Research
In mid hills of Western Himalayas, Himachal Pradesh India, growth, yield and economics of Solanum khasianum as a potential medicinal herb under Pinus roxburghii (Chir pine) plantation has been studied for two con...
Forest Ecosystems 2016 3:19
Published on: 12 August 2016
Review
Conceptual models of forest dynamics are powerful cognitive tools, which are indispensable for communicating ecological ideas and knowledge, and in developing strategic approaches and setting targets for fores...
Forest Ecosystems 2016 3:18
Published on: 5 August 2016
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This contribution evaluates the effect of forest structure and tree species diversity on plot productivity and individual tree growth in the unique Knysna forests in Southern Africa using mapped tree data from...
Forest Ecosystems 2016 3:15
Published on: 26 July 2016
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Attention has recently been drawn to the issue of transboundary invasions, where species introduced and naturalized in one country cross international borders and become problematic in neighbouring countries. ...
Forest Ecosystems 2016 3:17
Published on: 26 July 2016
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Seed production, seed dispersal and seedling establishment are relevant life phases of plants. Understanding these processes and their patterns is essential to recognize vegetation dynamics and to apply it to ...
Forest Ecosystems 2016 3:16
Published on: 26 July 2016
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Information on above-ground biomass (AGB) is important for managing forest resource use at local levels, land management planning at regional levels, and carbon emissions reporting at national and internationa...
Forest Ecosystems 2016 3:14
Published on: 23 July 2016
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Forests contribute to human wellbeing through the provision of important ecosystem services.
Forest Ecosystems 2016 3:13
Published on: 24 May 2016
Research
In recent decades, native Araucaria forests in Brazil have become fragmented due to the conversion of forest to agricultural lands and commercial tree plantations. Consequently, the forest dynamics in this forest...
Forest Ecosystems 2016 3:12
Published on: 6 May 2016
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Forest biomass is helpful to assess its productivity and carbon (C) sequestration capacity. Several disturbance activities in tropical forests have reduced the biomass and net primary production (NPP) leading ...
Forest Ecosystems 2016 3:11
Published on: 26 April 2016
Research
Landscapes consist of heterogeneous interacting dynamic elements with complex ecological, economic and cultural attributes. These complex interactions help in the sustenance of natural resources through bio-ge...
Forest Ecosystems 2016 3:10
Published on: 23 April 2016
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Forest ecosystems are increasingly seen as multi-functional production systems, which should provide, besides timber and economic benefits, also other ecosystem services related to biological diversity, recrea...
Forest Ecosystems 2016 3:9
Published on: 15 April 2016
Research
An examination of the distribution of ancient charcoal kiln sites in the forest landscape seems to be worthwhile, since general trends in the selection of suitable kiln site locations in the past might become ...
Forest Ecosystems 2016 3:8
Published on: 19 March 2016
Erratum
Forest Ecosystems 2016 3:7
Published on: 18 March 2016
The original article was published in Forest Ecosystems 2016 3:6
Research
Wood density is considered to be the most important predictor of wood quality but despite its importance, diffuse-porous tree species have been the subject of only a limited number of studies. The importance o...
Forest Ecosystems 2016 3:6
Published on: 27 February 2016
The Erratum to this article has been published in Forest Ecosystems 2016 3:7
Discussion
This paper focuses on the use of models for increasing the precision of estimators in large-area forest surveys. It is motivated by the increasing availability of remotely sensed data, which facilitates the de...
Forest Ecosystems 2016 3:5
Published on: 18 February 2016
Research
The global search for new ways to sequester carbon has already reached agricultural lands. Such land constitutes a major potential carbon sink. The production of high value timber within agroforestry systems c...
Forest Ecosystems 2016 3:4
Published on: 11 February 2016
Discussion
Restoring degraded forests and agricultural lands has become a global conservation priority. A growing number of tools can quantify ecosystem service tradeoffs associated with forest restoration. This evolving...
Forest Ecosystems 2016 3:3
Published on: 10 February 2016
Research
Measurements of tree heights and diameters are essential in forest assessment and modelling. Tree heights are used for estimating timber volume, site index and other important variables related to forest growt...
Forest Ecosystems 2016 3:2
Published on: 9 February 2016
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Tree species recognition is the main bottleneck in remote sensing based inventories aiming to produce an input for species-specific growth and yield models. We hypothesized that a stratification of the target ...
Forest Ecosystems 2016 3:1
Published on: 30 January 2016
Research
The role of wild foods in combating problems of food shortage is paramount. However, existing approaches to combat food insecurity shock have generally focused on reducing vulnerability via increasing producti...
Forest Ecosystems 2015 2:34
Published on: 24 December 2015
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In Western North America, increasing wildfire and outbreaks of native bark beetles have been mediated by warming climate conditions. Bioclimatic models forecast the loss of key high elevation species throughou...
Forest Ecosystems 2015 2:35
Published on: 24 December 2015
Research
Recently, deer have expanded their distribution to higher altitude ranges including subalpine forests. However, culling deer and construction of deer fence in subalpine forests are difficult because of steep s...
Forest Ecosystems 2015 2:33
Published on: 23 December 2015
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In economically optimal management, trees that are removed in a thinning treatment should be selected on the basis of their value, relative value increment and the effect of removal on the growth of remaining ...
Forest Ecosystems 2015 2:32
Published on: 21 December 2015
Research
We explore the factors affecting the optimal plot design (size and type as well as the subsample tree selection strategies within a plot) and their relative importance in defining the optimal plot design in am...
Forest Ecosystems 2015 2:31
Published on: 17 December 2015
Research
Around 2000 plant species occur naturally in Lorestan Province of which 250 species are medicinal and myrtle is one of them. Myrtle is a shrub whose leaves and fruits have medicinal value and thus, if managed ...
Forest Ecosystems 2015 2:30
Published on: 3 November 2015
