15 articles in this issue
Manuel-Ángel Valbuena-Rabadán,Jacinto Santamaría-Peña,Félix Sanz-Adán
Aim of study: The objective of this study is to test the validity of the DBH and total height allometric models fitted to the crown polygon data obtained by the application of a crown delineation and individualisation algorithm which uses the geometrical ... see more
Salomé Temiño-Villota,Dante A. Rodríguez-Trejo,Domingo M. Molina Terrén,Kevin Ryan
Aim of study: The objectives of this work were to determine which morphological and fire severity variables may help explain the mortality of adult Abies religiosa (Kunth) Schltdl. & Cham., to model the probability of this species after being affected by ... see more
Jelena Lazarevic,Dragana Stojicic,Nenad Keca
Aim of study: This study aims to provide basic information about physiological characteristics of isolates of Lactarius deliciosus (L.) Gray, Russula sanguinaria (Schumach.) Rauschert, Suillus collinitus (Fr) Kuntze, Suillus granulatus (L.) Rousell, Trich... see more
Sisira Ediriweera,Tim Danaher,Sumith Pathirana
Aim of study: The study aimed to characterise variation in structural attributes of vegetation in relation to variations in topographic position using LIDAR data over landscapes.Area of study: The study was conducted in open canopy eucalypt-dominated for... see more
Pablo Vásquez-Gassibe,Juan-Andrés Oria-de-Rueda,Luis Santos-del-Blanco,Pablo Martín-Pinto
Aim of the study: Mycorrhizal fungi in Mediterranean forests play a key role in the complex process of recovery after wildfires. A broader understanding of an important pyrophytic species as Pinus pinaster and its fungal symbionts is thus necessary for fo... see more
Mauro Masiero,Davide Pettenella,Laura Secco
Aim of study: the paper estimates the economic value of a selected range of forest products and services, i.e. roundwood, non-wood forest products (NWFPs), and carbon-related services.Area of study: the research covers 21 Mediterranean countries, distingu... see more
Alexandra Marta-Costa,Filipa Torres-Manso,Rui Pinto,Luís Tibério,Inês Carneiro
Aim of study: This paper aims to test a participatory methodology to draw parallels and paradoxes as to how some forest sector-related entities and local communities view the Montemuro Mountain forest, namely in terms of its characteristics, the offered o... see more
Vicelina B. Sousa,José-Luís Louzada,Helena Pereira
Aim of the study: This paper aims to valorize the wood of Quercus faginea Lam. for high quality end uses (e.g. furniture) by studying growth and quality properties using mature trees. Age trends in tree-ring width and wood density are shown and the main f... see more
Han Yini,Niu Jianzhi,Xin Zhongbao,Zhang Wei,Zhang Tielin,Wang Xilin,Zhang Yousong
Aim of study: The aim is to find a way increasing gain yield and lessen area of farmland, and then increasing vegetation cover, improving environment and alleviating soil erosion.Area of study: The Hilly-Gully region at the loess plateau of China.Material... see more
Alfredo González-Zamora,Manuel Esperón-Rodríguez,Víctor L. Barradas
Aim of the study: The objective of this work is to compare tree diversity and richness among one grown-shade coffee plantation (CAE) and two sites of montane cloud forests, one preserved (MCF1) and other perturbed (MCF2). We also develop an analysis of th... see more
Hongxinag Wang,Gongqiao Zhang,Gangying Hui,Yuanfa Li,Yanbo Hu,Zhonghua Zhao
Aim of the study: Neighborhood-based stand spatial structure parameters can quantify and characterize forest spatial structure effectively. How these neighborhood-based structure parameters are influenced by the selection of different numbers of nearest-n... see more
Liu Bing,Christine R. Fischer,José-Antonio Bonet,Carles Castaño,Carlos Colinas
Aim of study: To explore the diversity of soil fungi found in black truffle (Tuber melanosporum) plantations following the introduction of the mycorrhizal-colonized host tree, (Quercus ilex), through the development of the brûlé and production of mature s... see more
Adrián Cardil Forradellas,Domingo Miguel Molina Terrén,Jordi Oliveres,Marc Castellnou
Aim of study: Understanding fire ecology of main forest species is essential for a sound, scientifically based on managing of wildlands and also to assess likely implications due to changes in fire regime under a global change scenario. Few references can... see more
Jose Javier Gorgoso-Varela,Juan Daniel García-Villabrille,Alberto Rojo-Alboreca,Klaus von Gadow,Juan Gabriel Álvarez-González
Aim of study: In this study we compare the accuracy of three bivariate distributions: Johnson’s SBB, Weibull-2P and LL-2P functions for characterizing the joint distribution of tree diameters and heights.Area of study: North-West of Spain.Material and met... see more