16 articles in this issue
Yolanda Retama-Ortiz,Carlos H. Ávila-Bello,Alejandro Alarcón,Ronald Ferrera-Cerrato
Aim of the study: The aim of this work was to isolate consortia of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) associated to Liquidambar styraciflua in soils of the Santa Marta Mountain in Veracruz, and to select highly effective mycorrhizal consortia on promoting... see more
Sara Mira,Alberto Arnal,Félix Pérez-García
Aim of study: The purpose was to determine the type of dormancy and the optimal germination conditions of Phillyrea angustifolia (Oleaceae) seeds.Area of study: Germination requirements of P. angustifolia seeds collected from wild plants growing in the pr... see more
Pasquale A. Marziliano,Giuliano Menguzzato,Angelo Scuderi,Clemente Scalise,Vittoria Coletta
Aim of study: We built biomass expansion factors (BCEFs) from Douglas-fir felled trees planted with different planting densities to evaluate the differences according tree size and planting density.Area of study: The Douglas-fir plantation under study is ... see more
Claudia-Pamela Quinteros,José-Omar Bava,Miriam-Edith Gobbi,Guillermo-Emilio Defossé
Aim of study: Guanaco (Lama guanicoe Müller), is a South American native ungulate widely distributed in Patagonia, which in the island of Tierra del Fuego (TF), extends its habitat into Nothofagus spp. forests. Within these forests, guanacos consume lenga... see more
Ferhat Kara,Edward F. Loewenstein,Dale G. Brockway
Aim of study: Uneven-aged (UEA) management systems can achieve multiple-use objectives, however, use of UEA techniques to manage longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) forests are still open to question, because of the species’ intolerance of competition. ... see more
Teresa Fonseca,Luísa Monteiro,Teresa Enes,Adelaide Cerveira
Aim of study: The study aims to evaluate the maximum potential stocking level in cork oak (Quercus suber L.) woodlands, using the ecologically-based size-density relationship of the self-thinning law.Area of study: The study area refers to cork oak forest... see more
Dora-Virginia Igartúa,Karen Moreno,Silvia-Estela Monteoliva
Aims of study: To characterize the wood of Acacia melanoxylon in relation to its potential use in the construction and furniture industry, here we determined the heartwood and sapwood content and distribution within the stem and analyzed their relationshi... see more
Joana A. Paulo,Margarida Tomé
Aim of study: Use the SUBER model to evaluate the influence of the cork debarking rotation period (CDR) on equivalent annual annuity (EAA) value.Area of study: Nine simulated stands, varying in site index (14.4, 15.6, 17.1) and cork quality characteristic... see more
Farzam Tavankar,Amir E. Bonyad,Mehrdad Nikooy,Rodolfo Picchio,Rachele Venanzi,Luca Calienno
Aim of study: The main aims of this study were to determine of damage level to residual stand and soil disturbance from mechanized selection logging. Area of study: Mixed beech stands in Caspian forests, northern Iran.Material and methods: Point-transect ... see more
Antonio J. Barotto,Silvia Monteoliva,Javier Gyenge,Alejandro Martínez-Meier,Karen Moreno,Natalia Tesón,María Elena Fernández
Aim of the study: To characterize wood anatomical traits of three Eucalyptus species that differ in wood density and ecological requirements, and to examine the relationships between some anatomical features, wood density, and theoretical xylem hydraulic ... see more
Michal Allman,Martin Jankovský,Zuzana Allmanová,Michal Ferencík,Valéria Messingerová,Mária Vlcková,Stanimir Stoilov
Aim of study: This study is focused on detailed analysis of accidents in yarding during the years 2006–2014. There is still not enough information about such accidents in Central Europe in the literature available.Area of study: We collected the data on o... see more
Susanna Nocentini,Gérard Buttoud,Orazio Ciancio,Piermaria Corona
Aim of study: The paper is a scientific commented discussion with the aim of defining a framework which allows both a comprehensive vision of forest dynamics, as well as an adaptive management approach and policy procedures more suited to a changing and i... see more
Tatek Dejene,Juan Andrés Oria-de-Rueda,Pablo Martín-Pinto
Aim of study: To review and provide all-purpose information about wild mushrooms in Ethiopia and to create awareness for conservation and use of mycological resources.Area of study: We focused mainly on Ethiopia, where information about wild mushrooms is ... see more
Joao H. N. Palma
Aim of study: Climate data is a need for different types of modeling assessments, especially those involving process based modeling focusing on climate change impacts. However, there is a scarcity of tools delivering easy access to climate datasets to use... see more
Elsa Sattout,Ghaleb Faour,Nadia El Sarraf
Aim of the study: To identify the lines of research initiatives and programmes on forest ecosystem and trees and shed lights on the need of new insights in forestry sector.Area of Study: Eastern Mediterranean countries (i.e. Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey... see more