Author Archive
31 Mar 2022
Potential of using surface temperature data to benchmark Sentinel-2-based forest phenometrics in boreal Finland
Key message We present a new approach to calibrate timings of phenological events from satellite data (e.g., Sentinel-2 MSI data) with readily available surface temperature data. The new approach improves the estimation of growing season length in
22 Mar 2022
Measuring xylem hydraulic vulnerability for long-vessel species: an improved methodology with the flow centrifugation technique
By Véronique Lesage On 22 March 2022 In All published articles, Data in repository, Open Access, Research paper, Special issue/Topical collection
Key message Recent improvements to cavitron setup enable to measure xylem vulnerability curves for an expanded number of plant species, with longer vessels or lower hydraulic conductivity. Keywords Drought resistance; Plant hydraulic; Vulnerability curve; Cavitron; Method Publication
21 Mar 2022
Rapid publication vs. scientific quality of papers published in Annals of Forest Science: how do we handle this apparent contradiction?
by Erwin Dreyer, Chief Editor of Annals of Forest Science Nancy, March 19, 2022. 1. Introduction Speed of publication has become a major expectation for authors and therefore a challenge for many journals. Indeed, authors expect timely
11 Feb 2022
Call for a new AFS Topical Collection: Advances in the understanding of the pine wilt disease and in its management strategy
By Véronique Lesage On 11 February 2022 In All published articles, Editorial news, Special issue/Topical collection
Editors : Christelle ROBINET (INRAE), Géraldine ROUX (Univ. Orléans) Hervé JACTEL, Philippe CASTAGNONE (INRAE) ; Xavier TASSUS (ANSES) ; Luis BONIFACIO (INIAV) ; Hyerim HAN (NIFoS) ; Katsunori NAKAMURA (FFPRI). Scope : The pine wood nematode, Bursaphelenchus
7 Jan 2022
Modelling bark volume for six commercially important tree species in France: assessment of models and application at regional scale
Key message A set of models of bark thickness at breast height and bark volume are now available for six species in France. A common model suitable for predicting bark volume was proposed for all species. A
6 Jan 2022
Localized neighborhood species mingling is correlated with individual tree size inequality in natural forests in South China
Key message We identified the significant spatial relationships between tree species mingling and size inequality in various species-rich natural forests in South China. Forest communities with low species mingling, or segregation of heterospecific trees, exhibited increased segregation
5 Jan 2022
Mapping tropical forest trees across large areas with lightweight cost-effective terrestrial laser scanning
Key message We used lightweight terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) to detect over 3000 stems per hectare across a 12-ha permanent forest plot in French Guiana, 81% of them < 10 cm in trunk diameter. This method retrieved 85% of
5 Jan 2022
Methods for separating orchards from forest using airborne LiDAR
Key message The aim of the study was to distinguish orchards from other lands with forest vegetation based on the data from airborne laser scanning. The methods based on granulometry provided better results than the pattern analysis.
16 Dec 2021
Call for a new AFS topical issue: Trees, forests and water – recent advances on resistance and resilience to water deficits.
By Véronique Lesage On 16 December 2021 In All published articles, Editorial news, For authors, Special issue/Topical collection
Editors: Erwin Dreyer, Hervé Cochard, Jean Marc Guehl, André Granier (INRAE) ; Maurizio Mencuccini (CREAF). Scope : Ecophysiology and functional ecology of trees and forests have made tremendous progress over the last decades and attracted much attention in
15 Dec 2021
Prescribed burning as a cost-effective way to address climate change and forest management in Mediterranean countries
Key message As climate change and forest management become the focus of various development agendas and the price of carbon rises in the market, the need for improving carbon sequestration and avoiding wildfires emissions increases. Prescribed burning