8 articles in this issue
Chuang Ma,Yinghua Li,Haizhou You,Hong Long,Weiwei Yu,Yunchang Gao,Yuanhong Wang
Aim of study: Quercus variabilis is a sclerophyllous oak with strong resprouting capabilities and whose regeneration is facilitated by the development of stump shoots following disturbance. During secondary forest regeneration, fine roots are important or... see more
Maria Conde Garcia,Marta Conde Garcia,Juan I. Fernández-Golfín
Aim of study: To obtain improved models to predict, with an error of less than ± 2.0%, the gravimetric moisture content in four different softwoods commonly present in the Spanish and European markets, based on electrical resistance measurements. This imp... see more
Astika Bhugeloo,Syd Ramdhani,Kabir Peerbhay,Olivier Kambol Kambaj,- Sershen
Aim of the study: Alien and indigenous species emergence patterns within canopy gaps in urban subtropical forests are poorly understood. This study compared canopy gap floristics in relation to abiotic and physical characteristics across three subtropical... see more
Rosa-Amelia Pedraza,Guadalupe Williams-Linera,Teresa Nicolás-Silva
Aim of the study: To evaluate how middle-aged active restoration plantations of native tree species contribute to the recovery of the tropical cloud forest in terms of vegetation structure, tree richness, species composition, and to shade-tolerance and se... see more
Paulo Cañete-Salinas,Francisco Zamudio,Marco Yañez,Héctor Valdés-Gómez,Cristian Espinosa,Jaime Venegas,Luis Retamal,Javier Gyenge,César Acevedo-Opazo
Aim of study: The productivity of poplar plantations in Mediterranean climates might be reduced due to lower precipitations in a climate change scenario. Therefore, understanding the water consumption in these plantations is essential for their management... see more
Ismail Sen,Yasmine Piñuela,Josu G. Alday,Daniel Oliach,Francesc Bolaño,Juan Martínez de Aragón,Carlos Colinas,José Antonio Bonet
Aim of study: We aimed to i) evaluate the effects of mulching on Tuber melanosporum mycelium biomass and seedling growth (i.e. root collar diameter and seedling height) and ii) unravel the relationship between growth in root collar diameter and mycelium a... see more
Tammam Suliman,Uta Berger,Marieke van der Maaten-Theunissen,Ernst van der Maaten,Wael Ali
Aim of the study: At current, forest management in the Eastern Mediterranean region is largely based on experience rather than on management plans. To support the development of such plans, this study develops and compares site index equations for pure ev... see more