24 articles in this issue
 
C.D. Rullan-Silva,A.E. Olthoff,J.A. Delgado de la Mata,J.A. Pajares-Alonso
Aim of study: This paper reviews the global research during the last 6 years (2007-2012) on the state, trends and potential of remote sensing for detecting, mapping and monitoring forest defoliation caused by insects.Area of study: The review covers resea... see more
P. Albizu-Urionabarrenetxea,E. Tolosana-Esteban,E. Roman-Jordan
Aim of study: to review the present state of the art in relation to the main labour risks and the most relevant results of recent studies evaluating the safety and health conditions of the forest harvesting work and better ways to reduce accidents.Area of... see more
P. Guzman,L. Gil,W. Tadesse
Aim of study: Eucalyptus globulus Labill. is the most planted tree species in the Ethiopian highlands due to its potential to satisfy the increasing wood demand of the population. The objectives of this study are to assess the variation in growth traits a... see more
E. Canga,U. Diéguez-Aranda,A.K. Elias,A. Cámara
Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to develop a model for above-ground biomass estimation for Pinus radiata D. Don in Asturias.Area of study: Asturias (NE of Spain).Material and methods: Different models were fitted for the different above-ground... see more
A.M. Villasante,R. Laina,J.A. Martinez Rojas,I. Martinez Rojas,S. Vignote
Aim of study: To determine the effect on wood from Pinus sylvestris of treatment with preservatives on mechanical properties and to establish the relation between the penetration and compression strength.Area of study: SpainMaterial and Methods: 40 sample... see more
A. Muñoz Costa,J.A. Calleja-Alarcón
Aim of study: The present work provides novel insights on factors (either intrinsic or extrinsic) that trigger sprouting in woody species living at range margins. We aim to explain the inter-individual variability in the multi-stemmed architecture of Prun... see more
T. Sghaier,M. Tome,J. Tome,M. Sanchez-Gonzalez,I. Cañellas,R. Calama
Aim of study: The aim of the work was to develop an individual tree diameter-increment model for Thuya (Tetraclinis articulata) in Tunisia.Area of study: The natural Tetraclinis articulata stands at Jbel Lattrech in north-eastern of Tunisia.Material and m... see more
H. Vacik,C. Torresan,T. Hujala,C. Khadka,K. Reynolds
Aim of study: Knowledge Management (KM) tools facilitate the implementation of knowledge processes by identifying, creating, structuring, and sharing knowledge through use of information technology in order to improve decision-making. In this contribution... see more
J. Herrero,R. T. Torres,C. Prada,A. García-Serrano,A. Giménez-Anaya,O. Fernández
Aim of study: Monitoring trends in animal populations is essential for the development of appropriate wildlife management strategies.Area of study: The area is situated in the southern Pyrenees (Aragon), Spain.Material and methods: To measure the abundanc... see more
A. Santos,R. Simões,M. Tavares
Aim of the study: The aim of the study is to assess the variation of pith eccentricity, heartwood proportion, latewood percentage and basic wood density along the stem of 45-year-old A. melanoxylon trees collected in four sites of Portugal, and investigat... see more
A. Blanco,R. Miranda,M.C. Monte
Aim of study: The purpose of this study is to analyze how paper recycling activities in Europe can be extended through different improvements along the paper value chain. The importance of this study lies in the identification of the present barriers in p... see more
S. Shataee Joibary
Aim of study: The aim of this study was performance of four non-parametric algorithms including the k-NN, SVR, RF and ANN to estimate forest volume and basal area attributes using combination of Aerial Laser Scanner and Landsat-TM data.Area of study: Data... see more
J. Balsa Barreiro,T. Hermosilla
Aim of study: To propose a methodology to establish motivations underlying wildland fire episodes by analyzing both the socioeconomics of the affected territory and the geographical distribution of the wildfire.Area of study: The wildfires occurred during... see more
E.M. González-Ferreiro,D. Miranda,L. Barreiro-Fernandez,S. Bujan,J. Garcia-Gutierrez,U. Dieguez-Aranda
Aims of study: To evaluate the potential use of canopy height and intensity distributions, determined by airborne LiDAR, for the estimation of crown, stem and aboveground biomass fractions.To assess the effects of a reduction in LiDAR pulse densities on m... see more
A. Cardil Forradellas,D. Molina Terrén
Aim of study: Large wildland fires (LWF) are major disturbance processes affecting many ecosystems each year. In last decades, socio-economic changes have contributed to major changes in land uses. This study assess trends in number, burned area and avera... see more
A. Danielewska,E. Paoletti,N. Clarke,J. Olejnik,M. Urbaniak,M. Baran,P. Siedlecki,K. Hansen,L. Lundin,W. de Vries,T. Nørgaard-Mikkelsen,S. Dillen,R. Fischer
Aim of study: The main aim of the work was to summarize availability, quality and comparability of on-going European Research and Monitoring Networks (ERMN), based on the results of a COST FP0903 Action questionnaire carried out in September 2010 and May ... see more
C. Maroto Álvarez,M. Segura,C. Ginestar,J. Uriol,B. Segura
Aim of study: There is a lack of empirical research that deals with sustainable forest management in Mediterranean regions, among the most vulnerable ecosystems. The main purpose of this work is to define the strategic criteria and objectives for sustaina... see more
N. Ahmad,H. Fazal,B. Haider Abbasi,M. Ali
Aim of study: The main objective of this study is to introduce a reliable system for in vitro seed germination. Because Cedrus deodara stands are gradually decreasing in different regions of the world due to overexploitation, natural disasters and lower s... see more
Y. Niu,J. Du,Q. Zhang,X. Pei,X. Zhan
Aim of study: The aim of the work was to determine the optimum axillary shoot induction system by optimizing different factors.Area of study: The different factors which were pretreatment methods, media types, kinds of cytokinins and dark treatmentMateria... see more
J.A. Alfonso Domínguez Núñez,M. Saiz,C. Calderon,J.A. Saiz de Omeñaca
Aim of study: The inoculation of forest seedlings with ectomycorrhizal fungi can improve the morphological and physiological qualities of plants, especially those used for regeneration of arid areas. Rhizopogon roseolus is an ectomycorrhizal fungus (ECM) ... see more
J.A. Najera Luna,J.A. Sanchez Medrano,J. Mendez Gonzalez
Aim of study: Evaluate times and yields in the transformation of pine logs to pieces of pallets.Area of study: Four sawmills of the forest region of El Salto, Durango, Mexico.Material and methods: The sample size was 388 logs with 32.91 m3 as volume with... see more
K. Kitikidou,E. Milios,A. Stampoulidis,A. Papageorgiou
Aim of study: Provision of the necessary knowledge to foresters in order carry out objective literature research, through meta-analysis.Area of study:MediterraneanMaterial and Methods: We describe in detail the methodology of meta-analysis. Then, we apply... see more
L. Calvo,O. Torres,L. Valbuena,E. Luis-Calabuig
Aim of study: The main aim of this study was to analyse the post-fire recruitment and growth of Pinus pinaster seedlings during the first five years after wildfire and also to analyse the effects of climatic conditions on the survival of P. pinaster seedl... see more