18 Jun 2021
Potential of machine learning and WorldView-2 images for recognizing endangered and invasive species in the Atlantic Rainforest
Key message We found high accuracy classification (Fmeasure = 95%, on cross-validation) of Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze, an endangered native species, and Hovenia dulcis Thunb. an aggressive, invasive alien species in WorldView-2 multispectral images. In applying machine
16 Jun 2021
Oviposition preference of the forest cockchafer (Melolontha hippocastani Fabr. 1801) at the stand scale depends on oak proportion, canopy openness and ground accessibility
By Véronique Lesage On 16 June 2021 In All published articles, Data in repository, Research paper, Special issue/Topical collection
Key message Melolontha hippocastani is a major pest in European mixed and broadleaf forests. Investigating its oviposition behavior, we observed that a dense shrub layer reduces the density of egg clusters and eggs in the soil. Conversely,
16 Jun 2021
Variation of cork porosity along the stem in harvested cork oak (Quercus suber L.) trees
Key message Cork porosity, due to lenticular channels, varied along the stem of Quercus suber L. Lenticular channels’ area, rather than their number, decreased upwards along the stem. Area decrease was observed regardless of tree size and
15 Jun 2021
Estimating the willingness to pay for regulating and cultural ecosystem services from forested Siwalik landscapes: perspectives of disaggregated users
Key message We assessed forest users’ willingness to pay (WTP) for regulating and cultural forest services based on their socio-economic status (rich vs. poor), proximity to forests (nearby vs. distant), and forest management modalities (community forestry vs.
15 Jun 2021
SurEau: a mechanistic model of plant water relations under extreme drought
By Véronique Lesage On 15 June 2021 In All published articles, Data in repository, Open Access, Research paper
Key message A new process-based model, SurEau , is described. It predicts the risk of xylem hydraulic failure under drought. Abstract Context The increase in drought intensity due to climate change will accentuate the risk of tree
14 Jun 2021
Genetic gains in wood property can be achieved by indirect selection and nondestructive measurements in full-sib families of Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica. D. Don) plus tree clones
Key message We assessed the narrow-sense heredity and genetic gains of multiple traits obtained using the indirect selection method for progeny of Cryptomeria japonica D. Don by artificial crossing. Using stress wave velocity and Pilodyn penetration depth
18 May 2021
Timber volume estimation based on airborne laser scanning — comparing the use of national forest inventory and forest management inventory data
Key message Large-scale forest resource maps based on national forest inventory (NFI) data and airborne laser scanning may facilitate synergies between NFIs and forest management inventories (FMIs). A comparison of models used in such a NFI-based map
7 May 2021
Contributions of Leguminosae to young and old stands of neotropical forests under different environmental conditions
Key message Potentially nodulating Leguminosae species had high density and biomass in young stands of forests in Northeast Brazil, except in a dry forest on a low-fertility soil. Abstract Context Leguminosae species, especially potentially nodulating ones, appear
30 Apr 2021
The relationship between plant growth and water consumption: a history from the classical four elements to modern stable isotopes
Key message The history of the relationship between plant growth and water consumption is retraced by following the progression of scientific thought through the centuries: from a purely philosophical question, to conceptual and methodological developments, towards a
27 Apr 2021
Combined effects of natural disturbances and management on forest carbon sequestration: the case of Vaia storm in Italy
Key message Natural disturbances and management are key drivers for forest carbon balance. We modelled the impact of Vaia storm on forest sink at national scale in Italy. We demonstrate that after Vaia, carbon fluxes among pools
