Forests, Vol. 14, Pages 678: Reversible Impacts of a Cold Spell on Forest Cover, Tree Growth and Carbohydrates in Mediterranean Pine and Oak Forests Forests doi: 10.3390/f14040678 Authors: Jesús Julio Camarero Michele Colangelo Cristina Valeriano Manuel Pizarro Climate extremes such as cold spells are becoming more frequent as climate variability increases. However, few studies have evaluated the impacts of winter cold spells on forest cover, tree growth and leaf and sapwood non-structural carbohydrate (NSC) concentrations. We analyzed changes in tree cover using remote sensing data and compar ..read more

Forests, Vol. 14, Pages 679: Trends of Forest Harvesting Ages by Ownership and Function and the Effects of the Recent Changes of the Forest Law in Hungary Forests doi: 10.3390/f14040679 Authors: Péter Kottek Éva Király Tamás Mertl Attila Borovics To determine the optimum time to harvest the trees is one of the most interesting problems in the economics of forest resources. It is highly debated whether forests in the Northern hemisphere should be used as carbon sinks or harvested more for long- or short-term wood use for carbon storage in long-lived wood products and for the use of bioenergy. I ..read more

Forests, Vol. 14, Pages 680: Spatial Distribution of Lepidoptera in Forest Ecosystems of Central European Russia: Studies Using Beer Traps Forests doi: 10.3390/f14040680 Authors: Alexander B. Ruchin Temperate forests are highly complex ecosystems in which many aspects of invertebrate distribution and abundance remain poorly understood. In order to accumulate data on the vertical and temporal distribution of forest Lepidoptera in the Republic of Mordovia (central European part of Russia), specimens were collected with beer-baited traps from April to October in 2019–2022. Traps wer ..read more

Forests, Vol. 14, Pages 676: Integrative Analysis of the Transcriptome and Metabolome Reveals the Mechanism of Chinese Fir Seed Germination Forests doi: 10.3390/f14040676 Authors: Xiangteng Chen Guangyu Zhao Yanglong Li Shumeng Wei Yuhong Dong Ruzhen Jiao Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook.) is an important plantation tree species in China, and seed germination is a key step in forest tree cultivation. To reveal the gene expression network and molecular mechanisms in the germination of Chinese fir seeds, physiological indexes were measured and transcriptome and metabolome analys ..read more

Forests, Vol. 14, Pages 677: Possibilities of Using UAV for Estimating Earthwork Volumes during Process of Repairing a Small-Scale Forest Road, Case Study from Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Forests doi: 10.3390/f14040677 Authors: Hisashi Hasegawa Azwar Azmillah Sujaswara Taisei Kanemoto Kazuya Tsubota Although forest road networks are an important infrastructure for forestry, recreation, and sustainable forest management, they have a considerable effect on the environment. Therefore, a detailed analysis of the various benefits and associated costs of road network construction is needed. The cost of ..read more

Forests, Vol. 14, Pages 674: Study on the Spatial Evolution of China’s Pulp and Paper Product Import Trade and Its Influencing Factors Forests doi: 10.3390/f14040674 Authors: Huiying Cheng Jinfang Wang Mingxing Hu The purpose of this research is to study the changes in the market structure of China’s pulp and paper product imports. In particular, the import trade environment and market layout of Chinese pulp and paper products have changed under the international context of the coronavirus pandemic and the Sino-US trade dispute and the domestic policy context of zero im ..read more

Forests, Vol. 14, Pages 671: Structure and Ecosystem Services of Three Common Urban Tree Species in an Arid Climate City Forests doi: 10.3390/f14040671 Authors: Alaa Amer Eleonora Franceschi Amgad Hjazin Jawad H. Shoqeir Astrid Moser-Reischl Mohammad A. Rahman Maher Tadros Stephan Pauleit Hans Pretzsch Thomas Rötzer Urban forests play a critical role in improving the quality of life in cities, but in arid environments, little is known about the potential benefits and growth conditions of different tree species. Our study aimed to fill this gap by investigating the relationships between tree di ..read more

Forests, Vol. 14, Pages 673: Canopy Gaps Control Litter Decomposition and Nutrient Release in Subtropical Forests Forests doi: 10.3390/f14040673 Authors: Jiajia Chen Jing Zhu Ziwei Wang Cong Xing Bo Chen Xuelin Wang Chensi Wei Jinfu Liu Zhongsheng He Daowei Xu The formation of a canopy gap results in changes to the microenvironment which, in turn, affect litter decomposition and nutrient release. However, the mechanisms underlying these effects in differently sized gaps and non-gaps remain poorly understood. To address this gap in knowledge, we selected three large gaps (above 150 m2), three m ..read more

Forests, Vol. 14, Pages 675: Nutrient Resorption and Stoichiometric Characteristics of Wuyi Rock Tea Cultivars Forests doi: 10.3390/f14040675 Authors: Dehuang Zhu Suhong Peng Wenzhen Liu Shengjie Yu Dafeng Hui Nutrient resorption is an important strategy for plants to retain critical nutrients from senesced leaves and plays important roles in nutrient cycling and ecosystem productivity. As a main economic crop and soil and water conservation species, Wuyi Rock tea has been widely planted in Fujian Province, China. However, foliar nutrient resorptions of Wuyi Rock tea cultivars have not been we ..read more

Forests, Vol. 14, Pages 665: Manufacturing and Testing the Panels with a Transverse Texture Obtained from Branches of Norway Spruce (Picea abies L. Karst.) Forests doi: 10.3390/f14040665 Authors: Alin M. Olarescu Aurel Lunguleasa Loredana Radulescu Cosmin Spirchez As a result of the imbalances in the forestry market and the increased demand for wood products worldwide, the resource of branches resulting from the exploitation of a forest has attracted special attention from researchers, in order to use these secondary resources judiciously and obtain an added value superior to classic uses. In ..read more