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  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,989 Views
16 Pages

12 April 2020

Research Highlights: Stumpage price is the most important factor affecting the value of forests. Therefore, an understanding of the factors affecting stumpage prices and trends is critical for effective forest management. Background and Objectives: C...

(This article belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,037 Views
17 Pages

8 November 2024

Mixed stands of tree species with complementary traits can modulate stand growth and timber quality. At the Fengshushan Forest Farm, mixtures of Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook.) with Liquidambar formosana Hance, Schima superba Gard...

(This article belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,500 Views
13 Pages

14 December 2023

Chinese fir is one of the most widely distributed and extensively planted timber species in China. Therefore, monitoring pests and diseases in Chinese fir plantations is directly related to national timber forest security and forest ecological securi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Applications in Remote Sensing and GIS to Forest Management and Planning)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,231 Views
14 Pages

Dendroclimatological Analysis of Chinese Fir Using a Long-Term Provenance Trial in Southern China

  • Hong Wang,
  • Jianjun Sun,
  • Aiguo Duan,
  • Anming Zhu,
  • Hanbin Wu and
  • Jianguo Zhang

24 August 2022

The Chinese fir, Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook, is an essential fast-growing timber species that is widely distributed in southern China, producing timber with high economic value. Understanding the climate sensitivity of the tree species and...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Long-Term Genetic Improvement and Molecular Breeding of Chinese Fir)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,536 Views
17 Pages

Research on the Estimation of Chinese Fir Stand Volume Based on UAV-LiDAR Technology

  • Shuhan Yu,
  • Xiangyu Chen,
  • Xiang Huang,
  • Yichen Chen,
  • Zhongyang Hu,
  • Jian Liu and
  • Kunyong Yu

15 June 2023

Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) is the main fast-growing timber species in China, and studies of its stand volume are important for evaluating the effectiveness of forest management. However, it is difficult to accurately estimate stand volume...

(This article belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,077 Views
15 Pages

5 October 2019

In order to understand the long-term growth variation of Chinese fir’s geographical provenances and promote long-term genetic improvement, the experimental provenance forest of Chinese fir planted in 1981 was taken as a research object.The pro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,347 Views
19 Pages

Study on Single-Tree Segmentation of Chinese Fir Plantations Using Coupled Local Maximum and Height-Weighted Improved K-Means Algorithm

  • Xiangyu Chen,
  • Kunyong Yu,
  • Shuhan Yu,
  • Zhongyang Hu,
  • Hongru Tan,
  • Yichen Chen,
  • Xiang Huang and
  • Jian Liu

26 October 2023

Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) is a major timber species in China, and obtaining and monitoring the parameters of Chinese fir plantations is of great practical significance. With the help of the K-means algorithm and UAV-LiDAR data, the effici...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Applications in Remote Sensing and GIS to Forest Management and Planning)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,212 Views
13 Pages

5 October 2025

Clarifying the role of density regulation in different stand types of Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) is beneficial for sustainable management. Stand density management diagrams (SDMDs) can help in simulating thinning, regulating stand structur...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Growth and Stand Dynamics of Unmanaged and Managed Forests Under Global Change)
  • Review
  • Open Access
445 Views
23 Pages

30 June 2026

Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) is one of the most important fast-growing timber species in southern China and plays a critical role in regional carbon sequestration and timber production. Soil organic carbon (SOC) is a key component of the ter...

(This article belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
4,074 Views
18 Pages

24 November 2019

Phosphorus (P) deficiency in soil affects plant growth and primary production. Accelerated nitrogen (N) deposition can cause ecological carbon:nitrogen:phosphorus (C:N:P) stoichiometry imbalance and increase the degree of relative P deficiency in the...

(This article belongs to the Section Forest Ecophysiology and Biology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,455 Views
17 Pages

3 November 2017

Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook.) is the most important afforestation tree species in China because of its excellent timber quality and high yield. However, the limited availability of phosphorus in forest soils is widespread and ha...

  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
6,483 Views
15 Pages

Effects of Cutting Intensity on Soil Physical and Chemical Properties in a Mixed Natural Forest in Southeastern China

  • Xinnian Zhou,
  • Yuan Zhou,
  • Chengjun Zhou,
  • Zhilong Wu,
  • Lifeng Zheng,
  • Xisheng Hu,
  • Hanxian Chen and
  • Jianbang Gan

11 December 2015

The mixed Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook.), Masson’s pine (Pinus massoniana Lamb.), and hardwood forest is a major forest type in China and of national and international importance in terms of its provision of both timber and ecosy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,063 Views
17 Pages

6 December 2024

With global warming, understanding the effect of elevated temperature on the decomposition of Chinese fir needle litter has significant implications for nutrient cycling, yield, and management of economically important Chinese fir plantations. We con...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Abiotic and Biotic Stress Responses in Trees Species)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,771 Views
14 Pages

27 July 2019

Although Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook) is an important species for wood production in subtropical China, it serious declines in soil nutrients and timber productivity in plantations have been reported, probably caused by successi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Role of Soil Organisms in Soil Formation and Nutrient Circulation in Forest Ecosystems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
3,625 Views
21 Pages

29 September 2023

Cunninghamia lanceolata is an important species in plantations and is widely planted in sub-tropical regions of China because of its fast-growing and productive characteristics. However, the monoculture planting is carried out in the pursuit of econo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Forest Plant, Soil, Microorganisms and Their Interactions)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,707 Views
16 Pages

18 January 2018

The mixed Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook., Pinus massoniana Lamb., and hardwood forest in southeastern China is a major assemblage in natural secondary forests, and of national and international importance in terms of both timber and ecosystem...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Disturbance, Succession, and Development of Forests)
  • Article
  • Open Access
72 Citations
6,534 Views
15 Pages

Growth, Biomass Production and Root Development of Chinese fir in Relation to Initial Planting Density

  • Taimoor Hassan Farooq,
  • Wenjing Wu,
  • Mulualem Tigabu,
  • Xiangqing Ma,
  • Zongming He,
  • Muhammad Haroon U. Rashid,
  • Matoor Mohsin Gilani and
  • Pengfei Wu

7 March 2019

Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb) Hook) is a commercially valuable timber species that is widely planted in southern China and accounts for 6.1% of the global plantation forests. However, appropriate planting density that ensures high plant...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Forest Stand Management and Biomass Growth)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,218 Views
26 Pages

13 December 2025

Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) is a cornerstone timber species in southern China. However, yet its plantation productivity frequently declines under successive rotations, threatening long-term sustainability. While belowground processes are su...

(This article belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)