating carbon storage and landscape connectivity, using multi-source data from 2000, 2010, a...

Consistent and accurate data on forest biomass and carbon dynamics are essential for optimizing carbon sequestration, advancing sustainable management, and developing natural climate solutions in various forest ecosystems. This study quantifies the f...