Authors: Marie-France Jones, Paul Arp ABSTRACT This article introduces and evaluates a Soil Trafficability Model (STRAM) designed to estimate and forecast potential rutting depth on forest soils due to heavy machine traffic. This approach was developed within the wood-forwarding context … Continue reading
Authors: Joonghoon Shin, Hailemariam Temesgen ABSTRACT Individual tree detection (ITD) and the area-based approach (ABA) are combined to generate tree-lists using airborne LiDAR data. ITD based on the Canopy Height Model (CHM) was applied for overstory trees, while ABA based … Continue reading
Author: José Germán Flores Garnica ABSTRACT In Mexico, forest ecosystems are disturbed by fires and generally these are considered to have negative impacts. However, it is important to consider that fire is an element of these ecosystems, and is important … Continue reading
Authors: Nat Owusu-Prempeh, Osei Owusu Antobre, Thomas Agyei ABSTRACT The study assesses the functional status of the University of Energy and Natural Resources’ (UENR) bat sanctuary by examining its floral diversity and carbon stocks. Twenty-nine sampling points (plots) were randomly … Continue reading
Author(s): Elena I. Vanguelova, Rona Pitman, Sue Benham, Mike Perks, James I. J. Morison ABSTRACT The drive to develop renewable energy is increasing the interest in energy forestry. Woody biomass from forest residues has the potential to make a significant … Continue reading
Author(s)： Jing Qian , Bin Xu , Hongqiang Yang, Ying Nie ABSTRACT Issue on illegal logging and related trade is a hot topic for the international community. It has brought the negative effects to the sustainable development on global society, … Continue reading
Author(s)： Folke O. Andersson ABSTRACT Plant biomass, primary production and mineral cycling in the beech forest (Fagus sylvatica L.), Hestehave in Jutland, Denmark were studied over a 50-year period. The role of the forest as a carbon sink was also … Continue reading
Author(s)：Thomas Turnbull1, Sharon Jean-Philippe1, Raymond Albright1, David Buckley1, Sean Schaeffer2, P. Eric Wiseman3 ABSTRACT In the early 1940’s, during the early stages of the Manhattan Project (WWII), of rural communities in Anderson County, Tennessee was rapidly converted into laboratory facilities … Continue reading