Forests, Volume 16, Issue 8

This study aimed to examine how biochar and Acacia species would affect biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) and water use efficiency (WUE) of understorey Acacia species as well as soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) pools 15 months after biochar applicat...

Climate change has intensified the frequency and severity of forest disturbances globally, including windthrow, which poses substantial risks for both forest productivity and ecosystem stability. Rapid and precise assessment of wind-induced tree dama...

Leaf litter conservation practices in forests can contribute to increasing CO2 storage in natural soils as organic matter; however, this process depends on the type of vegetation cover. This study, using different approaches, aimed to assess this pro...

Accurate registration of multi-platform light detection and ranging (LiDAR) point clouds is essential for detailed forest structure analysis and ecological monitoring. In this study, we developed a novel two-stage method for aligning terrestrial and...

The endangered mangrove Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea is found in China only in Hainan’s intertidal zones. Its populations are declining severely due to anthropogenic disturbances and regeneration failure. To clarify its environmental adaptation m...

Forest fires pose a significant threat to human life and property. The early detection of smoke and flames can significantly reduce the damage caused by forest fires to human society. This article presents an SFGI-YOLO model based on YOLO11n, which d...

The development of overstory vegetation can considerably influence the composition and dynamics of herbaceous layer vegetation. However, the type of ecological processes underlying these changes remain poorly understood. We aimed to analyze changes i...

In the context of the “Dual Carbon” goals and ecological civilization development, enhancing forestry ecological total factor productivity (FETFP) has become vital for advancing green development and environmental governance. Confronted w...

As an important input parameter of the ecological network, the accuracy and detail with which forest cover is extracted directly constrain the accuracy of forest ecological network construction. The development of medium- and high-resolution remote s...

Globally, the accelerating aging of the rural labor force is profoundly impacting the economic resilience of the labor-intensive forestry sector. However, the intrinsic connection between the two has not been fully understood and requires further exp...