9 articles in this issue
 
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María-Alejandra Quintero-Méndez,Mauricio Jerez-Rico
José Ramón Arévalo,Agustín Naranjo-Cigala,Marcos Salas-Pascual,Eva M. Padrón,Aday González-García
Aim of the study: Although introduced tree species have been recognized as adversely affecting native ecosystems, conversely, some studies suggest they can facilitate recovery and promote the establishment of native plant communities. This study tests whe... see more
José-Henrique Camargo Pace,João-Vicente de Figueiredo Latorraca,Paulo-Ricardo Gherardi Hein,Alexandre Monteiro de Carvalho,Jonnys Paz Castro,Carlos-Eduardo Silveira da Silva
Aim of study: Fast and reliable wood identification solutions are needed to combat the illegal trade in native woods. In this study, multivariate analysis was applied in near-infrared (NIR) spectra to identify wood of the Atlantic Forest species.Area of s... see more
Petr Cermák,Tomáš Kolár,Tomáš Žid,Miroslav Trnka,Michal Rybnícek
Aim of study: To assess the crown condition and radial growth of Norway spruce in plots with an increasing frequency and strength of drought during the last decades.Area of the study: Northern Moravia, Czech Republic.Materials and methods: Crown condition... see more
Srdan Stojnic,Branislav Kovacevic,Marko Kebert,Erna Vaštag,Mirjana Bojovic,Milena Stankovic-Nedic,Saša Orlovic
Aim of study: In the present paper the nature and level of co-dependence between leaf functional traits and intrinsic water-use efficiency (WUEi) were studied in one-year-old Quercus robur L. seedlings, grown in a common garden experiment under moderate d... see more
Jingjing Wang,Jun Cui,Zhen Teng,Wei Fan,Mengran Guan,Xiaoya Zhao,Xiaoniu Xu
Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of a 5-year simulated nitrogen (N) deposition on soil microbial biomass carbon (MBC), nitrogen (MBN), microbial community activity and diversity in subtropical old-growth forest ecosystems... see more
Kiyoshi Umeki,Marc David Abrams,Keisuke Toyama,Eri Nabeshima
Aim of study: To develop a statistical model framework to analyze longitudinal wind-damage records while accounting for autocorrelation, and to demonstrate the usefulness of the model in understanding the regeneration process of a natural forest.Area of s... see more
Dayanna do Nascimento Machado,Ervandil Corrêa Costa,Clérison Régis Perini,Gustavo Andrade Ugalde,Mateus Alves Saldanha,João Vitor Leitão,Tiago Lovato Colpo,Jonas André Arnemann,Adolfo Cordero Rivera
Aim of study: Thaumastocoris peregrinus (Carpintero & Dellapé, 2006) is notable for its dispersion potential, and for its damage to a wide range of hosts of the genus Eucalyptus. The intense movement of people and cargo between continents contributes to t... see more