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Forests, Volume 16, Issue 9

2025 September - 141 articles

Cover Story: Lichen diversity exceeds vascular plant diversity in many mature longleaf pine habitats, yet information on the impacts of prescribed fire on lichen species in these habitats is limited. We assessed lichen diversity and abundance before and after a prescribed ground fire in a longleaf pine/wiregrass habitat near Ocala, Florida. Ground lichen species were basically eliminated by the burn, with a 99.5% loss. Our study offers insights into the retention of lichen diversity following a prescribed burn. Space or emergency blankets did not survive fire, but other procedures, such as pine needle removal from ground lichen beds, burning in a mosaic pattern, moistening the ground, or removing some lichen material before the burn and returning it to the site post-fire, might help protect ground lichens. View this paper
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Articles (141)

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,456 Views
20 Pages

22 September 2025

With the increasing importance of urban green spaces in leisure, ecology, emergency management, and other functions, urban forest parks play a key role in enhancing urban tourism resilience. Tourists are closely related to this, but current research...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Urban Forestry: Management of Sustainable Landscapes)
  • Article
  • Open Access
907 Views
25 Pages

22 September 2025

Many studies have examined how species are shifting their ranges poleward in response to climate change, using statistical approaches such as graphical analyses, t-tests, correlation analyses, and circular data methods. However, these methods are oft...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ecological Responses of Forests to Climate Change)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,134 Views
25 Pages

22 September 2025

Establishing artificial sand-fixing plantations is a key strategy for combating land desertification and enhancing soil carbon sequestration in arid regions. To evaluate the effects of Corethrodendron scoparium (Fisch. & C. A. Mey.) Fisch. &...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Role of Forests in Carbon Cycles, Sequestration, and Storage)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,638 Views
23 Pages

22 September 2025

Tree ferns are ubiquitous in New Zealand forests, but there is limited knowledge of their role in urban plant communities and potential use in restoration. We assessed sixteen sites by measuring 200 m2 plots to investigate how tree ferns influence va...

(This article belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,250 Views
26 Pages

The Impact of Climate Change on Anatomical Characteristics of Silver Fir and European Beech Wood from Three Sites in the Carpathians, Romania

  • Pia Caroline Adamič,
  • Peter Prislan,
  • Tom Levanič,
  • Jernej Jevšenak,
  • Jakub Kašpar and
  • Matjaž Čater

21 September 2025

Structural adaptations of wood to environmental conditions play a crucial role in shaping its mechanical and hydraulic properties, which are vital for the performance and survival of fir and beech. In this study, we investigated how site-specific cli...

(This article belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
938 Views
24 Pages

Analysing Causes of Carbon Density Dynamics in Subtropical Forests

  • Chenchen Wu,
  • Tianxiang Yue,
  • Yifu Wang,
  • Na Zhao,
  • Yang Yang,
  • Zhengping Du,
  • Wei Shao,
  • Xin Zhang,
  • Zishen Li and
  • Yu Peng
  • + 2 authors

21 September 2025

Understanding how biotic and environmental drivers jointly shape forest carbon dynamics over time is essential for climate-adapted management of subtropical forests. We investigated the long-term interactions between biotic factors, environmental fac...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Forest Inventory: The Monitoring of Biomass and Carbon Stocks)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,614 Views
18 Pages

21 September 2025

Although rainfall is a major determinant of soil moisture content (SMC), various factors affect SMC. The effects of these environmental factors contribute to spatial heterogeneity in SMC, which influences diverse ecological processes. To better under...

(This article belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
  • Communication
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,469 Views
13 Pages

20 September 2025

Acute Oak Decline (AOD) is a progressive disease affecting oaks across Europe and is increasingly recognised as a threat to the health of forests and urban trees. While the occurrence of this disease has been documented in forest ecosystems, its pres...

(This article belongs to the Section Forest Health)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,580 Views
15 Pages

Drought Resistance and Its Relationship with Functional Traits of Tree Species in a Tropical Urban Environment

  • María Isabel Vásquez,
  • Flavio Moreno,
  • Néstor Orozco Suárez,
  • Krafft H. Saldarriaga and
  • Lucas Cifuentes

20 September 2025

Despite the progress to understand drought tolerance worldwide, the response of urban trees to the increased frequency and severity of droughts, particularly in tropical regions, remains unclear. Such an evaluation is essential for predicting future...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Drought Tolerance in ​Trees: Growth and Physiology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
985 Views
19 Pages

19 September 2025

Global change seriously affects human survival, and urban forests can improve human living environments and mitigate the negative impacts of global change. The spatial distribution of carbon and nitrogen is key to assessing the health of forest ecosy...

(This article belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
  • Article
  • Open Access
997 Views
23 Pages

Interspecific Hybridization in Populus L. and Its Implications for the Ecology and Management of Riparian Ecosystems in the Southwestern USA

  • Maya Scull,
  • Hillary F. Cooper,
  • Arthur R. Keith,
  • Catherine A. Gehring,
  • Thomas G. Whitham and
  • Gerard J. Allan

19 September 2025

Interspecific hybridization in forest trees is common and can have important implications for ecology, evolution, and the conservation of forest habitats. Hybridization often results in greater genetic diversity and opportunities for backcrossing wit...

(This article belongs to the Section Genetics and Molecular Biology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,334 Views
22 Pages

Integrated Transcriptome and Metabolome Analysis Reveals Molecular Mechanisms of Flavonoid Biosynthesis During Camphora officinarum Leaf Development

  • Xiaofeng Peng,
  • Peiwu Xie,
  • Bing Li,
  • Yonglin Zhong,
  • Boxiang He,
  • Yingli Wang,
  • Yiqun Chen,
  • Ning Li and
  • Chen Hou

19 September 2025

Camphora officinarum Nees is a significant economic tree because of its aromatic, medicinal, and ornamental attributes. The diverse flavonoids present within the leaves of C. officinarum have been neglected for an extended period, hindering a compreh...

(This article belongs to the Section Genetics and Molecular Biology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
939 Views
18 Pages

Does a Commercial Organic Fertilizer with Hydrogel or Biochar Guarantee the Quality of Eucalyptus Seedlings?

  • Daniel Pereira da Silva Filho,
  • Karla Juliana Silva da Costa,
  • Thalia Schilisting,
  • Alexandra Cristina Schatz Sá,
  • Valeria Martel da Silva,
  • Ramon Silveira de Andrade,
  • Bruno Nascimento,
  • Izabelle Maria Barboza de Azevedo,
  • Carolina Moraes and
  • Marcio Carlos Navroski
  • + 2 authors

19 September 2025

Our objective was to evaluate the effect of a commercial organic fertilizer and substrate conditioners on the production of Eucalyptus benthamii seedlings. Two experiments were conducted with different doses of organic fertilizer (0, 5, 10, 15, 20, a...

(This article belongs to the Section Forest Ecophysiology and Biology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,313 Views
26 Pages

19 September 2025

The acquisition of plant ecological indicators, such as leaf area index and leaf area density values, typically relies on labor-intensive field sampling and measurements, which are often time-consuming and hinder large-scale application. As different...

(This article belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,151 Views
19 Pages

19 September 2025

Community-based Forest management (CBFM) has emerged as a promising approach for reconciling biodiversity conservation with rural livelihoods. However, despite its growing implementation in Ethiopia, limited empirical evidence exists on how CBFM infl...

(This article belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,325 Views
14 Pages

Study on the Natural Durability of Quercus pyrenaica Willd. to Wood Decay Fungi and Subterranean Termites

  • Sara M. Santos,
  • María Teresa de Troya,
  • Lee Robertson,
  • Saúl Gutiérrez,
  • Gonzalo Caballé and
  • José Luis Villanueva

18 September 2025

Evaluating wood’s natural durability is essential when establishing the level of protection that is required depending on the end use to extend its service life. Natural durability is defined as the intrinsic resistance of wood against the atta...

(This article belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,451 Views
17 Pages

18 September 2025

Biodiversity conservation in South Korea faces increasing challenges from alien plant invasions. These invasions threaten endemic species uniquely adapted to specialized habitats, making it crucial to understand their ecological interactions. This st...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Plant Invasions in Forest Ecosystems: Understanding Arrival, Expansion and Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
1,407 Views
17 Pages

Climate-Driven Shifts in Wild Cherry (Prunus avium L.) Habitats in Türkiye: A Multi-Model Projection for Conservation Planning

  • Ugur Canturk,
  • İsmail Koç,
  • Ramazan Erdem,
  • Ayse Ozturk Pulatoglu,
  • Sevgi Donmez,
  • Nuri Kaan Ozkazanc,
  • Hakan Sevik and
  • Halil Baris Ozel

18 September 2025

Climate change poses a serious threat to biodiversity, particularly for woody species with limited dispersal capacity such as Prunus avium L. (wild cherry). In this study, we assessed potential shifts in its suitable distribution range (SDR) across T...

(This article belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,134 Views
27 Pages

18 September 2025

Chinese fir, as a crucial fast-growing tree species in the hilly regions of southern China, exhibits spatial structure characteristics that directly influence both the ecological functionality and productivity of its stands. This study focused on Chi...

(This article belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
917 Views
30 Pages

Carbon Sequestration as a Driver of Pine Forest Succession on Sandy Alluvium: Quantitative Assessment and Process Modeling

  • Andrey Smagin,
  • Nadezhda Sadovnikova,
  • Elena Belyaeva,
  • Anvar Kacimov and
  • Marina Smagina

18 September 2025

The biogenic organization of widespread valley pine ecosystems on sandy alluvium leads to an increase in soil fertility, productivity, and biodiversity through autogenic successions. Using our own stationary observations and literary data on the prod...

(This article belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,805 Views
21 Pages

A Comparative Analysis of UAV LiDAR and Mobile Laser Scanning for Tree Height and DBH Estimation in a Structurally Complex, Mixed-Species Natural Forest

  • Lucian Mîzgaciu,
  • Gheorghe Marian Tudoran,
  • Andrei Eugen Ciocan,
  • Petru Tudor Stăncioiu and
  • Mihai Daniel Niță

18 September 2025

Accurate measurement of tree height and diameter at breast height (DBH) is essential for forest inventory, biomass estimation, and habitat assessment but remains challenging in structurally complex, multi-layered forests. This study evaluates the acc...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cutting-Edge Solutions in Advanced Forestry: Integrating Sensors, AI, IoT, Robotics, and Connectivity)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,326 Views
20 Pages

Seasonal Dynamics, Environmental Drivers, and Hysteresis of Sap Flow in Forests of China’s Subtropical Transitional Zone

  • Houbing Chen,
  • Guoping Tang,
  • Nan Jiang,
  • Zhongkai Ren,
  • Xupeng Fang and
  • Yaoliang Chen

18 September 2025

The subtropical transitional zone of China exhibits highly complex climatic conditions and diverse forest ecosystems, making it a critical region for understanding vegetation–water interactions. This study employed the Thermal Dissipation Probe...

(This article belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,080 Views
14 Pages

Evaluating Crown Defoliation Thresholds for the Identification of Trees Targeted for Sanitary Felling

  • Damir Ugarković,
  • Anamarija Jazbec,
  • Ivan Seletković,
  • Nenad Potočić,
  • Mladen Ognjenović,
  • Robert Bogdanić and
  • Stjepan Posavec

18 September 2025

Crown defoliation in trees is one of the indicators of forest tree vitality, and a primary criterion for selecting trees for sanitary felling. In Croatia, the selection of trees for sanitary felling includes all dead trees and those with crown defoli...

(This article belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
922 Views
12 Pages

Spatial Patterns of Stem Tissue Carbon Content in Fagaceae Species from Typical Forests in China

  • Chengke Dong,
  • Yulong Liu,
  • Luna Zhang,
  • Zhecheng Liu,
  • Huabin Zhao,
  • Wenjing Li,
  • Xiaoyi Chao and
  • Xingchang Wang

18 September 2025

Fagaceae plants are dominant species in subtropical and temperate forests in China. Studying the geographical pattern of their carbon contents can provide key parameter support for high-precision forest carbon accounting. To investigate the spatial v...

(This article belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,418 Views
15 Pages

Nutrient Variables Associated with Tapping Panel Dryness and Necrosis Syndromes in Rubber Tree Clones RRIM600 and RRIT251

  • Sujittra Sriubon,
  • Anan Wongcharoen,
  • Somyot Meetha and
  • Supat Isarangkool Na Ayutthaya

17 September 2025

Tapping panel dryness (TPD) and tapping panel necrosis (TPN) are syndromes that reduce the yield of rubber trees. Their causes are associated with factors such as clone type, tapping system, and environmental stress and are potentially linked to nutr...

(This article belongs to the Section Forest Health)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,651 Views
24 Pages

17 September 2025

Wildfire activity is intensifying globally as climate change amplifies heat waves, droughts and wind extremes, threatening biodiversity. South Korea (63% forested) has experienced a sharp rise in large fires. We analysed 905 wildfires ≥ 5 ha from...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Before and After the Flames: An Ecological Examination of the Factors That Influence Forest Fire Effects and Post-Fire Recovery and Resilience)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
768 Views
14 Pages

Habitat Condition of Tilio–Acerion Forest Facilitates Successful Invasion of Impatiens parviflora DC

  • Kateryna Lipińska,
  • Adam Cieśla,
  • Olena Hrynyk,
  • Karol Sokołowski and
  • Radosław Gawryś

17 September 2025

Impatiens parviflora DC. occurs in various plant communities. Its occurrence has been confirmed in Poland across 13 natural habitats protected under the Habitats Directive. The aim of our work is to determine the differences between the plots with an...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Plant Invasions in Forest Ecosystems: Understanding Arrival, Expansion and Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
901 Views
14 Pages

Incidence of Stem Rot in Forests Dominated by Betula pendula Roth in the Central Group of Regions of Krasnoyarsk Krai

  • Andrey I. Tatarintsev,
  • Valentina V. Popova,
  • Polina A. Fedonova,
  • Nadezhda N. Kulakova,
  • Andrey A. Goroshko,
  • Natalia P. Khizhniak,
  • Svetlana M. Sultson and
  • Pavel V. Mikhaylov

17 September 2025

Birch stands, dominated by Betula pendula Roth, are a common feature of boreal forests. Within the Krasnoyarsk (central) group of regions, they are concentrated in the taiga, subtaiga and forest steppe zones of actively managed forests, represented b...

(This article belongs to the Section Forest Health)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,387 Views
27 Pages

Economic Integration and Forest Sector Dynamics: Türkiye’s Strategic Outlook in a BRICS-Aligned Future

  • Mahmut Muhammet Bayramoğlu,
  • Emre Küçükbekir,
  • Alper Bulut and
  • Abdullah Çelik

17 September 2025

The BRICS has emerged as a strategic actor in global environmental and economic governance, encompassing 42% of the world’s population, 32% of global GDP, and nearly half of the world’s forest resources. Member countries have integrated f...

(This article belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,683 Views
20 Pages

17 September 2025

Gypsy (or spongy) moth (Lymantria dispar) outbreaks have imposed significant threats to European forests for centuries. While traditional field-based research has provided detailed insights, it remains time-consuming, labour-intensive, and spatially...

(This article belongs to the Section Forest Health)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,839 Views
19 Pages

A Technology of Forest Fire Smoke Detection Using Dual-Polarization Weather Radar

  • Mengfei Jiang,
  • Miao Bai,
  • Zhonghua He,
  • Gaofeng Fan,
  • Minghao Tang and
  • Zhuoran Liang

16 September 2025

Forest fire risk is rising with climate warming, highlighting the need for timely monitoring and early warning. Satellite-based monitoring, currently a primary tool in remote sensing for fire detection, suffers from spatiotemporal gaps due to limited...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Technologies for Forest Fire Detection and Monitoring)
  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,496 Views
22 Pages

Resin Production in Pinus: A Review of the Relevant Influencing Factors and Silvicultural Practices

  • Dalila Lopes,
  • André Sandim,
  • José Luís Louzada and
  • Maria Emília Silva

16 September 2025

Resin is a renewable non-timber forest product that is used as a raw material in a wide range of goods, thereby holding significant socioeconomic importance and relevance across multiple industrial sectors. This study aims to provide a comprehensive...

(This article belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,413 Views
17 Pages

Physically Based Canopy Interception Model for a Beech Forest Using Remote Sensing Data

  • Katalin Anita Zagyvai-Kiss,
  • Zoltán Gribovszki,
  • Péter Kalicz,
  • Katarina Zabret,
  • József Szilágyi and
  • András Herceg

16 September 2025

Precipitation retained by tree canopies (~25%) is a key part of the forest water cycle, making our understanding of it vital for ecohydrological studies. Canopy interception varies seasonally with changes in canopy storage capacity. While remote sens...

(This article belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,408 Views
19 Pages

Vegetation-Driven Changes in Soil Properties, Enzymatic Activities, and Microbial Communities of Saline–Alkaline Wetlands

  • Qian Liu,
  • Shan Jiang,
  • Pengbing Wu,
  • Xu Zhang,
  • Xingchi Guo,
  • Ying Qu,
  • Junyan Zheng and
  • Yuhe Xing

16 September 2025

Saline–alkaline wetlands represent critical ecosystems for maintaining biodiversity, regulating hydrological processes, and supporting regional ecological resilience. However, the extent to which dominant vegetation regulates soil functionality...

(This article belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,162 Views
31 Pages

15 September 2025

Urban riparian areas serve as vital blue-green infrastructure for climate adaptation, yet mechanisms governing energy exchange remain underexplored. This study aims to quantify the spatiotemporal patterns of sensible heat flux (H) and latent heat flu...

(This article belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,213 Views
19 Pages

15 September 2025

Renewable energy expansion requires cost-effective strategies to integrate underutilized biomass resources into energy systems. In Australia, forest residues represent a significant but largely untapped feedstock that could contribute to a more diver...

(This article belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,368 Views
20 Pages

15 September 2025

Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) provides a practical framework for enhancing urban resilience. This study had three objectives: (i) to quantify the structural attributes and ecosystem services (ESs) of campus street trees, (ii) to integrate LiDAR-de...

(This article belongs to the Topic Ecosystem-Based Adaptation: A Holistic Approach to Pursue Multiple Benefits)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4,330 Views
21 Pages

Development and Testing of a Tree Height Measurement Device

  • Chaowen Li,
  • Jie Wang,
  • Shan Zhu,
  • Zongxin Cui,
  • Luming Fang and
  • Linhao Sun

14 September 2025

Tree height is a key indicator in forest resource inventories, playing a vital role in evaluating forest resources, carbon stocks, and biomass. However, conventional tree height measurement methods often suffer from limitations such as inadequate acc...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cutting-Edge Solutions in Advanced Forestry: Integrating Sensors, AI, IoT, Robotics, and Connectivity)
  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,979 Views
42 Pages

14 September 2025

Wood modification using biopolymers has emerged as a sustainable alternative to conventional chemical treatments, enhancing wood’s durability, moisture resistance, and mechanical properties while reducing environmental impact. This review provi...

(This article belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,194 Views
31 Pages

13 September 2025

This study investigates the combined impact of climate change and land use changes on water resources and soil conditions in the Litani River Basin (LRB) in Lebanon. The Mediterranean region, including the LRB, is highly vulnerable to climate change....

(This article belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,278 Views
13 Pages

Activity of Flavanols Extracted from Prosopis juliflora Mesquite on Growth Inhibition of Wood-Decaying Fungi and Their Synergistic Effect with Tebuconazole

  • John Isemeki Owino,
  • Judith Tuimising,
  • Floriane Mangin,
  • Philippe Gerardin,
  • Ambrose Kiprop and
  • Christine Gerardin-Charbonnier

13 September 2025

The antifungal effect of catechin and extractives from Prosopis juliflora was studied against one white rot fungus, Trametes versicolor (TV), and one brown rot fungus, Poria placenta (PP). The mentioned extractives from Prosopis julilfora were crude...

(This article belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,240 Views
12 Pages

The Radial Growth Responses Differences of High-Elevation Larix sibirica to Climate Change in the Altay Mountains of China and Russia

  • Li Qin,
  • Yujiang Yuan,
  • Dongliang Zhang,
  • Tongwen Zhang,
  • Shulong Yu,
  • Huaming Shang,
  • Shengxia Jiang and
  • Ruibo Zhang

13 September 2025

Climate change has a profound impact on the spatio-temporal patterns and successional dynamics of forest ecosystems, particularly at forest edges. The Altay Mountains are located at the junction of China, Russia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia, and the sout...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Effects of Climate Change on Tree-Ring Growth—2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,050 Views
14 Pages

12 September 2025

In this study, we focused on four major coniferous species in the eastern part of Inner Mongolia, namely Larix gmelinii var. principis-rupprechtii (Mayr) Pilg., Larix gmelinii (Rupr.) Kuzen., Pinus tabuliformis Carrière and Pinus sylvestris va...

(This article belongs to the Section Forest Health)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,320 Views
22 Pages

Age-Dependent Climate Sensitivity of Korean Pine (Pinus koraiensis) in the Southern Sikhote-Alin Mountains

  • Alexander Mikhailowich Omelko,
  • Olga Nikolaevna Ukhvatkina and
  • Alexander Alexandrowich Zhmerenetsky

12 September 2025

Global climate change is driving profound transformations in forest ecosystems, particularly in monsoon-influenced regions of the Pacific coast of Asia, such as the Sikhote-Alin Mountains. Long-lived conifer species, notably Korean pine (Pinus koraie...

(This article belongs to the Topic Responses of Trees and Forests to Climate Change)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,250 Views
19 Pages

Discarded Small-Logs Recovery from Natural Forests: Improving the Value Chain

  • María Paulina Fernández,
  • Rosa María Alzamora,
  • Francisco Chateau,
  • Juan Pedro Elissetche and
  • Eduardo Pérez

12 September 2025

This study investigates how small logs from native trees, which fail to meet standard sawing criteria, can be utilized to enhance their value by producing solid wood for direct use or remanufacture rather than being relegated to biomass or fuelwood....

(This article belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,295 Views
22 Pages

12 September 2025

Evaluating sawlog quality is vital for both forest managers and wood processors. While external traits, such as tree form, branch architecture and visible growth features can be evaluated through visual inspection, many key wood quality indicators re...

(This article belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
1,162 Views
17 Pages

12 September 2025

In the current study, lavender plant (Lavandula angustifolia Mill.) waste, as obtained after the essential oils steam distillation process as well as lignocellulose biomass of two of the most common pine species (Pinus nigra L., Pinus brutia L.), was...

(This article belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,807 Views
19 Pages

12 September 2025

Research on biochar application in forest soil carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation has evolved into a rapidly expanding and increasingly sophisticated field. To address the lack of systematic evaluation, this study employed a bib...

(This article belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,871 Views
20 Pages

12 September 2025

Tree phenotypes vary because of genotype–climate interactions, and this variation influences host selection by tree-killing bark beetles. As climate-driven bark beetle outbreaks intensify, identifying phenotypic traits that best predict resista...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Impacts of Climate Change and Disturbances on Forest Ecosystems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
997 Views
16 Pages

Design and Experiment of the Mold for the Production Process of Natural Arc-Shaped Bamboo Laminated Lumber

  • Hu Miao,
  • Rui Gao,
  • Guofu Wang,
  • Xinxin Ma,
  • Changhua Fang and
  • Huanrong Liu

12 September 2025

Natural arc-shaped bamboo laminated lumber (ABLL) is an engineering material made from recyclable and rapidly renewable bamboo. Objectives: to enhance processing mechanization by (i) establishing a fixed-arc dimensional model for bamboo splits, (ii)...

(This article belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)

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