Forests, Vol. 15, Pages 707: Balance of Anthropogenic and Natural Greenhouse Gas Fluxes of All Inland Ecosystems of the Russian Federation and the Contribution of Sequestration in Forests Forests doi: 10.3390/f15040707 Authors: Anna Romanovskaya Vladimir Korotkov In order to achieve global climate goals, it is necessary to estimate greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes from ecosystems. To obtain a comprehensive assessment of CO2, CH4, and N2O natural fluxes for the Russian Federation, we used the “bottom-up” method and updated estimates for forest ecosystems based on State Fo ..read more

Forests, Vol. 15, Pages 708: Influence of Soil Quality on the Browsing Intensity of Ungulate Herbivores on Tree Species in European Forests Forests doi: 10.3390/f15040708 Authors: Aklilu Bajigo Madalcho Anna Gazda Tomasz Wanic Jerzy Szwagrzyk The impact of ungulate browsing on tree saplings has been found to have a negative effect on the regeneration of temperate forests. However, it remains ambiguous whether a relationship exists between browsing intensity and soil quality in natural forests. Therefore, we conducted a study in Roztoczańskie National Park to investigate the relati ..read more

Forests, Vol. 15, Pages 709: Integrated Metabolome and Transcriptome Analyses Provide New Insights into the Leaf Color Changes in Osmanthus fragrans cv. ‘Wucaigui’ Forests doi: 10.3390/f15040709 Authors: Songyue Zhang Hanruo Qiu Rui Wang Lianggui Wang Xiulian Yang Osmanthus fragrans, belonging to the family Oleaceae, is listed as one of the most important traditional ornamental plant species in China. A new cultivar O. fragrans ‘Wucaigui’ has a very diversified form in terms of leaf colors, in which the leaf color changes from red to yellow-green ..read more

Forests, Vol. 15, Pages 710: Attraction and Retention Green Place Images of Taipei City Forests doi: 10.3390/f15040710 Authors: Kim Li This study investigates levels of green place image and their association with different types of greenspace by examining residents’ perceptions of urban greenspaces. Place image refers to an individual’s comprehensive perception of a location, formed through various interactions, and it encompasses two distinct aspects: attraction and retention. The former can be established without extensive interaction, while the latter requires d ..read more

Forests, Vol. 15, Pages 705: AutoST-Net: A Spatiotemporal Feature-Driven Approach for Accurate Forest Fire Spread Prediction from Remote Sensing Data Forests doi: 10.3390/f15040705 Authors: Xuexue Chen Ye Tian Change Zheng Xiaodong Liu Forest fires, as severe natural disasters, pose significant threats to ecosystems and human societies, and their spread is characterized by constant evolution over time and space. This complexity presents an immense challenge in predicting the course of forest fire spread. Traditional methods of forest fire spread prediction are constrained by their ability to p ..read more

Forests, Vol. 15, Pages 712: The Relationships between Biomass and Soil Respiration across Different Forest Management Practices Forests doi: 10.3390/f15040712 Authors: Chen Hu Jing-Pin Lei Ji-Zhong Wan Soil respiration (Rs) is a widely monitored parameter in global forest management that results in activities that contribute to ecosystem functions. Rs can vary depending on different disturbance levels and ecosystem types as a result of changes in forest management practices. Understanding the mechanisms through which different forest management practices affect Rs can provide a general refere ..read more

Forests, Vol. 15, Pages 700: Landscape Ecological Risk Assessment of Saihanba under the Change in Forest Landscape Pattern Forests doi: 10.3390/f15040700 Authors: Jiemin Kang Jinyu Yang Yunxian Qing Wei Lu Examining the Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm, this study utilized Landsat remote sensing data from 1987, 1997, 2001, 2013, and 2020 to interpret land use from the Support Vector Machine (SVM) method, and to decipher evolving land use patterns over the last four decades. Grounded in landscape ecology theory, an innovative evaluation index for landscape ecological risk was introduced, leading ..read more

Forests, Vol. 15, Pages 703: Effects of Planting Position, Seedling Size, and Organic Nitrogen Fertilization on the Establishment of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and Norway Spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst) Seedlings Forests doi: 10.3390/f15040703 Authors: Bodil Häggström Jörgen Hajek Annika Nordin Jonas Öhlund The forest regeneration phase in Sweden commonly involves mechanical soil preparation followed by the planting of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) or Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst) seedlings. The prepared soil offers planting positions with different properties, including redu ..read more

Forests, Vol. 15, Pages 704: Opportunities to Capitalize on Transylvanian Wood Pastures through Nature-Based Tourism: A Case Study of Viscri Village, Brașov County, Romania Forests doi: 10.3390/f15040704 Authors: Iuliana Vijulie Mihaela Preda Andreea Nita Anca Tudoricu European wood-pastures are complex socio-ecological systems, valuable from ecological and cultural perspectives. Over time, they have gone through a decline in area coverage due to overgrazing, abandonment of traditional agricultural practices or the development of intensive agriculture. In Transylvania (Romania), such ..read more

Forests, Vol. 15, Pages 702: Isolation and Characterization of the Sulfate Transporter Gene Family and Its Expression Pattern in Response to Selenium and Abiotic Stress in Walnuts (Juglans regia L.) Forests doi: 10.3390/f15040702 Authors: Simin Zhang Yansheng Xue Ningfang Liu Danzeng Quzhen De Qiong Yongling Liao Weiwei Zhang Jiabao Ye Qijian Wang Feng Xu The sulfate transporter (SULTR) is responsible for the transport and uptake of sulfate, which plays an indispensable role in the growth cycle of plants and adaptation to plant stress. However, there are few reports on the response and regulat ..read more