Special issue/Topical collection Archive
30 Apr 2018
GIS Coop: networks of silvicultural trials for supporting forest management under changing environment
By AFS On 30 April 2018 In All published articles, Open Access, Review paper, Special issue/Topical collection
Topical collection: Mensuration and modelling for forestry in a changing environment The diversity of forest management systems and the contrasted competition level treatments applied make the experimental networks of the GIS Coop, a nationwide testing program in
30 Apr 2018
Plastic response of four maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Aiton) families to controlled soil water deficit
Topical collection: Mediterranean Pines Separating the internal (ontogenetic) and external (environmental) components of maritime pine development during controlled soil water deficit helps to highlight the plastic response. The adjusted measurements reveal significant differences between families for their
26 Mar 2018
New special issue : Entomological issues during forest diebacks
We are launching the topical collection “Entomological issues during forest diebacks”. This collection (virtual special issue) will gather articles about the involvement of insects in the processes of forest decline and about the outcomes of declines on
23 Mar 2018
Modeling diameter distributions in radiata pine plantations in Spain with existing countrywide LiDAR data
Topical collection: SilviLaser We evaluated the use of low-density airborne laser scanning data to estimate diameter distributions in radiata pine plantations. The moment-based parameter recovery method was used to estimate the diameter distributions, considering LiDAR metrics as
23 Mar 2018
Compatibility of regeneration silviculture and wild ungulates in a Mediterranean pine forest: implications for tree recruitment and woody plant diversity
Topical collection: Mediterranean Pines Small-scale forest interventions (< 0.75 ha) promoted advanced regeneration and woody plant beta-diversity without increasing ungulate habitat use and detrimental browsing damage. Rubbing damage by ungulates was higher in the treated areas and no
22 Mar 2018
Factors determining enzyme activities in soils under Pinus halepensis and Pinus sylvestris plantations in Spain: a basis for establishing sustainable forest management strategies
Topical collection: Mediterranean Pines Water availability and soil pH seem to be major constraints for enzyme activities in calcareous soils under Pinus halepensis and acidic soils under Pinus sylvestris plantations respectively. Proposals for improving enzyme activities may
22 Mar 2018
Seasonal time-course of the above ground biomass production efficiency in beech trees (Fagus sylvatica L.)
Topical collection: Estimation of standing forest biomass In order to record the seasonal changes in aboveground biomass production (trunk and branches) in a forest, changes in wood density must be taken into account. A 60-year-old beech forest
2 Mar 2018
Local basal area affects needle litterfall, nutrient concentration, and nutrient release during decomposition in Pinus halepensis Mill. plantations in Spain
Topical collection: Mediterranean Pines Stand density has a positive effect on C, K and Mg concentration in needle litterfall and a negative one on C, N, Ca, K, Mg, P, S, Zn, and Cu release from needle
22 Feb 2018
Predicting suitability of forest dynamics to future climatic conditions: the likely dominance of Holm oak [Quercus ilex subsp. ballota (Desf.) Samp.] and Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis Mill.)
By AFS On 22 February 2018 In All published articles, Research paper, Special issue/Topical collection
Topical collection: Mediterranean Pines Composite logistic regression models simulating the potential effect of global climate change on forests dynamics in the southern Iberian Peninsula identify Holm oak [ Quercus ilex subsp. ballota (Desf.) Samp.] and Aleppo pine
25 Jan 2018
New special issue : Epicormics and related botanical features
By AFS On 25 January 2018 In Special issue/Topical collection
We are launching the special issue “Epicormics and related botanical features”. This special issue will gather articles from the EPIC_IUFRO Conference held in September 2017 as a satellite event of the 125th Anniversary IUFRO Conference. The aim