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1. Assessing deforestation and fragmentation in a tropical moist forest over 68 years; the impact of roads and legal protection in the Cockpit Country, Jamaica

Author:
Newman, Minke E.; McLaren, Kurt P.; Wilson, Byron S.
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2014 v.315 pp. 138-152
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
aerial photography; deforestation; forest reserves; forests; habitat fragmentation; humans; image analysis; land use; roads; Jamaica
Abstract:
... Historical data on landuse changes are important for interpreting the current status of natural systems such as forests. Analyses of road network dynamics can be particularly useful as network expansion is often a precursor to and an indicator of increased human activity. Legal protection is often seen as the most viable option available for protecting natural forests; but over the past decade, it ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2013.12.033

2. Bark beetles and dwarf mistletoe interact to alter downed woody material, canopy structure, and stand characteristics in northern Colorado ponderosa pine

Author:
Klutsch, Jennifer G.; Beam, Russell D.; Jacobi, William R.; Negrón, José F.
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2014 v.315 pp. 63-71
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Arceuthobium vaginatum; Curculionidae; Dendroctonus ponderosae; Ips; Pinus ponderosa; bark; bark beetles; basal area; biomass production; canopy; death; forests; fuel bed; fuels; mortality; species diversity; stand structure; tree mortality; trees; Colorado
Abstract:
... Due to the recent outbreaks of bark beetles in western U.S.A., research has focused on the effects of tree mortality on forest conditions, such as fuel complexes and stand structure. However, most studies have addressed outbreak populations of bark beetles only and there is a lack of information on the effect of multiple endemic, low level populations of biotic disturbance agents that could influe ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2013.12.024

3. Biodiversity of most dead wood-dependent organisms in thermophilic temperate oak woodlands thrives on diversity of open landscape structures

Author:
Horak, Jakub; Vodka, Stepan; Kout, Jiri; Halda, Josef P.; Bogusch, Petr; Pech, Pavel
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2014 v.315 pp. 80-85
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Apoidea; Coleoptera; Formicidae; Quercus; coppicing; deciduous forests; forest management; fungi; habitats; landscapes; lichens; lowlands; models; species diversity; thermophilic microorganisms; trees; wood; woodlands; Czech Republic
Abstract:
... Oak and mixed deciduous forests with oaks are the most widespread woodland types in the central European lowlands. The aim of this study was to analyse how the biodiversity of saproxylic organisms (fungi, lichens, beetles, and ants, bees and wasps) in thermophilic temperate oak woodlands respond to the openness in landscape structure of tree habitats. We sampled 32 sites in a split-plot design in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2013.12.018

4. Drivers of forest harvesting intensity patterns in Europe

Author:
Levers, Christian; Verkerk, Pieter J.; Müller, Daniel; Verburg, Peter H.; Butsic, Van; Leitão, Pedro J.; Lindner, Marcus; Kuemmerle, Tobias
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2014 v.315 pp. 160-172
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
forests; harvesting; issues and policy; logging; plantations; raw materials; social environment; socioeconomic factors; sustainable forestry; timber production; topography; wood; Czech Republic; Finland; France; Sweden; Switzerland
Abstract:
... Forests provide humankind with essential raw materials and the demand for these materials is increasing. Further expanding forestry into unmanaged forests is environmentally costly and increasing forest area via plantations will not immediately lead to increased wood supply. Thus, just like in agriculture, forestry faces the challenge how to intensify forest management in existing production fores ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2013.12.030

5. Effect of species composition on the production rate and efficiency of young Picea glauca–Populus tremuloides forests

Author:
Groot, Arthur; Adhikary, Shailendra; Sharma, Mahadev; Luckai, Nancy; Wayne Bell, F.; Larocque, Guy R.
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2014 v.315 pp. 1-11
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Picea glauca; Populus tremuloides; aboveground biomass; basal area; biomass production; canopy; forests; leaf area index; mixed stands; softwood; species diversity; stand density; timber production
Abstract:
... Stand stem volume growth, aboveground tree biomass growth, and site occupancy were measured in 20-year-old mixed stands dominated by white spruce (Picea glauca [Moench] Voss) and trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) to examine the effects of species composition on the rate and efficiency of forest production. Measures of site occupancy derived from Plant Canopy Analyzer data indicated that ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2013.12.017

6. Effects of fire on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the Mountain Chaco Forest

Author:
Longo, Silvana; Nouhra, Eduardo; Goto, Bruno T.; Berbara, Ricardo L.; Urcelay, Carlos
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2014 v.315 pp. 86-94
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
adverse effects; autumn; edaphic factors; electrical conductivity; forests; mountains; mycorrhizal fungi; nitrates; soil chemical properties; soil sampling; spores; spring; Argentina
Abstract:
... The aim of this study was to evaluate the fire effects on the AMF spore communities and soil chemical properties as well as the existence of possible correlations between them in the Chaco Serrano Forests of central Argentina. Our hypothesis is that the fire has a negative impact on the community of AMF spores (i.e. density, diversity, richness and evenness) and soil chemical properties. In additi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2013.12.027

7. Evaluating spatial patterns of drought-induced tree mortality in a coastal California pine forest

Author:
Baguskas, Sara A.; Peterson, Seth H.; Bookhagen, Bodo; Still, Christopher J.
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2014 v.315 pp. 43-53
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Pinus muricata; algorithms; color; coniferous forests; dead wood; decision support systems; digital elevation models; drought; environmental factors; forest stands; habitats; landscapes; lidar; photographs; probability; rooting; solar radiation; spatial data; summer; survival rate; tree mortality; trees; California
Abstract:
... In a coastal, fog-influenced forest on Santa Cruz Island in southern California, we observed mortality of Bishop pine (Pinus muricata D.Don) trees following a brief (2year), yet intense, drought. While anecdotal evidence indicates that drought-induced Bishop pine mortality has occurred in the past in the stand we studied, this is the first attempt to capture the spatial distribution of mortality, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2013.12.020

8. Growth patterns at the southern range edge of Scots pine: Disentangling the effects of drought and defoliation by the pine processionary caterpillar

Author:
Linares, Juan Carlos; Senhadji, Karim; Herrero, Asier; Hódar, José A.
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2014 v.315 pp. 129-137
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Pinus sylvestris; Thaumetopoea pityocampa; basal area; climate; defoliation; dendrochronology; drought; growth retardation; models; trees; water stress; Spain
Abstract:
... Dendrochronology and climate-growth modelling were used to assess to what extent defoliation by pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) depresses growth in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) at the species’ southernmost distribution limit (southern Spain). Basal area increment (BAI) was measured in severely defoliated and non-defoliated trees, for a period of 20years, a period that includes t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2013.12.029

9. Incidence and impact of root infection by Heterobasidion spp., and the justification for preventative silvicultural measures on Scots pine trees: A case study in southern Sweden

Author:
Wang, LiYing; Zhang, Jing; Drobyshev, Igor; Cleary, Michelle; Rönnberg, Jonas
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2014 v.315 pp. 153-159
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Heterobasidion; Pinus sylvestris; case studies; disease incidence; disease severity; forests; root diseases; root systems; silviculture; tree and stand measurements; trees; Sweden
Abstract:
... The distribution of Heterobasidion spp. infection in the root system of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and the relationship between disease severity and growth was investigated in a mid-rotation in southern Sweden stand nine years after thinning. Twenty-four trees were mechanically uprooted to measure whole root systems and determine the percentage of infected root volume. Annual volume increment w ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2013.12.023

10. Influence of the substrate and ecosystem attributes on the decomposition rates of coarse woody debris in European boreal forests

Author:
Shorohova, Ekaterina; Kapitsa, Ekaterina
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2014 v.315 pp. 173-184
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Abies sibirica; Betula pendula; Betula pubescens; Picea abies; Picea obovata; Pinus sibirica; Pinus sylvestris; Populus tremula; biodiversity; boreal forests; carbon; chronosequences; climatic factors; coarse woody debris; forest ecosystems; forest stands; snags; stumps; temperature; tree mortality; trees; uncertainty; Europe
Abstract:
... Narrowing the uncertainties in coarse woody debris (CWD) decomposition rates depending on the ecosystem and substrate attributes can improve our understanding of biodiversity patterns and carbon dynamics in forest ecosystems. We estimated decomposition rates of aboveground CWD, represented by fallen and leaning logs, stumps and snags >8cm in diameter sampled at eight sites in European boreal fores ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2013.12.025

11. Integrating genetic factors into management of tropical Asian production forests: A review of current knowledge

Author:
Jalonen, Riina; Hong, Lay Thong; Lee, Soon Leong; Loo, Judy; Snook, Laura
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2014 v.315 pp. 191-201
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Dipterocarpaceae; canopy; cutting; fecundity; flowering; genetic variation; germplasm conservation; guidelines; inbreeding; juveniles; landscapes; logging; managers; mortality; planting; pollen flow; population density; propagation materials; sexual maturity; trees; tropical forests; tropical wood; wood quality
Abstract:
... Maintaining the genetic viability of timber species is especially important to sustaining the productivity and quality of timber in tropical production forests because the diversity of tree species is high, their population densities are low, and pollen dispersal of many species is limited to short distances. Conservation of the genetic diversity of timber species also enhances the conservation va ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2013.12.011

12. Likelihood of establishment of tree pests and diseases based on their worldwide occurrence as determined by hierarchical cluster analysis

Author:
Eschen, René; Holmes, Tim; Smith, David; Roques, Alain; Santini, Alberto; Kenis, Marc
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2014 v.315 pp. 103-111
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
European Union; climate; cluster analysis; databases; hosts; international trade; introduced species; invasive species; invertebrates; markets; pathogens; planting; probability analysis; products and commodities; risk analysis; risk perception; trees; woody plants; Balkans; China; Japan; Kazakhstan; New Zealand; Russia; Turkey (country); Ukraine; United States
Abstract:
... The trade in woody plants for planting (WP4P) is a major pathway for the introduction of alien tree pests and diseases into Europe. Pest risk analyses are important tools to prevent such introductions, but they target recognised pests, their hosts and commodities that are likely to vector them. Moreover, the perception of risk partially depends on expert judgement. Our aim was to provide an object ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2013.12.021

13. Logging in bamboo-dominated forests in southwestern Amazonia: Caveats and opportunities for smallholder forest management

Author:
Rockwell, Cara A.; Kainer, Karen A.; d’Oliveira, Marcus Vinicio Neves; Staudhammer, Christina L.; Baraloto, Christopher
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2014 v.315 pp. 202-210
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Guadua; aboveground biomass; adults; bamboos; culms; field experimentation; forest canopy; forest types; juveniles; land ownership; logging; natural regeneration; nontimber forest products; seedlings; stand structure; timber management; trees; Amazonia; Brazil
Abstract:
... Guadua sarcocarpa and Guadua weberbaueri (Poaceae: Bambuseae) have a negative influence on tree regeneration and recruitment in bamboo-dominated forests of southwestern Amazonia. The lack of advanced regeneration and sparse canopy in this forest type present a considerable challenge for developing sustainable timber management plans. We conducted field studies in the Porto Dias Agroextractive Sett ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2013.12.022

14. Mineralization and fragmentation rates of bark attached to logs in a northern boreal forest

Author:
Shorohova, Ekaterina; Kapitsa, Ekaterina
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2014 v.315 pp. 185-190
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Abies sibirica; Betula pendula; Betula pubescens; Picea obovata; Pinus sibirica; bark; biodiversity; biogeochemical cycles; boreal forests; carbon; coarse woody debris; decayed wood; ecosystems; mineralization; models; prediction; surface area; tree mortality; trees; uncertainty; Russia
Abstract:
... Predicting the characteristics of coarse woody debris (CWD) and its importance for biodiversity, carbon and nutrient cycling requires narrowing the uncertainties in bark decomposition rate assessments. We estimated bark decomposition rates and compared them to wood decomposition rates of birches (Betula pubescens and Betula pendula), Siberian fir (Abies sibirica), Siberian pine (Pinus sibirica) an ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2013.12.016

15. Modeling climate and fuel reduction impacts on mixed-conifer forest carbon stocks in the Sierra Nevada, California

Author:
Hurteau, Matthew D.; Robards, Timothy A.; Stevens, Donald; Saah, David; North, Malcolm; Koch, George W.
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2014 v.315 pp. 30-42
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
General Circulation Models; basins; carbon; carbon sinks; climate change; climatic factors; fire severity; forest growth; forests; fuels; fuels (fire ecology); mountains; prescribed burning; probability; trees; wildfires; California; Sierra Nevada (California)
Abstract:
... Quantifying the impacts of changing climatic conditions on forest growth is integral to estimating future forest carbon balance. We used a growth-and-yield model, modified for climate sensitivity, to quantify the effects of altered climate on mixed-conifer forest growth in the Lake Tahoe Basin, California. Estimates of forest growth and live tree carbon stocks were made for low and high emission s ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2013.12.012

16. Nitrogen translocation and accumulation by a cord-forming fungus (Hypholoma fasciculare) into simulated woody debris

Author:
Philpott, T.J.; Prescott, C.E.; Chapman, W.K.; Grayston, S.J.
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2014 v.315 pp. 121-128
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Hypholoma fasciculare; Pseudotsuga menziesii; carbon; decay fungi; decayed wood; forest litter; mycelium; nitrogen; nitrogen content; saprotrophs; site preparation; soil ecology
Abstract:
... Nitrogen (N) accumulation into woody debris is well documented, but the forms of N translocated, the mechanism through which this occurs (purportedly via translocation by cord-forming fungi) and the temporal pattern of N accumulation are not well studied. In soil microcosms, we incubated wood blocks (Pseudotsuga menziesii) inoculated with the cord-forming decay fungus Hypholoma fasciculare, and ap ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2013.12.034

17. Periodicity of western spruce budworm in Southern British Columbia, Canada

Author:
Alfaro, René I.; Berg, Jenny; Axelson, Jodi
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2014 v.315 pp. 72-79
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Choristoneura fumiferana; Choristoneura occidentalis; Pseudotsuga menziesii; confidence interval; conifers; defoliation; dendrochronology; ecosystems; forest management; forests; global warming; periodicity; timber supply; time series analysis; British Columbia
Abstract:
... The western spruce budworm (WSB), ChoristoneuraoccidentalisFreeman), a defoliator of conifers in western North America, causes severe timber losses to forests. In British Columbia, Canada, where the main species damaged is Douglas-fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco, outbreaks of C. occidentalis have been recorded since 1909. However, there is little information on the frequency of outbreaks ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2013.12.026

18. Potential, realised, future distribution and environmental suitability for Pterocarpus angolensis DC in southern Africa

Author:
De Cauwer, Vera; Muys, Bart; Revermann, Rasmus; Trabucco, Antonio
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2014 v.315 pp. 211-226
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Pterocarpus angolensis; biogeography; climate change; data collection; databases; deforestation; environmental factors; fires; forests; geographic information systems; herbaria; land use change; models; rain; summer; temperature; trees; winter; wood; woodlands; Botswana; Madagascar; Namibia; Zambia
Abstract:
... The deciduous tree species Pterocarpus angolensis occurs in the dry woodlands of southern Africa and grows under a broad range of environmental conditions. It is threatened by overharvesting due to its valuable timber (Blood wood, Kiaat) and by land use changes. Information on the most suitable environmental conditions for the species is often old and anecdotal, while available data on its occurre ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2013.12.032

19. Resilience of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst) growth to changing climatic conditions in Southwest Germany

Author:
Boden, Simon; Kahle, Hans-Peter; Wilpert, Klaus von; Spiecker, Heinrich
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2014 v.315 pp. 12-21
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Picea abies; climate change; climatic factors; drought; growth rings; trees; Germany
Abstract:
... Knowledge gaps still exist concerning the resilience of Norway spruce growth to changing climate conditions especially outside their natural range. We used a dendroecological approach to assess growth resilience of Norway spruce to changing moisture availability on different sites in southwest Germany near the xerothermic range limits of this species. We described the temporal and spatial variatio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2013.12.015

20. Spatial analysis facilitates invasive species risk assessment

Author:
Liang, Liang; Clark, Joshua T.; Kong, Nicole; Rieske, Lynne K.; Fei, Songlin
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2014 v.315 pp. 22-29
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Adelges tsugae; decision making; forests; invasive species; models; prediction; qualitative risk assessment; railroads; rapid methods; risk; uncertainty
Abstract:
... Regional scale quantitative invasion risk analyses are needed to allow early detection and rapid response in order to effectively control the spread of exotic invasion. Most of the current invasion risk analyses are qualitative and ad hoc based. In this study, we used a spatial statistics based framework to assess the invasion risks of hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) with the following maj ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2013.12.019