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1. An Algorithm for Genetic Analysis of Full-Sib Datasets with Mixed-Model Software Lacking a Numerator Relationship Matrix Function, and a Comparison with Results from a Dedicated Genetic Software Package

Author:
Gary R. Hodge; Juan Jose Acosta
Source:
Forests 2020 v.11 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
algorithms; breeding value; computer software; correlation; crossing; data collection; females; forest trees; forests; genetic analysis; heritability; linear models; males; materials; objectives; population; prediction; progeny; research; sires; solutions; testing; tree breeding; variance
Abstract:
... Research Highlights: An algorithm is presented that allows for the analysis of full-sib genetic datasets using generalized mixed-model software programs. The algorithm produces variance component estimates, genetic parameter estimates, and Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (BLUP) solutions for genetic values that are, for all practical purposes, identical to those produced by dedicated genetic softw ...
DOI:
10.3390/f11111169

2. Allometric Equations for Shrub and Short-Stature Tree Aboveground Biomass within Boreal Ecosystems of Northwestern Canada

Author:
Linda Flade; Christopher Hopkinson; Laura Chasmer
Source:
Forests 2020 v.11 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
aboveground biomass; allometry; area; boreal forests; carbon sinks; decline; diameter; ecosystems; equations; length; models; paper; peatlands; prediction; regression analysis; shrubs; trees; volume; woody plants; Canada
Abstract:
... Aboveground biomass (AGB) of short-stature shrubs and trees contain a substantial part of the total carbon pool within boreal ecosystems. These ecosystems, however, are changing rapidly due to climate-mediated atmospheric changes, with overall observed decline in woody plant AGB in boreal northwestern Canada. Allometric equations provide a means to quantify woody plant AGB and are useful to unders ...
DOI:
10.3390/f11111207

3. Analyzing the Joint Effect of Forest Management and Wildfires on Living Biomass and Carbon Stocks in Spanish Forests

Author:
Patricia Adame; Isabel Cañellas; Daniel Moreno-Fernández; Tuula Packalen; Laura Hernández; Iciar Alberdi
Source:
Forests 2020 v.11 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; area; biomass; carbon; carbon sinks; decision making; diameter; dynamic models; forest inventory; forest management; forest types; greenhouse gas emissions; information; issues and policy; land use; lead; materials; national forests; objectives; occurrence; ownership; research; stand structure; treaties; volume; wildfires; Spain
Abstract:
... Research Highlights: This is the first study that has considered forest management and wildfires in the balance of living biomass and carbon stored in Mediterranean forests. Background and Objectives: The Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement request countries to estimate and report carbon emissions and removals from the forest in a transparent and reliable way. The aim of this study is to forecast t ...
DOI:
10.3390/f11111219

4. Anthropogenic Factors Control the Distribution of a Southern Conifer Phytophthora Disease in a Peri-Urban Area of Northern Patagonia, Argentina

Author:
Guillermo Giordana; Thomas Kitzberger; Ludmila La Manna
Source:
Forests 2020 v.11 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
African Americans; Libocedrus; Phytophthora; algorithms; altitude; area; chi-square distribution; conifers; data analysis; databases; disease occurrence; entropy; exhibitions; forests; gardens; irrigation; models; pathogens; remote sensing; risk; roads; sampling; suburban areas; trees; urban areas; urbanization; water; Argentina
Abstract:
... Several mid-sized urban areas have established boundaries overlapping with the distribution of Austrocedruschilensis (D.Don) Pic.Serm. & Bizzarri forests in Patagonia. These forests suffer a disease whose primary cause is the aggressive pathogen Phytophthora austrocedri. This study analyzes the factors related to Austrocedrus disease in an urban and peri-urban environment, showing that anthropogen ...
DOI:
10.3390/f11111183

5. Association of Recent Incidence of Foliar Disease in Pine Species in the Southeastern United States with Tree and Climate Variables

Author:
Karun Pandit; Jason Smith; Tania Quesada; Caterina Villari; Daniel J. Johnson
Source:
Forests 2020 v.11 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
Pinus elliottii; Pinus palustris; Pinus taeda; administrative management; bark beetles; climatic factors; coniferous forests; decay fungi; decline; dewpoint; disease detection; disease incidence; emerging diseases; foliar diseases; forest inventory; fusiform rust; geographical distribution; incidence; landscapes; models; mortality; pathogens; risk; root rot; sample size; slash; trees; vapor pressure deficit; Southeastern United States
Abstract:
... Pine forests in the southern United States are a major contributor to the global economy. Through the last three decades, however, there have been concerns about the decline of pine forests attributed mostly to pests and pathogens. A combination of biotic agents and environmental factors and their interaction often influences outbreaks and the resultant damage in the forests. Southern pines experi ...
DOI:
10.3390/f11111155

6. Bayesian Evaluation of Smartphone Applications for Forest Inventories in Small Forest Holdings

Author:
Andrej Ficko
Source:
Forests 2020 v.11 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
Bayesian theory; calibration; computer vision; forest inventory; forests; markets; mobile telephones; private forestry; relascopes; small businesses; stand basal area; stems; t-test; testing
Abstract:
... There are increasingly advanced mobile applications for forest inventories on the market. Small enterprises and nonprofessionals may find it difficult to opt for a more sophisticated application without comparing it to an established standard. In a small private forest holding (19 ha, 4 stands, 61 standing points), we compared TRESTIMA, a computer vision-based mobile application for stand inventor ...
DOI:
10.3390/f11111148

7. Climate-Driven Holocene Migration of Forest-Steppe Ecotone in the Tien Mountains

Author:
Ying Cheng; Hongyan Liu; Hongya Wang; Qian Hao; Yue Han; Keqin Duan; Zhibao Dong
Source:
Forests 2020 v.11 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
Holocene epoch; Picea schrenkiana; arid zones; case studies; climate change; forest steppe; forests; fossils; history; lakes; mountains; pollen; surveys; temperature
Abstract:
... Climate change poses a considerable threat to the forest-steppe ecotone in arid mountain areas. However, it remains unclear how the forest-steppe ecotone responds to climate change due to the limitation of the traditional pollen assemblages, which greatly limits the understanding of the history of the forest-steppe ecotone. Here, we examined the Tien Mountains, the largest mountain system in the w ...
DOI:
10.3390/f11111139

8. Collembolan Assemblages Response to Wild Boars (Sus scrofa L.) Rooting in Pine Forest Soil

Author:
Marek Sławski; Małgorzata Sławska
Source:
Forests 2020 v.11 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
Collembola; Pinus sylvestris; Sus scrofa; bioturbation; coniferous forests; decline; density; disturbed soils; forest litter; forest soils; invertebrates; mammals; occurrence; rooting; soil fertility; soil food webs; soil sampling; terrestrial ecosystems; wild boars
Abstract:
... Collembola are an important component of soil communities in all terrestrial ecosystems. In temperate coniferous forests, they are one of the most numerous invertebrate groups, and disturbances that change their density and structure may have negative effects on soil fertility and productivity. Our goal was to determine whether intensive rooting in the forest floor by wild boars affects edaphic Co ...
DOI:
10.3390/f11111123

9. Comparative Analysis Reveals the Metabolic Characteristics of Astringent Seeds of Chinese Fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb) Hook) during Astringent Compounds Accumulation Stages

Author:
Yu Chen; Yihan Wu; Chao Wu; Sizu Lin
Source:
Forests 2020 v.11 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
Cunninghamia lanceolata; amino acid derivatives; amino acids; bioinformatics; biosynthesis; degradation; detection; dynamics; flavonols; forests; lipids; liquid chromatography; mass spectrometry; materials; nucleotides; objectives; occurrence; pollination; research; sampling; secondary metabolites; seed growth; seed orchards; seeds; zeatin
Abstract:
... Research Highlights: The present study firstly reported the metabolic dynamics of astringent seed, a special type of abortion in Chinese fir, during the astringent material stages. The results provide a reference for further study on its occurrence mechanism and enrich the understanding of the plant seed developmental physiology. Background and Objectives: Astringent seed is a type of abortive phe ...
DOI:
10.3390/f11111206

10. Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Bioenergy Production from Different Wood Pellet Supply Chains

Author:
Andrea Sgarbossa; Martina Boschiero; Francesca Pierobon; Raffaele Cavalli; Michela Zanetti
Source:
Forests 2020 v.11 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
bioenergy; burning; carbon dioxide; climate; cradle-to-grave; drying; emissions; energy; environmental impact; exhibitions; feedstocks; forest thinning; forest trees; forests; global warming potential; harvesting; humans; logging; objectives; ozone; ozone depletion; photochemistry; roundwood; sawdust; sawmills; supply chain; toxicity
Abstract:
... The EU is one of the largest producers and consumers of wood pellets in the world, covering around 36% of the global wood pellet production and around 50% of the global consumption in 2018. The EU wood pellet consumption is expected to further increase in response to the ambitious energy and climate goals for 2030. Currently, wood pellets are mainly produced from sawdust and other sawmill residues ...
DOI:
10.3390/f11111127

11. Comparative Proteomic Analysis of Leaves at Different Ages in Allotriploid Populus

Author:
Jiang Li; Yi Wang; Hairong Wei; Xiangyang Kang
Source:
Forests 2020 v.11 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
Calvin cycle; DNA; Populus; age; amino acid metabolism; apical meristems; biomass; carbon metabolism; cell walls; databases; forests; gluconeogenesis; glycolysis; glyoxylate cycle; leaves; light; lipid metabolism; pentose phosphate cycle; photorespiration; principal component analysis; protein-protein interactions; proteins; proteomics; starch; sucrose; synthesis; trees; triploidy
Abstract:
... Triploid poplar trees have been shown to have a number of growth advantages, especially much bigger leaves that contribute greatly to the increased biomass. In this study, we focused on the relationships between leaf age and leaf metabolism in triploids. We performed comparative proteomic analysis of the 5th (FDR5), 10th (FDR10), and 25th (FDR25) leaves from the apical meristems in allotriploids o ...
DOI:
10.3390/f11111154

12. The Complete Plastid Genome of Artocarpus camansi: A High Degree of Conservation of the Plastome Structure in the Family Moraceae

Author:
Ueric José Borges de Souza; Luciana Cristina Vitorino; Layara Alexandre Bessa; Fabiano Guimarães Silva
Source:
Forests 2020 v.11 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
Artocarpus camansi; Artocarpus heterophyllus; Cannabaceae; Rhamnaceae; biochemical pathways; chloroplast genes; chloroplasts; codons; forests; history; length; models; natural selection; phylogeny; phylogeography; plastid genome
Abstract:
... Understanding the plastid genome is extremely important for the interpretation of the genetic mechanisms associated with essential physiological and metabolic functions, the identification of possible marker regions for phylogenetic or phylogeographic analyses, and the elucidation of the modes through which natural selection operates in different regions of this genome. In the present study, we as ...
DOI:
10.3390/f11111179

13. Counter-Intuitive Response to Water Limitation in a Southern European Provenance of Frangula alnus Mill. in a Common Garden Experiment

Author:
Kristine Vander Mijnsbrugge; Lise De Clerck; Nele Van der Schueren; Stefaan Moreels; Amy Lauwers; Kathy Steppe; Liselotte De Ligne; Matteo Campioli; Jan Van den Bulcke
Source:
Forests 2020 v.11 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
Frangula alnus; autumn; climate change; density; drought; environment; forests; gardens; growing season; growth traits; latitude; leaves; prediction; provenance; pruning; root cuttings; shrubs; summer; transpiration; water; Belgium; Italy; Southern European region; Sweden; Western European region
Abstract:
... Climate change will intensify drought periods during the growing season in Western Europe. We mimicked this prediction by withholding water in summer from young rooted cuttings of Frangula alnus Mill., a common shrub species, originating from different latitudes in Europe (Italy, Belgium and Sweden) and growing in a common garden environment in Belgium. We followed the responses to the drought up ...
DOI:
10.3390/f11111186

14. Deciphering S-RNase Allele Patterns in Cultivated and Wild Accessions of Italian Pear Germplasm

Author:
Stefania Bennici; Mario Di Guardo; Gaetano Distefano; Giuseppina Las Casas; Filippo Ferlito; Paolo De Franceschi; Luca Dondini; Alessandra Gentile; Stefano La Malfa
Source:
Forests 2020 v.11 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
Pyrus; alleles; cultivars; detection; employment; forests; gametophytes; genetic background; germplasm; history; hybridization; information; light; outbreeding; pears; ribonucleases; selfing; variability
Abstract:
... The genus Pyrus is characterized by an S-RNase-based gametophytic self-incompatibility (GSI) system, a mechanism that promotes outbreeding and prevents self-fertilization. While the S-genotype of the most widely known pear cultivars was already described, little is known on the S-allele variability within local accessions. The study was conducted on 86 accessions encompassing most of the local Sic ...
DOI:
10.3390/f11111228

15. Detecting Growth Phase Shifts Based on Leaf Trait Variation of a Canopy Dipterocarp Tree Species (Parashorea chinensis)

Author:
Yun Deng; Xiaobao Deng; Jinlong Dong; Wenfu Zhang; Tao Hu; Akihiro Nakamura; Xiaoyang Song; Peili Fu; Min Cao
Source:
Forests 2020 v.11 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
Parashorea; canopy; environmental factors; leaves; light; mature plants; ontogeny; rain forests; regression analysis; research; seedlings; transmittance; tree height; trees; understory; China
Abstract:
... Canopy species need to shift their adaptive strategy to acclimate to very different light environments as they grow from seedlings in the understory to adult trees in the canopy. However, research on how to quantitively detect ecological strategy shifts in plant ontogeny is scarce. In this study, we hypothesize that changes in light and tree height levels induce transitions in ecological strategie ...
DOI:
10.3390/f11111145

16. Determination of Elastic Properties of Beech Plywood by Analytical, Experimental and Numerical Methods

Author:
Miran Merhar
Source:
Forests 2020 v.11 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
Fagus; finite element analysis; forests; modulus of elasticity; plywood; research; sampling
Abstract:
... This research article examines the application of various methods to determine the effective elastic properties of beech veneer-wood composites. Using laminate theory, the theoretically calculated effective values of the in-plane and out-of-plane modulus of elasticity as well as shear modulus are compared with the values determined from the natural frequencies of flexural, torsional and longitudin ...
DOI:
10.3390/f11111221

17. Diversity Patterns Associated with Varying Dispersal Capabilities as a Function of Spatial and Local Environmental Variables in Small Wetlands in Forested Ecosystems

Author:
Brett M. Tornwall; Amber L. Pitt; Bryan L. Brown; Joanna Hawley-Howard; Robert F. Baldwin
Source:
Forests 2020 v.11 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
Insecta; amphibians; aquatic invertebrates; community structure; ecosystems; environmental factors; forests; habitats; landscapes; lead; macroinvertebrates; species diversity; topography; wetlands; zooplankton
Abstract:
... The diversity of species on a landscape is a function of the relative contribution of diversity at local sites and species turnover between sites. Diversity partitioning refers to the relative contributions of alpha (local) and beta (species turnover) diversity to gamma (regional/landscape) diversity and can be influenced by the relationship between dispersal capability as well as spatial and loca ...
DOI:
10.3390/f11111146

18. Efforts of Indigenous Knowledge in Forest and Wildlife Conservation: A Case Study on Bulang People in Mangba Village in Yunnan Province, China

Author:
Kaiwen Su; Jie Ren; Yueting Qin; Yilei Hou; Yali Wen
Source:
Forests 2020 v.11 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
biodiversity; birdwatching; case studies; ecosystems; forest reserves; forests; indigenous knowledge; lead; nutritional support; parakeets; people; public opinion; rural areas; society; tourism; trees; villages; wildlife; wildlife management; China
Abstract:
... In rural areas, indigenous knowledge plays an important role in the protection of forests and wildlife, but the rapid developments occurring in the society and economy impose several challenges to the continued role of indigenous knowledge. This study records how a Bulang village in the Yunnan Province of China uses indigenous knowledge to protect forests and wildlife and analyzes the underlying r ...
DOI:
10.3390/f11111178

19. Environmental Effects on Carbon Isotope Discrimination from Assimilation to Respiration in a Coniferous and Broad-Leaved Mixed Forest of Northeast China

Author:
Haoyu Diao; Anzhi Wang; Fenghui Yuan; Dexin Guan; Guanhua Dai; Jiabing Wu
Source:
Forests 2020 v.11 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
aerodynamics; air; air temperature; canopy; carbon; carbon dioxide; conifers; correlation; diffusion; ecological models; ecosystem respiration; ecosystems; environmental factors; environmental impact; fractionation; growing season; interspecific variation; isotopes; leaves; mixed forests; mixing; organic matter; photosynthesis; seasonal variation; soil respiration; soil temperature; soil water; vapor pressure deficit; China
Abstract:
... Carbon (C) isotope discrimination during photosynthetic CO₂ assimilation has been extensively studied, but the whole process of fractionation from leaf to soil has been less well investigated. In the present study, we investigated the δ¹³C signature along the C transfer pathway from air to soil in a coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forest in northeast China and examined the relationship between δ ...
DOI:
10.3390/f11111156

20. Feasibility of Species Origin Traceability by Hydrogen Stable Isotopes: Sample Case of Lymantria dispar L. (Lepidoptera: Erebidae)

Author:
Zeshi Qin; Juan Shi
Source:
Forests 2020 v.11 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
Erebidae; Lymantria dispar; accuracy; adults; case studies; computer software; equations; forests; hosts; hydrogen; insects; models; monitoring; monsoon season; paper; pests; quarantine; regression analysis; sampling; spectrometers; stable isotopes; t-test; traceability; wings; zoning; Austria; China; Massachusetts
Abstract:
... Lymantria dispar L. (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) is an international quarantine pest with many hosts, widely distributed in Asia, Europe, and America. L. dispar is distributed mainly in the Eastern Monsoon Region of China. Currently, the most effective means of prevention and control of this pest are timely monitoring and early warning. However, their implementation is usually hampered by the lack of f ...
DOI:
10.3390/f11111209