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30 Mar 2020
Variation in forest landowners’ management preferences reduces timber supply from Finnish forests
Abstract Key message Forest owners who maximize profitability with a low discount rate or whose management goals are related to conservation and recreation, rarely sell timber. These owners make it difficult to achieve the high harvesting targets
30 Mar 2020
Leaf chlorophyll estimates of temperate deciduous shrubs during autumn senescence using a SPAD-502 meter and calibration with extracted chlorophyll
Abstract Key message The soil plant analysis development (SPAD) meter proved effective at estimating leaf Chl content of native and non-native temperate deciduous shrubs. However, due to the change in the relationship between SPAD values and Chl
30 Mar 2020
Current range of Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, an alien pest of ash trees, in European Russia and Ukraine
Abstract Key message The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire), an alien pest native to Asia, has spread to Ukraine and 16 regions of European Russia. It severely damages Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. introduced from North America, but
30 Mar 2020
Estimation of the F2 generation segregation variance and relationships among growth, frost damage, and bud break in coastal Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) wide-crosses
Abstract Key message Creation of second generation Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) hybrids based on parents from geographically distant locations did not appreciably increase variance in height, frost damage and bud break. New and favorable trait combinations
30 Mar 2020
Use of vegetation change tracker, spatial analysis, and random forest regression to assess the evolution of plantation stand age in Southeast China
Abstract Key message By integrating vegetation change tracker (VCT), spatial analysis (SA), and random forest regression (RF), the spectral-temporal patterns of forest stand age were mapped for three typical plantations in Southern China. The spectral-temporal distribution of
30 Mar 2020
Growth parameters and resistance to Sphaerulina musiva-induced canker are more important than wood density for increasing genetic gain from selection of Populus spp. hybrids for northern climates
By Véronique Lesage On 30 March 2020 In All published articles, Data in repository, Open Access, Research paper
Abstract Key message New genotypes of hybrid poplars from the Aigeiros and Tacamahaca sections have great potential for increasing genetic gain from selection. The most promising traits are associated with productivity and resistance to Sphaerulina musiva -induced
30 Mar 2020
Modelling soil nitrogen mineralisation in semi-mature pine stands of South Africa to identify nutritional limitations and to predict potential responses to fertilisation
By Véronique Lesage On 30 March 2020 In All published articles, Data in repository, Research paper, Special issue/Topical collection
Abstract Key Message Estimates of available nitrogen (based on topsoil nitrogen mineralisation rates) in semi-mature stands of Pinus radiata (D Don.) as well as pure species and hybrids of Pinus elliottii (Engelm.) in South Africa display a
30 Mar 2020
Rethinking global carbon storage potential of trees. A comment on Bastin et al. (2019)
Abstract Key Message Bastin et al. 2019 use two flawed assumptions: 1) that the area suitable for restoration does not contain any carbon currently, and 2) that soil organic carbon (SOC) from increased canopy cover will accumulate
30 Mar 2020
Effects of diameter distribution errors on stand management decisions according to a simulated individual tree detection
By Véronique Lesage On 30 March 2020 In All published articles, Data in repository, Research paper, Special issue/Topical collection
Abstract Key Message Tree-level forest inventory data are becoming increasingly available, which motivates the use of these data for decision-making. However, airborne inventories carried out tree-by-tree typically include systematic errors, which can propagate to objective function variables
30 Mar 2020
Effects of plot length and soil texture on runoff and sediment yield occurring on machine-trafficked soils in a mixed deciduous forest
Abstract Key message Runoff decreased significantly in each soil texture group, as plot length increased (2–40 m), whereas sediment yield showed an increasing trend. Runoff and sediment yield were higher in the clayey soil than in the