Enhancing forest ecological security is essential for achieving carbon neutrality, while the ecological consequences of forestry industry integration provide an important lens through which to understand evolving human–land interactions. Examin...
Disturbances of different intensities are the principal drivers of natural forest dynamics. The widespread application of dendroecological methods in European research has yielded substantial evidence for the dominant role of large-scale disturbances...
The structural stability of urban trees can be significantly affected by internal decay and open cavities, highlighting the need for reliable assessment methods. Traditional evaluations often rely on simplified analytical formulas to estimate strengt...
The water cycle in forest ecosystems is a core component of ecosystem services, and it is crucial for revealing terrestrial hydrological processes and regulation mechanisms. Investigating water migration across interfaces of the soil–plant&ndas...
Common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) and glossy buckthorn (Frangula alnus) are large shrubs that are invasive to Eastern North America. Currently available removal techniques, such as uprooting and systemic herbicides, can be too laborious to conduc...
Slash pine plantations managed jointly for timber and oleoresin require fertilization regimes that support both stem growth and resin production. We conducted a two-year field experiment in a 14-year-old, newly tapped Pinus elliottii plantation in su...
Invasive weeds threaten forest ecosystem sustainability worldwide, underscoring the need for non-chemical management strategies. To address this challenge, the present study investigated the short-term morphological response and survival of the Japan...
Eucalypt cultivation (Eucalyptus and Corymbia spp.) in Brazil is extensive, primarily due to its rapid growth, adaptability, high yield potential, and suitability for different production chains. Consequently, attention must be given to the quality a...
Forest road networks are almost universally characterised by road density alone, which says nothing about how the roads are arranged. We assembled the 2025 national forest road network of the Republic of Korea (14,007 routes; 25,958 km) with the 1:50...
Shelterbelts are an important component of ecological restoration in the Yellow River Floodplain, but their associations with soil carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) stoichiometry remain incompletely understood. We compared farmland and she...
Forestry research produces different kinds of knowledge, including ecological explanations, resource assessments, decision tools, and policy analyses, yet its practical content is usually judged by the recommendations it contains. Drawing on full-tex...
In arid environments, rhizosphere microbial communities change with plant developmental stages. This partly reflects the coordinated adaptation of plant-microbe interactions under stress. Our study explored the effects of Populus euphratica at differ...
Astraeus is an ectomycorrhizal fungus that forms symbiotic associations with trees of the families Dipterocarpaceae and Pinaceae and is typically distributed in dry dipterocarp forests in northern and northeastern Thailand. However, knowledge of the...
An accurate estimation of forest carbon stocks is essential for understanding the terrestrial carbon cycle and supporting climate change mitigation. ICESat-2 LiDAR provides globally consistent canopy structure information, but its application in hete...
Efficient wood waste utilization supports the circular bioeconomy, but comparative evidence on national treatment systems remains limited. This study benchmarks 21 EU member states using radial and non-radial directional distance functions (DDFs), di...
Sustainable management of natural resources requires tools that enable a comprehensive analysis of patterns of use, change and conservation of ecosystems. In this context, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) have established...
The fungal communities within biological soil crusts (BSCs) of alpine sandy lands remain poorly understood, particularly regarding their associations with long-term plantation restoration. Four types of sand-fixing plantations (Salix psammophila, Sal...
Background: Phosphorus (P) availability regulates tropical forest functioning, yet how P enrichment reshapes biodiversity–ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF) relationships remains poorly understood, especially in tropical cloud forests (TCFs), w...
Restoring resilient forest structure in the fire-prone, densely stocked forests of the Inland Pacific Northwest depends on mechanical thinning, much of it too steep for conventional ground-based equipment. Winch-assisted (tethered) harvesting has exp...
Coastal floodplains face unprecedented threats from deforestation driven by global environmental change. The Sre Ambel floodplain, located in the southwestern coastal region, is one of Cambodia’s main floodplains and plays a critical role in ma...
Global agricultural and forestry processing industries generate vast quantities of bio-based residuals and organic side products annually, prompting a critical need for sustainable material repurposing. This study investigates the thermal performance...
Allelochemical transport is considered a critical topic for understanding its behavior and ecological effects in soil. Previous studies have mostly been conducted under controlled laboratory conditions, failing to capture the complexity of natural fi...
Diospyros glaucifolia Metcalf is a native timber tree of subtropical China of interest for reserve-forest planting, but genetically unevaluated. In a common-garden nursery trial we assessed first-season emergence, growth and seed traits of 84 open-po...
Terrestrial vegetation productivity is vital for carbon sequestration and food provision. In Yunnan Province, complex terrain and diverse climates cause abrupt and nonlinear vegetation changes that linear trend analyses fail to capture, while existin...
Spatial autocorrelation (SAC) can make random cross-validation optimistic for ecological and remote-sensing data, so spatial block cross-validation (SBCV) is widely recommended. How much SBCV changes model assessment depends on how far SAC extends re...
Under global climate change, escalating drought frequency and intensity threaten ecosystem stability, yet the resistance and resilience of ecosystems in climate transition zones remain poorly characterized. This study quantified ecosystem resistance...
Dispersal limitation, habitat heterogeneity, and density-dependent processes shape tree distributions, but their spatial signatures can overlap with those of vegetative reproduction. We examined diameter structure and intraspecific spatial patterns o...
Considering differences in the penetration and retention of polyethylene glycol with different molecular weights in waterlogged wood structures at different scales, artificially aged waterlogged wood served as the model material. A Box–Behnken...
Drought and soil salinity constitute major environmental constraints for plant growth, productivity, and survival, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions [...]
Ecosystem services (ESs) are the benefits that humans derive from ecosystems. Clarifying their spatiotemporal changes and driving factors is fundamental to regional ecological security. The Yangtze River Delta (YRD) is one of the most urbanized and h...
Accurate individual tree health assessment is essential for effective forest monitoring, particularly in complex forest stands where neighboring crowns introduce shadow effects and spectral mixing. This study proposes an adaptive Region of Interest (...
Eucalyptus kraft pulping represents an important source for the production of lignin-containing cellulose nanofibrils (LCNF); however, the influence of controlled residual lignin levels on fibrillation energy demand and suspension stability remains p...
In the context of global climate change, understanding how bioclimatic factors influence organism morphology is paramount. Ground beetles of the genus Carabus serve as key bioindicators due to their high sensitivity to shifting climatic conditions. T...
This narrative market review examines the transition of the European sawn softwood market using reported 2021–2024 data, preliminary 2025 values, and a 2026 market outlook. The analysis combines the International Softwood Conference (ISC) 2025...
Surface damage during machining can limit the finishing quality of bamboo particleboard bonded with highly reactive isocyanate adhesives. Rather than replacing pMDI throughout the panel, this study evaluated soy protein adhesive as a surface-layer mo...
Forest productivity varies interannually in association with climate variability, but the strength and direction of these associations differ across hydroclimatic settings. Here, we examined how growing-season temperature and climatic water-balance a...
Poplar (Populus × euramericana) is grown in the irrigated, short-rotation plantations of the Vega de Granada, southern Spain. Its recent recognition as structural timber (clones MC and Luisa Avanzo, tensile class T10, 2024) is rarely traced bac...
Nature-based solutions (NBS) are increasingly used to support climate adaptation and urban resilience; however, their environmental and social benefits are often omitted from cost–benefit analyses because standardized monetary values for incorp...
Forest recreation is a Human–Environment experiential process co-constituted by sensory experiences, behavioral engagement, and emotional experiences; however, how these different experiential components interrelate remains insufficiently syste...
Mangrove ecosystems are increasingly exposed to climate-driven changes, including shifts in tides, freshwater inputs, and coastal flooding, which may affect both native and exotic species. Mangrove ecosystems, including their associated microbiomes,...
Global warming is a major concern worldwide, as it poses significant threats to ecosystems and economies. In this study, we employed the Biomod2 ensemble model to compare the differences in species distribution predictions derived from two distinct d...
Wildfire is a major driver in Mediterranean ecosystems, yet its long-term consequences for wildlife habitat use remain poorly understood. We investigated changes in habitat use by the European hare (Lepus europaeus) during post-fire succession using...
Ammopiptanthus mongolicus relies on symbiotic ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) to adapt to extreme environmental conditions. However, the impacts of geographical spatial heterogeneity and host decline on the community composition and assembly mechanisms o...
Fertilization is vital for improving the productivity of Camellia oleifera, a high-value woody oilseed crop. Yet, the prolonged influence of varying nutrient management regimes on edaphic microbial communities in subtropical plantation ecosystems has...
Forest plants, especially long-lived trees, are genetically diverse and ecologically dominant organisms that provide essential ecosystem services, timber, and non-timber products [...]
Woody plant roots enhance slope stability by increasing soil shear strength, although reinforcement by roots varies with forest type, growth form, root diameter, and disturbance history. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews...
Under ongoing climate change and increasing land-use intensity, understanding the response of different tree species to soil sodification and salinization is essential for sustainable forest management. In this study, we evaluated the content of Na,...
This study examined the withdrawal behavior of 6 mm self-tapping screws (STSs) in laminated bamboo lumber (LBL). A total of 55 specimens were tested. For the 6d effective penetration length, insertion–grain angles of 0°, 30°, 45°, 6...
Inorganic-bonded bamboo composite (InorgBam) replaces conventional organic resins with a modified magnesium oxysulfate (MOS) binder, creating a distinct bamboo-bundle-reinforced inorganic matrix. This study investigated its mechanical failure charact...
This study evaluated the potential of two abundant but underutilized hardwood resources in Hungary—Turkey oak (Quercus cerris) and grey poplar (Populus canescens)—for laminated veneer lumber (LVL) production. The widely used hybrid poplar...
