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Forest Supply Chains During Digitalization: Current Implementations and Prospects in Near Future Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-04
Abstract Purpose of Review The forest industry has deployed systems of information and communication technology to improve the productivity of forest supply chains. In this sense, the digitalization of data flows significantly impacts wood supply chains, from forest to mills, which must react flexibly to market fluctuations of forest products. The goal of this study was to conduct a literature review
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Trade-offs and Trait Integration in Tree Phenotypes: Consequences for the Sustainable Use of Genetic Resources Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-20 Jose Climent, Ricardo Alía, Katri Karkkainen, Catherine Bastien, Marta Benito-Garzon, Laurent Bouffier, Giovanbattista De Dato, Sylvain Delzon, Arnaud Dowkiw, Margarita Elvira-Recuenco, Delphine Grivet, Santiago C. González-Martínez, Haleh Hayatgheibi, Sonja Kujala, Jean-Charles Leplé, Ruth C. Martín-Sanz, Marina de Miguel, M. Cristina Monteverdi, Sven Mutke, Christophe Plomion, José Alberto Ramírez-Valiente
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Forest Tree Virome as a Source of Tree Diseases and Biological Control Agents Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Eeva J. Vainio, Artemis Rumbou, Julio J. Diez, Carmen Büttner
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A Systematic Review of the Effects of Multi-purpose Forest Management Practices on the Breeding Success of Forest Birds Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 João M. Cordeiro Pereira, Grzegorz Mikusiński, Ilse Storch
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Strategies and Barriers to Reconcile Pest Management with Insect Conservation in Temperate and Boreal Forests Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Elena Gazzea, Andrea Battisti, Lorenzo Marini
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Evaluating the Development and Application of Stand Density Index for the Management of Complex and Adaptive Forests Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Emmerson Chivhenge, David G. Ray, Aaron R. Weiskittel, Christopher W. Woodall, Anthony W. D’Amato
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Enhancing Tree Performance Through Species Mixing: Review of a Quarter-Century of TreeDivNet Experiments Reveals Research Gaps and Practical Insights Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-26
Abstract Purpose of Review International ambitions for massive afforestation and restoration are high. To make these investments sustainable and resilient under future climate change, science is calling for a shift from planting monocultures to mixed forests. But what is the scientific basis for promoting diverse plantations, and what is the feasibility of their establishment and management? As the
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Urban Forests as Nature-Based Solutions: a Comprehensive Overview of the National Forest City Action in China Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Cheng Wang, Jiali Jin, Clive Davies, Wendy Y. Chen
Purpose of Review In tandem with China’s rapid urbanisation and economic growth, some negative impacts on the eco-environment and human wellbeing have arisen, such as the urban heat island effect, air pollution and lack of recreational spaces. To address the degradation of urban eco-environment and improve residents’ quality of life simultaneously, China’s central government launched the National Forest
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The Biosecurity Risks of International Forest Tree Seed Movements Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-29 Iva Franić, Michelle Cleary, Ayşe Gülden Aday Kaya, Helena Bragança, Guro Brodal, Thomas L. Cech, Anne Chandelier, Tuğba Doğmuş-Lehtijärvi, René Eschen, Asko Lehtijärvi, Michael Ormsby, Simone Prospero, Katharina Schwanda, Katarzyna Sikora, Hanna Szmidla, Venche Talgø, Miłosz Tkaczyk, Anna Maria Vettraino, Ana Perez-Sierra
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Ecological Functions and Management of Large Wood in Fluvial Systems Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-20 Piet F. M. Verdonschot, Ralf C. M. Verdonschot
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The Challenges of Sustainable Forest Operations in Amazonia Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-18
Abstract Purpose of Review The goal of this review was to determine what constitutes current challenges in effectively implementing sustainable forest operations in Amazonia. Next, succinctly characterize these challenges into comprehensive well-defined areas. Then ascertain the solutions provided in the literature. Lastly, after a thorough assessment, present potential directions to assist foresters
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Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing of Stress Responses in Forest Environments: a Review of Developments, Challenges, and Opportunities Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-08 Magdalena Smigaj, Avinash Agarwal, Harm Bartholomeus, Mathieu Decuyper, Ahmed Elsherif, Arjen de Jonge, Lammert Kooistra
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Wood Building Construction: Trends and Opportunities in Structural and Envelope Systems Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Pierre Blanchet, Cédric Perez, Matheus Roberto Cabral
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Continuous Cover Forestry and Remote Sensing: A Review of Knowledge Gaps, Challenges, and Potential Directions Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Jaz Stoddart, Juan Suarez, William Mason, Ruben Valbuena
Purpose of Review Continuous cover forestry (CCF) is a sustainable management approach for forestry in which forest stands are manipulated to create irregular stand structures with varied species composition. This approach differs greatly from the traditional approaches of plantation-based forestry, in which uniform monocultures are maintained, and thus, traditional methods of assessment, such as productivity
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Forestry in the Face of Global Change: Results of a Global Survey of Professionals Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-13 Austin Himes, Jürgen Bauhus, Shankar Adhikari, Saroj Kanta Barik, Hugh Brown, Andreas Brunner, Philip J. Burton, Lluís Coll, Anthony W. D’Amato, Jurij Diaci, Yonten Dorji, Ernest G. Foli, David J. Ganz, Jefferson S. Hall, Rodney Keenan, Yuanchang Lu, Christian Messier, Ian Munanura, Daniel Piotto, Thomas Seifert, Douglas Sheil, Ekaterina Shorohova, Kibruyesfa Sisay, Daniel Soto, Hiroshi Tanaka, Peter
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A Global Review on Innovative, Sustainable, and Effective Materials Composing Growing Media for Forest Seedling Production Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-26 Barbara Mariotti, Juan A. Oliet, Enrique Andivia, Marianthi Tsakaldimi, Pedro Villar-Salvador, Vladan Ivetić, Antonio Montagnoli, Ivona Kerkez Janković, Nebi Bilir, Henrik Bohlenius, Branislav Cvjetković, Kārlis Dūmiņš, Juha Heiskanen, Georgi Hinkov, Inger Sundheim Fløistad, Claudia Cocozza
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Linking the Water and Carbon Economies of Plants in a Drying and Warming Climate Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-23 Mazen Nakad, Sanna Sevanto, Jean-Christophe Domec, Gabriel Katul
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Conifer Defences against Pathogens and Pests — Mechanisms, Breeding, and Management Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-04 Melissa H. Mageroy, Nina E. Nagy, Arne Steffenrem, Paal Krokene, Ari M. Hietala
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Application of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to Forest and Wood Products Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-29 Satoru Tsuchikawa, Tetsuya Inagaki, Te Ma
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Advances in Modified Wood-Based Adsorbents for Contaminant Removal: Valorization Methods, Modification Mechanisms, and Environmental Applications Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-26 Mina Keshvardoostchokami, Flavia Lega Braghiroli, Carmen Mihaela Neculita, Ahmed Koubaa
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Contributions of Intraspecific Variation to Drought Tolerance in Trees Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Antonio Gazol, Alex Fajardo, J. Julio Camarero
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Criteria for Assessing the Sustainability of Logging Operations—A Systematic Review Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Julian Grünberg, Mohammad Reza Ghaffariyan, Meghdad Jourgholami, Eric R. Labelle, Nopparat Kaakkurivaara, Renato Cesar Gonçalves Robert, Martin Kühmaier
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A Meta-analysis of Soil Susceptibility to Machinery-Induced Compaction in Forest Ecosystems Across Global Climatic Zones Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-05 Meisam Nazari, Emmanuel Arthur, Mathieu Lamandé, Thomas Keller, Nataliya Bilyera, Samuel Bickel
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Recent Developments and Trends in Sustainable and Functional Wood Coatings Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-16 Véronic Landry, Gabrielle Boivin, Diane Schorr, Marie Mottoul, Alex Mary, Liza Abid, Maylis Carrère, Bertrand Laratte
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A Review of Potential Innovation Pathways to Enhance Resilience in Wood-Based Value Chains Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-29 Annechien Dirkje Hoeben, Tobias Stern, Francisco Lloret
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Gremmeniella abietina: a Loser in the Warmer World or Still a Threat to Forestry? Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-29 Carmen Romeralo, Leticia Botella, Oscar Santamaría, Julio Javier Diez, Gaston Laflamme
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Stakeholders’ Perspectives of Species Diversity in Tree Plantations: a Global Review Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-19 Leticia Bulascoschi Cagnoni, Emanuela W. A. Weidlich, Joannès Guillemot, Carla Morselo, Martin Weih, Anneli Adler, Pedro H. S. Brancalion
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Application of Liquefied Wood Products for Particleboard Manufacturing: a Meta-analysis Review Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-15 Dominika Janiszewska-Latterini, Antonio Pizzi
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Technical, Safety and Environmental Challenges in the Electrification of Cable Yarding Equipment Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Stefan Leitner, Raffaele Spinelli, Leo Gallus Bont, Renato Vidoni, Massimiliano Renzi, Janine Schweier
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The Effects of Forest Operations and Silvicultural Treatments on Litter Decomposition Rate: a Meta-analysis Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-03 Francesco Latterini, Marcin K. Dyderski, Paweł Horodecki, Rodolfo Picchio, Rachele Venanzi, Katharina Lapin, Andrzej M. Jagodziński
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Latest Trends in Modelling Forest Ecosystems: New Approaches or Just New Methods? Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-15 Juan A. Blanco, Yueh-Hsin Lo
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Continuous Replanting Could Degrade Soil Health in Short-Rotation Plantation Forestry Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-08 Tanay Bose, Almuth Hammerbacher, Bernard Slippers, Jolanda Roux, Michael J. Wingfield
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Surviving in Changing Forests: Abiotic Disturbance Legacy Effects on Arthropod Communities of Temperate Forests Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-05-08 J. Cours, C. Bouget, N. Barsoum, J. Horák, E. Le Souchu, A. B. Leverkus, S. Pincebourde, S. Thorn, A. Sallé
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A Review of Applications of Data Envelopment Analysis in Forest Engineering Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-04-18 Okey Francis Obi, Luc Lebel, Francesco Latterini
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Quantifying the Effect Size of Management Actions on Aboveground Carbon Stocks in Forest Plantations Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-04-11 Cyril H. Melikov, Jacob J. Bukoski, Susan C. Cook-Patton, Hongyi Ban, Jessica L. Chen, Matthew D. Potts
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A Systematic Review of Individual Tree Crown Detection and Delineation with Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-04-05 Haotian Zhao, Justin Morgenroth, Grant Pearse, Jan Schindler
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Impact of Intensive Forest Management Practices on Wood Quality from Conifers: Literature Review and Reflection on Future Challenges Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-03-08 Julie Barrette, Alexis Achim, David Auty
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The Influence of Various Silvicultural Treatments and Forest Operations on Tree Species Biodiversity Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-02-28 Francesco Latterini, Piotr S. Mederski, Dirk Jaeger, Rachele Venanzi, Farzam Tavankar, Rodolfo Picchio
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Investigation of the Relationship Between Treeline Migration and Changes in Temperature and Precipitation for the Northern Hemisphere and Sub-regions Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2023-02-13 Amanda Hansson, Wen-Hsi Yang, Paul Dargusch, James Shulmeister
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Effects of Urban Heat Islands on Temperate Forest Trees and Arthropods Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2022-12-03 Steven D. Frank, Kristi M. Backe
Purpose of Review Our goal is to provide an overview of how urban heat islands affect forests and synthesize recent literature on that topic. We focused on direct effects of high temperatures from urban heat islands on forest trees and indirect effects via changes in soil moisture and pest density. We also focused on the effects of urban heat islands on arthropods with particular emphasis on tree pests
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Tree Communication: the Effects of “Wired” and “Wireless” Channels on Interactions with Herbivores Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2022-12-02 Muhammad Usman Rasheed, Agnès Brosset, James D. Blande
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Citizen Science and Monitoring Forest Pests: a Beneficial Alliance? Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2022-11-25 Maarten de Groot, Michael J. O. Pocock, Jochem Bonte, Pilar Fernandez-Conradi, Elena Valdés-Correcher
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Salvage Logging Strongly Affects Woodpecker Abundance and Reproduction: a Meta-analysis Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2022-11-25 Marco Basile, Anton Krištín, Grzegorz Mikusiński, Simon Thorn, Michał Żmihorski, Gilberto Pasinelli, Eckehard G. Brockerhoff
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The Application of Industrial Ecology Methods to Understand the Environmental and Economic Implications of the Forest Product Industries Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2022-11-02 Shiva Zargar, Bidhan Bhuson Roy, Qiuping Li, Jinlu Gan, Jinming Ke, Xiaoyu Liu, Qingshi Tu
Purpose of Review Industrial ecology (IE) methods have been widely applied to understand the sustainability implications of forest product industries, yet a comprehensive review of these applications is not available. We aim to (1) summarize the major questions that the IE methods were applied to answer, (2) highlight the major conclusions, and (3) identify advantages, limitations, and research gaps
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The emerging development of transparent wood: materials, characteristics, and applications Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2022-09-08 Jingfa Zhang, Ahmed Koubaa, Yubo Tao, Peng Li, Dan Xing
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A Review of Progress and Applications in Wood Quality Modelling Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2022-08-15 David M. Drew, Geoffrey M. Downes, Thomas Seifert, Annemarie Eckes-Shepard, Alexis Achim
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Fire and Insect Interactions in North American Forests Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2022-08-09 Christopher J. Fettig, Justin B. Runyon, Crystal S. Homicz, Patrick M. A. James, Michael D. Ulyshen
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Centering Indigenous Voices: The Role of Fire in the Boreal Forest of North America Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2022-07-27 Amy Cardinal Christianson, Colin Robert Sutherland, Faisal Moola, Noémie Gonzalez Bautista, David Young, Heather MacDonald
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Forest Genetics Research in the Mediterranean Basin: Bibliometric Analysis, Knowledge Gaps, and Perspectives Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2022-07-25 Bruno Fady, Edoardo Esposito, Khaled Abulaila, Jelena M. Aleksic, Ricardo Alia, Paraskevi Alizoti, Ecaterina-Nicoleta Apostol, Phil Aravanopoulos, Dalibor Ballian, Magda Bou Dagher Kharrat, Isabel Carrasquinho, Marwan Cheikh Albassatneh, Alexandru-Lucian Curtu, Rakefet David-Schwartz, Giovanbattista de Dato, Bouchra Douaihy, Nicolas-George Homer Eliades, Louis Fresta, Semir Bechir Suheil Gaouar, Malika
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Pathogens of the Araucariaceae: How Much Do We Know? Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2022-05-23 Felipe Balocchi, Michael J. Wingfield, Trudy Paap, Rodrigo Ahumada, Irene Barnes
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Wood Protection for Carbon Sequestration — a Review of Existing Approaches and Future Directions Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2022-04-19 Philip D. Evans, Hiroshi Matsunaga, Alan F. Preston, Cameron M. Kewish
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Managing Mediterranean Forests for Multiple Ecosystem Services: Research Progress and Knowledge Gaps Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2022-04-07 Susanna Nocentini, Davide Travaglini, Bart Muys
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Anthropogenic Disturbances and the Emergence of Native Diseases: a Threat to Forest Health Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2022-04-05 Treena I. Burgess, Jonàs Oliva, Sarah J. Sapsford, Monique L. Sakalidis, Felipe Balocchi, Trudy Paap
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Use of Individual Tree and Product Level Data to Improve Operational Forestry Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2022-04-01 Robert F. Keefe, Eloise G. Zimbelman, Gianni Picchi
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The Intertwined Problems of Wildfire, Forest Disease, and Climate Change Interactions Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2022-03-31 Richard C. Cobb
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Bibliometric Analysis of the Structure and Evolution of Research on Assisted Migration Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2022-03-28 Lahcen Benomar, Raed Elferjani, Jill Hamilton, Greg A. O’Neill, Said Echchakoui, Yves Bergeron, Mebarek Lamara
Purpose of Review Assisted migration is increasingly proposed as a proactive management strategy to mitigate the consequences of maladaptation predicted under climate change. Exploring the social and academic structure of the field, its research gaps, and future research directions can help further the understanding and facilitate the implementation of assisted migration strategies. Here we used bibliometric
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Genomics-Based Systems and Multi-disciplinary Approaches to Unlock Complex Gene Networks Underlying Wood Formation Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2022-03-26 Anthony Piot, Yousry A. El-Kassaby, Ilga Porth
Purpose of Review Wood represents an important economic natural resource and the molecular regulatory mechanisms underlying its formation are best studied through biotechnological approaches, of which genomics forms an important branch. The evolution of technologies employed to examine wood formation at the molecular level has led to the development of novel methods in the field of wood genomics. The
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Invasion Frameworks: a Forest Pathogen Perspective Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2022-02-21 Trudy Paap, Michael J. Wingfield, Treena I. Burgess, John R. U. Wilson, David M. Richardson, Alberto Santini
Purpose of Review Within the discipline of invasion science, researchers studying different taxonomic groups have developed distinct ways of investigating the phenomenon of biological invasions. While there have been efforts to reconcile these differences, a lack of knowledge of diversity, biogeography and ecology hampers researchers seeking to understand invasive microorganisms, including invasive
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Advances in Brazil Nut Tree Ecophysiology: Linking Abiotic Factors to Tree Growth and Fruit Production Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2022-02-10 Karen Cristina Pires da Costa, José Francisco de Carvalho Gonçalves, Alexandre Leão Gonçalves, Adamir da Rocha Nina Junior, Roberto Kirmayr Jaquetti, Vinícius Fernandes de Souza, Josiane Celerino de Carvalho, Andreia Varmes Fernandes, Joelma Keith Rodrigues, Gleisson de Oliveira Nascimento, Lúcia Helena de O. Wadt, Karen A. Kainer, Roberval Monteiro Bezerra de Lima, Flávia Camila Schimpl, Jéssica Pereira
Purpose of the Review The Brazil nut tree (Bertholletia excelsa) is a symbolic tree in the Brazilian Amazonian. In a broad sense, it plays a crucial role in its social, economic, and environmental importance. This species contributes on a large scale to the equilibrium of the biological processes related to the biogeochemical cycles in the Amazon biome, and its nuts sustain a multi-million-dollar extractive
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Mechanised Harvesting of Broadleaved Tree Species in Europe Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2022-01-24 Piotr S. Mederski, Janine Schweier, Andreja Đuka, Petros Tsioras, Leo G. Bont, Mariusz Bembenek
Purpose of the Review The application of cut-to-length (CTL) technology for harvesting and processing timber from broadleaved tree species is a challenging process, due to thick branches, stem sweep, forks and high wood density. The objective of this review was to describe the current state of harvester use and characterise the effectiveness of mechanised forest operations for broadleaved and mixed