12 articles in this issue
Ângela M. K. Hentz,Carlos A. Silva,Ana P. Dalla Corte,Sylvio P. Netto,Michael P. Strager,Carine Klauberg
Aim of study: In this study we applied 3D point clouds generated by images obtained from an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to evaluate the uniformity of young forest stands.Area of study: Two commercial forest stands were selected, with two plots each. The... see more
Barbara Vinceti,Céline Termote,Natacha Thiombiano,Dolores Agúndez,Niéyidouba Lamien
Aim of study: Edible products from tree species were identified in Burkina Faso and their contribution to the diet in the lean season was assessed. The main threats affecting most consumed food tree species were also documented.Area of study: Six villages... see more
Omer Kucuk,Ertugrul Bilgili,Rifat Uzumcu
Aim of the study: To develop regression models for estimating the rate of surface fire spread in a thinned even-aged black pine stand (Pinus nigra J.F. Arnold subsp. nigra var. caramanica (Loudon) Rehder).Area of the study: The study was carried out withi... see more
Fernanda M. G. Ramalho,Jéssica M. Andrade,Paulo R. G. Hein
Aim of study: To verify how well near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy is able to discriminate wood specimens from natural and planted forests. This study was carried out using tropical trees from Brazil.Area of study: Wood specimens coming from Lavras (21°10'... see more
Carlos G. Rossa
Aim of study: To develop a fuel moisture content (FMC) attenuation factor for empirical forest fire spread rate (ROS) models in general fire propagation conditions.Methods: The development builds on the assumption that the main FMC-damping effect is a fun... see more
Lukáš Bílek,Zdenek Vacek,Stanislav Vacek,Daniel Bulušek,Rostislav Linda,Jan Král
Aim of the study: To describe the effect of stand edge after clearcut on the process of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) natural regeneration along the edge-to-interior gradient. The density, height, horizontal structure and quality of natural regeneratio... see more
Maria Alló,Maria L. Loureiro
Aim of study: To analyze the factors that motivate the sharing of a contribution to a common pool resource (CPR).Area of study: We obtained data from Galicia communal forests during 2013-2014. Material and methods: A survey among forest owners in which qu... see more
C. Antonio Rios-Saldaña,Miguel A. Farfán,Francisca Castro,Mario Vargas,Rafael Villafuerte
Aim of study: Monitoring and control the hunting activity is primordial to guarantee its sustainability. However, the governmental agencies responsible to manage hunting commonly are unable to adequately do this job because the thousands of small private ... see more
Aysan Badraghi,Jörn Erler,Seyed A. O. Hosseini,Robert Lang
Aim of study: To compare cost and productivity of three ground-based logging methods by skidder: 1, tree length method (TLM), 2, long length method (LLM) and 3, short length method (SLM).Area of study: A mixed broadleaved mountainous forest stand in the H... see more
Arkadiusz Bruchwald,Elzbieta Dmyterko,Radomir Balazy
Aim of study: To develop and evaluate the forest’s wind-risk model, dedicated for stand damage level.Area of study: Model was tested in the northeastern Poland.Material and methods: A risk model referring to the damage of forest stands by wind specifies, ... see more
Alessandro Paletto,Marco Focacci,Isabella De Meo
Aim of the study: To identify the priority strategy for the strengthening of the chestnut supply chain through a participatory approach.Area of study: Mugello-Val di Sieve inTuscany region (Italy).Material and methods: The data were collected by administe... see more