Forests, Volume 16, Issue 5

Variation patterns in plant functional traits and their interrelationships play a crucial role in understanding species coexistence mechanisms and ecological differentiation within local plant communities. However, the dynamic patterns of plant funct...

Forest ecosystem services are crucial for sustaining ecological balance and supporting human well-being. This study quantified and analyzed ecosystem services—carbon storage, water conservation, and productivity—across four developmental...

This study develops an optimized approach for small-scale forest area extraction in mountainous regions by integrating Landsat multispectral and ALOS PALSAR-2 radar data through threshold-based classification methods. The threshold fusion method prop...

Natural and planted forests differentially regulate soil quality through vegetation–soil interactions. The effects of four types of planting covers on soil nutrients, enzyme activities, and microbial communities in the Guangxi Camellia nitidiss...

The paper presents changes in the color and acidity of beech wood with false heartwood in the process of pressure steaming at the temperature interval t = 105 °C and 125 °C during τ = 6 to 24 h. The light white-gray color of sapwood with...

Fraxinus platypoda Oliv. (Oleaceae), an ecologically and economically valuable tree species with key distribution areas in northwestern China, faces conservation challenges due to its fragmented groups and scarce individual numbers. To investigate th...

Forest fires pose an escalating global threat, severely impacting ecosystems, public health, and economies. Timely detection, especially during early stages, is critical for effective intervention. In this study, we propose a novel deep learning-base...

Habitat fragmentation is one of the main factors leading to changes in bird foraging behavior. Therefore, studying bird diversity, foraging groups, and spatial utilization in fragmented habitats is of great significance for forest bird conservation....

This study aimed to analyze changes in water retention conservation in response to climate change and forest management strategies and to propose methods for securing sustainable water resources. The KO-G-Dynamic model, a Korean forest growth model,...

The aim of this study was to determine the influence of initial chain tension, feed force, and wood hardness on the variability of the cutter’s deflection angle during petrol chainsaw operation. Cutting wood with a chainsaw is a complex process...

Traditional deep learning algorithms struggle to effectively utilize local spectral info in forest HS images and adequately capture subtle feature differences, often causing model confusion and misclassification. To tackle these issues, we present SF...

The fragmented nature of Chinese households’ forestland hinders the realization of economies of scale in forestry production. Understanding the role of forestry service outsourcing organizations in mitigating this fragmentation provides a criti...

Fuels obtained from woody forest resources such as oaks have been traditionally used in various regions due to their availability and energy properties. In the search for sustainable bioenergy sources and the transition towards cleaner alternatives,...

Often thought of as a mesic paradise, forest ecosystems are a mosaic of microhabitats with temporal oscillations that cause significant environmental stresses, providing habitats for extremophilic and extremotolerant fungi. Adapted to survive and thr...

The goal of this study was to develop a GIS-based Decision Support Model for selecting the best timber harvesting systems on steep terrain. The model combines multiple layers, each representing an important factor in mechanized logging. These layers...

With the concept of sustainable development gaining increasing traction, the high-value utilization of forest biomass has received growing attention. In this study, an acorn-based wood adhesive was developed using Quercus fagaceae, offering a sustain...

Forest ecosystems critically regulate land surface temperature (LST) from local to regional scales. Over the last three decades (1986–2016), increasingly frequent and severe disturbances have substantially altered the European forest canopy str...

Seed dispersal studies have primarily relied on prediction model methods, which limit clarity regarding how variables affect movement direction. Suggestions for improvement are limited to specific domains due to the lack of quantitative evaluation of...

As the most active fundamental unit in the aboveground branching system of woody plants, it remains unclear the relative importance of acclimation at the level of allocation and morphology in shoots. Additionally, the main dimensions of trait variati...

The use of chemical stimulants in resin tapping is essential for prolonging the resin flow and enhancing production. Traditional stimulants, primarily composed of sulfuric acid, pose concerns related to workplace safety, environmental impact, and tre...

During the natural growth of trees, a large number of branches are formed, with a negative impact on timber quality. Therefore, pruning is an essential measure in forest cultivation. In this work, the effect of pruning on poplar timber quality was ev...

Understanding precipitation changes over a long period of time can provide valuable insights into global climate change. Taking the forest–steppe ecotone of North China as the research area, based on the tree ring width index of Carya cathayens...

Retention forestry creates anthropogenic ecotones that diversify forest landscapes in terms of age and biomass. Such diversification can have ambiguous ecological impacts, raising uncertainties, particularly for black alder swamp woodlands, which are...

Gradual reforestation and transformation of both vegetation and soils characterize post-agricultural landscapes, which form after the abandonment of arable land. The change in content and vertical distribution of available K and P was analysed by sta...

The bending test is a good indicator of wood characterization, including compression, tension, and shear stresses. Therefore, many studies have been published on bending tests for wood. Its heterogeneous structure, anisotropic behavior during the phy...

Under accelerated global warming, frequent droughts pose mounting threats to vegetation productivity, yet the spatiotemporal patterns and primary controls of drought resilience (DR) in China remain insufficiently quantified. This study aimed to chara...

The changes in soil nitrogen mineralization rate induced by litter input can determine the availability of nitrogen for plant growth in the soil. In forest ecosystems, the mixing of different species of litter can alter the chemical properties of the...

Urban trees grow in diverse environments where site conditions and human management may influence their growth patterns. However, few allometric equations (AEs) have been developed for urban trees, and the effects of environmental variations across u...

The stem taper function is essential in predicting diameter outside bark (DOB) variations along the tree height, contributing to volume estimation, harvest planning, and precision forestry. Traditional taper models, such as the Kozak function, offer...

Understanding plant nitrogen (N) uptake strategies during vegetation recovery is essential for restoring and rehabilitating degraded ecosystems. However, there are few studies on plant N uptake strategies in karst regions. In this study, space-for-ti...

Leaf mass per area (LMA) represents the allocation of carbon resources per unit leaf area, which is closely related to the photosynthetic capacity of tree leaves. Clarifying the distribution features of LMA is very useful in understanding nutrient an...

This study aimed to assess the impact of different biochar (BCH) applications (0%, 10%, 20%, and 50%, v/v) on soil respiration in a European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forest located in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. The experiment was conducted...

PM_2.5 emissions significantly impact atmospheric environments and human health in the context of forest fires. However, research on PM_2.5 emissions from forest fires remains insufficient. This study systematically investigated PM_2.5 emission characte...

The aquarium trade includes a niche but significant market for ornamental wood, yet its sustainability remains largely unexamined. This study combines traditional wood anatomical methods with conservation assessments to investigate the sustainability...

Wood drying is the most critical and energy-intensive process in the wood industry. However, the complex pore structure of wood significantly affects its thermal performance. Therefore, it is essential to study the relationship between the pore struc...

Forest ecosystems are crucial in mitigating air pollution and improving air quality. Therefore, investigating the relationships between air quality, forest structure, and environmental factors in different forest types is of significant importance. T...

Bamboo is widely distributed throughout the world, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions. This study aims to investigate the biomechanical properties of the root system of Bambusa pachinensis (Pachi bamboo). The root system of Pachi bamboo...

The ecological impacts of dam and reservoir construction necessitate systematic environmental quality evaluation (EEQ) to reconcile ecological protection with sustainable development. To address this need, we integrated the Remote Sensing Ecological...

This study examines the spatial root development patterns of bareroot, containerized, and plug plus (plug+) saplings in hemiboreal forests of Latvia, focusing on the effects of two common soil preparation methods: mounding and disc trenching. In nort...

Eogystia hippophaecola (Hua, Chou, Fang & Chen, 1990) is a major borer pest of sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.), and during its four-year growth period, its feeding site shifts progressively from the trunks to the roots, establishing a com...

Taxodium ‘Zhongshanshan’ serves as a primary afforestation species in coastal saline–alkali soils, yet its healthy growth is significantly constrained by excessive soil salinity and nutrient deficiencies. This study investigated the...

Hyperspectral image classification is crucial in remote sensing but faces challenges in forest ecosystem studies due to high-dimensional data, spectral variability, and spatial heterogeneity. Watershed Superpixel Segmentation and Sparse Graph Convolu...

This study investigates how residents of Jeollabuk-do, South Korea perceive and emphasize forest ecosystem services, focusing on whether the distribution of forests between the eastern mountainous areas and the western lowlands influences their prefe...

As an important ecological security barrier on the Tibetan Plateau, southeastern Tibet is crucial to maintaining regional carbon balance under climate change. This study innovatively integrates multi-source remote sensing data (Landsat 8, Sentinel-1,...

This paper aims to develop a rheological model with fewer parameters that accurately describes the primary and secondary creep behavior of wood materials. The models studied are grounded in Riemann–Liouville fractional calculus theory. A compar...

Aboveground biomass models are useful for assessing vegetation conditions and providing valuable information on the availability of ecosystem goods and services, including carbon stock and forest/rangeland products. This study aimed to develop aboveg...

The incorporation of climate refugia concepts in large-scale protection efforts (e.g., 30% protected by 2030, 50% by 2050) is needed to forestall the global extinction crisis. The 8.19 M ha Northern Rockies Ecoregion (NRE) of western Montana, northea...

Recent studies have primarily focused on estimating forest above-ground biomass (AGB) at single time points, with limited attention to temporal changes. However, time-series remote sensing data offer valuable insights into biomass trends, drivers of...

Rapidly evolving surveying and monitoring methods are leading the transition toward more efficient, data-driven forest management practices. Recent research highlights the potential of advanced remote sensing platforms to support “smart”...

This paper presents a structured methodology for identifying and addressing key communication challenges in the forestry sector, using the Czech Republic (CZ) as a case study. The approach integrates the CIMO model, problem tree analysis, SWOT evalua...