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Forests, Vol. 15, Pages 552: Improving the Simulation Accuracy of the Net Ecosystem Productivity of Subtropical Forests in China: Sensitivity Analysis and Parameter Calibration Based on the BIOME-BGC Model
Forests doi: 10.3390/f15030552
Authors: Jiaqian Sun Fangjie Mao Huaqiang Du Xuejian Li Cenheng Xu Zhaodong Zheng Xianfeng Teng Fengfeng Ye Ningxin Yang Zihao Huang
Subtropical forests have strong carbon sequestration potential; however, the spatiotemporal patterns of their carbon sink are unclear. The BIOME-BGC model is a powerful tool for forest carbon sink estimation while the numerous par ..read more
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Forests, Vol. 15, Pages 550: Applying an Optimum Bucking Method to Comparing the Volume and Value Recovery of Cut-to-Length and Tree-Length Merchandizing Systems in Piedmont and the Coastal Plain
Forests doi: 10.3390/f15030550
Authors: Carlos Diniz Mathew Smidt John Sessions
Dynamic prices and markets create value for contractors who can readily evaluate the gross and net income differences for alternative merchandizing systems. The majority of the southern U.S.A. relies on tree-length merchandizing, with occasional identification and merchandizing of logs for a specific market or specific tre ..read more
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Forests, Vol. 15, Pages 549: Impacts of Compound Hot–Dry Events on Vegetation Productivity over Northern East Asia
Forests doi: 10.3390/f15030549
Authors: Jing Kang Miao Yu Ye Xia Shanlei Sun Botao Zhou
Climate extremes, such as heatwaves and droughts, significantly impact terrestrial ecosystems. This study investigates the influence of compound hot–dry (CHD) events on vegetation productivity in northern East Asia. Four of the most widespread CHD events occurring during the summer from 2003 to 2019 were selected as the focus of this research. We first verified the perfo ..read more
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Forests, Vol. 15, Pages 551: Residents’ Willingness to Pay for Forest Ecosystem Services Based on Forest Ownership Classification in South Korea
Forests doi: 10.3390/f15030551
Authors: Young-Gyun Son Yohan Lee Jang-Hwan Jo
South Korea is one of the countries with a significant proportion of its national territory covered by forests. However, it remains unclear what management strategies for providing forest ecosystem services are preferred by the residents. This study explores South Korean residents’ preferences for managing local forest ecosystem services, with a focus ..read more
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Forests, Vol. 15, Pages 553: The Impact of Quality Control Methods on Vegetation Monitoring Using MODIS FPAR Time Series
Forests doi: 10.3390/f15030553
Authors: Kai Yan Xingjian Zhang Rui Peng Si Gao Jiuxiu Liu
Monitoring vegetation dynamics (VD) is crucial for environmental protection, climate change research, and understanding carbon and water cycles. Remote sensing is an effective method for large-scale and long-term VD monitoring, but it faces challenges due to changing data uncertainties caused by various factors, including observational conditions. Previous studies have demonstrated the ..read more
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Forests, Vol. 15, Pages 548: Estimating the Aboveground Biomass of Robinia pseudoacacia Based on UAV LiDAR Data
Forests doi: 10.3390/f15030548
Authors: Jiaqi Cheng Xuexia Zhang Jianjun Zhang Yanni Zhang Yawei Hu Jiongchang Zhao Yang Li
Robinia pseudoacacia is widely planted in the Loess Plateau as a major soil and water conservation tree species because of its dense canopy, complex structure, and strong soil and water conservation ability. The precise measurement of small-scale locust forest biomass is crucial to monitoring and evaluating the carbon sequestration functions of soil and water co ..read more
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Forests, Vol. 15, Pages 547: Progress in Fruit Cracking Control of Gibberellic Acid and Abscisic Acid
Forests doi: 10.3390/f15030547
Authors: Mengmeng Zhang Yiteng Liu Zhuo Chen Zhaokun Zhi Aning Wang Huafeng Yue Fangdong Li Shulin Zhang Gaopu Zhu
Fruit cracking or splitting is a severe physiological disease that significantly affects appearance and quality, compromising the commodity value of fruit and causing substantial economic losses to the producers of several fleshy fruit crops. The growth-promoting plant hormone gibberellins (GAs) and growth-inhibiting abscisic acid (ABA) antagonistica ..read more
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Forests, Vol. 15, Pages 546: Dominant Tree Species and Their Age Groups Drive Forest Carbon Storage in Wuyi Mountain National Park, China
Forests doi: 10.3390/f15030546
Authors: Xing Jin Shu Lin Jing Zhu Fanglin Tan Huiguang Zhang Qichao Chen Yu Hong Jinfu Liu Daowei Xu Zhongsheng He
Evaluating the carbon storage of forests and identifying the factors that influence it are essential in working towards the “dual carbon” goal. This assessment will facilitate research on carbon neutrality and promote regional ecological protection and development. This study utilized t ..read more
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Forests, Vol. 15, Pages 545: Characterization of Swedish Forestry Contractors’ Practices Regarding Occupational Safety and Health Management
Forests doi: 10.3390/f15030545
Authors: Thomas Kronholm Rikard Olsson Mikael Thyrel Carola Häggström
Forestry has many dangers, and much effort has been put into supporting accident prevention by developing legislation and certification systems. In Sweden, forestry contractors have an important role in developing and maintaining a good working environment for the employed forestry workers. The objectives of this study were to describe forestry c ..read more
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Forests, Vol. 15, Pages 544: Public Attitudes towards Forest Pest Damage Cost and Future Control Extent: A Case Study from Two Cities of Pakistan
Forests doi: 10.3390/f15030544
Authors: Umer Hayat Aqsa Abbas Juan Shi
Infestations of pests are perhaps an anthropogenic catastrophe for trees. Aeolesthes sarta (Sart longhorned beetle—SLB) is one of the most severe pests that cause serious damage to a number of hardwood tree species, i.e., Populus, Salix, Acer, Juglans, and Malus. To investigate people’s attitudes towards pest damage cost and future control extent of SLB ..read more