20 articles in this issue
P. Alvarado,J.L. Manjon
Aim of study: The aim of the work was to determine the degree of mycorrhization of Quercus ilex L. subsp. ballota (Desf.) Samp. by the black truffle fungus T. melanosporum Vittad. by quantitative and molecular analyses.Area of study: seedlings inoculated ... see more
S.L. Burns,J.F. Goya,M.F. Arturi,P.F. Yapura,C.A. Pérez
Aim of study: The objective of this study was to analyze the stand structure and spatial pattern of two A. chilensis stands with contrasting soil conditions and different site qualities in order to explore if these differences lead to patterns similar to ... see more
S. Garcia-Barreda,S. Reyna
Aim of the study: The aim of the research is to analyse the role of Quercus ilex advance regeneration in the stand regeneration of pine plantations after small-sized canopy openings, and to assess the influence of the forest stand and the canopy opening. ... see more
A. Samos Juárez,R. Bernabéu Cañete
Aim of study: The purpose of this study is to estimate the economic value of the recreational use of a protected natural area. The importance of the study lies in the justification of these valuations due to the use that society perceives from the environ... see more
J. Rodríguez-Calcerrada,M. Letts,V. Rolo,S. Roset,S. Rambal
Aim of study: We examined the impact of sustained partial throughfall exclusion on the functional performance of Buxus sempervirens L. in the understory of a Mediterranean evergreen forest. We further considered whether any impacts of throughfall exclusio... see more
E. Ozdemir,H. V. Oral,S. Akburak,E. Makineci,E. Yilmaz
Aim of study : To determine if plantations consisting of different geographic origins of the Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Aiton.) could have altered C and N stocks in the forest floor and surface soils.Area of study : Forest floor and mineral soil C and ... see more
M. Huesca,S. Merino de Miguel,F. González-Alonso
Aim of study: The following paper presents an inter-comparison of three global products: MCD45A1 (MODIS - MODerate resolution Imaging Spectrometer - Burned Area Product), L3JRC (Terrestrial Ecosystem Monitoring Global Burnt Area Product), and GLOBCARBON B... see more
E.Z. Baskent,Durmus Ali Celik
Aim of study: Sustainable management of forest ecosystems requires comprehensive coverage of data to reflect both the historical legacy and the future development of forests. This study focuses on analyzing the spatio-temporal dynamics of forests over th... see more
S. Perveen,M. Anis,I.M. Aref
Objectives: An efficient and reproducible regeneration protocol for rapid multiplication of Albizia lebbeck (L.) was developed by using intact seed explants.Methods: Murashige and Skoog's (MS) medium supplemented with different hormones (BA, Kn, GA3 and T... see more
J. Madrigal Olmo,J.A. Ruiz,R. Planelles,C. Hernando
Aim of study. The present study is the first attempt to characterize and map wildland-urban interfaces (WUIs) in eastern Spain (province of Valencia) and its relationship with wildfire occurrence. Area of study. The study area is located in eastern Spain ... see more
M. J. Lombardero
Aim of Study. We study the abundance of Enoicyla pusilla (Burmeister) in pine plantations and the effects of silvicultural thinning on insect population. This species is considered a rare member of the order Trichoptera, reported as absent or occasional i... see more
EDITORIAL FORSYS
T. Packalen,A. Marques,J. Rasinmäki,C. Rosset,F. Mounir,L.C.E. Rodriguez,S.R. Nobre
Aim of study. The aim of the study was to overview forest management decision support systems (FMDSS) listed in the FORSYS wiki in terms of software design and architecture.Area of study. A total of 62 FMDSS from 23 countries were included into the study.... see more
T. Hujala,C. Khadka,B. Wolfslehner,H. Vacik
Aim of study: This review presents the state-of-art of using computerized techniques for problem structuring (PS) in participatory forest planning. Frequency and modes of using different computerized tool types and their contribution for planning processe... see more
M. Pasalodos-Tato,A. Mäkinen,J. Garcia-Gonzalo,J.G. Borges,T. Lämås,L.O. Eriksson
Aim: Since forest planning is characterized by long time horizon and it typically involves large areas of land and numerous stakeholders, uncertainty and risk should play an important role when developing forest management plans. The aim of this study is ... see more
I. De Meo,F. Ferretti,T. Hujala,A. Kangas
Aim of study: Participation of stakeholders is considered an essential element in producing, at different spatial and temporal scales, forest plans accepted by local community and fulfilling the requirements of Sustainable Forest Management. Increasingly,... see more
A.F. Marques,A. Fricko,A. Kangas,C. Rosset,F. Ferreti,J. Rasinmaki,T. Packalen,S. Gordon
Aim of the study: Decision support systems for forest management (FMDSS) have been developed world wide to account for a broad range of forest ecosystems, management goals and organizational frameworks (e.g. the wiki page of the FORSYS project reports 62 ... see more
A.F. Marques,J. G. Borges,J. Garcia-Gonzalo,Beatriz Lucas,I. Melo
Aim of the study: Forest management planning in a region typically involves multiple stakeholders. Decisions processes are idiosyncratic, driven by individual goals and supported by segmented forest-based information. Nevertheless, stakeholders’ decisions... see more
J. Garcia-Gonzalo,J. Palma,J. Freire,M. Tomé,R. Mateus,L.C.E. Rodriguez,V. Bushenkov,J.G. Borges
Aim of study: In this paper, we present a decision support system (DSS) to support decision making where different stakeholders have to generate landscape and forest level strategic plans. We further present an interactive approach that may take advantage... see more