19 articles in this issue
David González,Inazio Martínez,Dunixi Gabiña
Foreword to the Proceedings of the Foresterra Final Conference, which was held in Lisbon, Portugal on 24-26 November 2015.
Irantzu Primicia,Rubén Artázcoz,Juan-Bosco Imbert,Fernando Puertas,María-del-Carmen Traver,Federico-José Castillo
Aim of the study: We analysed the effects of thinning intensity and canopy type on Scots pine growth and stand dynamics in a mixed Scots pine-beech forest. Area of the study: Western Pyrenees. Material and methods: Three thinning intensities were applied ... see more
Sushil Saha,Govind-Singh Rajwar,Munesh Kumar
Aim of the study: The aim of the present study was to understatnd the forest composition, structure, diversity and regeneration potential along altitudinal gradient.Area of study: The study was carried out in Dhanaulti forest which falls under temperate r... see more
Aidin Parsakhoo
Aim of study: Corrected Backmund and Surface Distribution Algorithms (SDA) for analysis of forest road network are introduced and presented in this study. Research was carried out to compare road network performance between two districts in a hardwood for... see more
Lobna Zribi,Hatem Chaar,Abdelhamid Khaldi,Belgacem Henchi,Florent Mouillot,Fatma Gharbi
Aim of the study. To estimate biomass and carbon accumulation in a young and disturbed forest (regenerated after a tornado) and an aged cork oak forest (undisturbed forest) as well as its distribution among the different pools (tree, litter and soil).Area... see more
Abrar J Mohammed,Makoto Inoue,Ganesh P Shivakoti,Tapan K Nath,Mohammed Jashimuddin,Mangala De Zoysa,Hari Kaskoyo,Juan M Pulhin,Rose J Peras
Aim of study: To facilitate REDD+ implementation and identify relevant attributes for robust REDD+ policies, this study evaluated and synthesized information from national forest programs in South and Southeast Asian countries.Area of study: Data was coll... see more
Begoña Abellanas,Manuel Abellanas,Arne Pommerening,Dolores Lodares,Simón Cuadros
Aim of study: a) To present a new version of the forest simulator Vorest, an individual-based spatially explicit model that uses weighted Voronoi diagrams to simulate the natural dynamics of forest stands with closed canopies. b) To apply the model to the... see more
J-Jesus Vargas-Hernandez,Jeniffer-Ivette Vargas-Abonce
Aim of study: Seed production in forest tree species commonly takes a long time due to the length of the juvenile stage. Even though several treatments have been used to induce early flowering in conifer species, experience on their use in subtropical Pin... see more
Nesat Erkan,Ali C. Aydin
Aim of study: The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of initial spacing on early growth and carbon sequestration rates in Turkish red pine plantations up to 12 years old, established with improved seeds and deep soil cultivation.Area of study: T... see more
Celia Herrero,María Belén Turrión,Valentín Pando,Felipe Bravo
Aim of study: The aim of the study was to determine the baseline carbon stock in forest floor and mineral soils in pine and oak stands in acid soils in Northern Spain.Area of study: The study area is situated in northern Spain (42° N, 4° W) on “Paramos y ... see more
Teresa Soares David,Clara Assunção Pinto,Nadezhda Nadezhdina,Jorge Soares David
Aim of the study: Water scarcity is the main limitation to forest growth and tree survival in the Mediterranean hot climate zone. This paper reviews literature on the relations between water and forests in the region, and their implications on forest and ... see more
Susana Barreiro,João Rua,Margarida Tomé
Aim of the study: The existing stand level forest simulators available in Portugal were not developed with the aim of including up-to-date model versions and were limited in terms of accounting for forest management. The simulators’ platform, sIMfLOR was ... see more
Fernando Pérez-Rodríguez,Luis Nunes,Ângelo Sil,João Azevedo
Aim of the study: To introduce and describe FlorNExT®, a free cloud computing application to estimate growth and yield of maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.) even-aged stands in the Northeast of Portugal (NE Portugal).Area of study: NE Portugal.Material a... see more
Ana Martin,Brigite Botequim,Tiago M. Oliveira,Alan Ager,Francesco Pirotti
Aim of study: This study was conducted to support fire and forest management planning in eucalypt plantations based on economic, ecological and fire prevention criteria, with a focus on strategic prioritisation of fuel treatments over time. The central ob... see more
Shahram Sedaghathoor,Saghi Kayghobadi,Yahya Tajvar
Aim of study: The effect of planting substrate and concentrations of indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) and naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) hormones was studied on the rooting of mugo pine cuttings.Area of study: The research was carried out in Rasht city, Guilan p... see more
Juan Guerra Hernandez,Eduardo Gonzalez-Ferreiro,Alexandre Sarmento,João Silva,Alexandra Nunes,Alexandra Cristina Correia,Luis Fontes,Margarida Tomé,Ramon Diaz-Varela
Aim of study: The study aims to analyse the potential use of low-cost unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery for the estimation of Pinus pinea L. variables at the individual tree level (position, tree height and crown diameter).Area of study: This study wa... see more
Alexandra Nunes,Helena Pereira,Margarida Tomé,Joao Silva,Luis Fontes
Aim of study: Umbrella or stone pine (Pinus pinea) nuts are one of the most valuable and expensive non-wood forest products in Portugal. The increasing market and landowner's interest resulted on a high expansion of plantation areas. This study tests the ... see more
Amélia Palma,João Miguel Pereira,Paula Soares
Aim of the study: In this work potential resin yield in a region of high forest ability where maritime pine is the main species was estimated in order to understand the viability of promoting resin exploitation.Area of study: This study was conducted in C... see more