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Low-formaldehyde emission composite particleboard manufactured from waste chestnut bur J. Wood Sci. (IF 1.333) Pub Date : 2021-03-05 Jiayin Liang; Jiabiao Wu; Jianying Xu
Chestnut bur is an agro-waste material generated in the chestnut production. It is a tannin-rich lignocellulosic material which might be a promising raw material for low-formaldehyde composite particleboard production when using urea–formaldehyde (UF) as bonding adhesive. In this study, the characteristics of chestnut bur were analyzed to assess its application value for composite panel. Five-type
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Evaluating the role of insecticidal seed treatment and refuge for managing soybean aphid virulence Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.75) Pub Date : 2021-02-23 Carlos J. Esquivel; Luis A. Canas; Kelley Tilmon; Andy P. Michel
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Effects of Quality Coffee Production by Smallholders on Local Land Use and Land Cover in Yirgacheffe, Southern Ethiopia J. Land Use Sci. (IF 1.106) Pub Date : 2021-03-04 Asnake Adane; Woldeamlak Bewket
ABSTRACT The objectives of the study are to identify LULC types that have undergone changes due to quality coffee production and assess smallholders’ perceptions of the LULC changes associated with their coffee production practices in Yirgacheffe coffee area, southern Ethiopia. The study used Landsat satellite images of 1988, 2003, and 2018 to examine the LULC change. In addition, household surveys
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Journal of Forestry Quiz January 2021 J. For. (IF 2.342) Pub Date : 2021-01-08
This Journal of Forestry quiz is approved for 4.5 continuing forestry education (CFE) hours in Category 1-CF by the Society of American Foresters. Successful completion of the self-assessment, defined as a cumulative score of at least 70%, is required to earn CFE credit. CFE approval is valid for one year from the issue date of publication and participants may submit the quiz at any time during that
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Influence of lignin on wood carbonization and charcoal properties of Miombo woodland native species Eur. J. Wood Prod. (IF 1.542) Pub Date : 2021-03-03 Jonas Massuque; Maira Reis De Assis; Breno Assis Loureiro; Custódio Efraim Matavel; Paulo Fernando Trugilho
The majority of the Mozambican population use charcoal from natural forests to satisfy their domestic energy needs. Nevertheless, few studies have been done aiming at assessing the quality of wood used for charcoal production and its relationship with the sustainable use of natural forests. Most of the studies on charcoal production and marketing in Mozambique are aimed at understanding its contribution
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Correction to: Similar genetic diversity but increased differentiation revealed among a 58-year-old Pinus massoniana seed-tree stand and its progenies generated at different ages Eur. J. Forest Res. (IF 2.451) Pub Date : 2021-03-04 Tian‑Dao Bai; Mei‑Xi Chen; Jin‑Pei Ye; Wei‑Xin Jiang; Zhang‑Qi Yang
A correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-021-01367-y
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Storm legacies shaping post-windthrow forest regeneration: learnings from spatial indices in unmanaged Norway spruce stands Eur. J. Forest Res. (IF 2.451) Pub Date : 2021-03-03 Endijs Bāders; Kalev Jõgiste; Didzis Elferts; Floortje Vodde; Andres Kiviste; Solveiga Luguza; Āris Jansons
The anticipated increase in extreme disturbance events due to climate change is likely to expose Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) dominated forests in northern Europe to new conditions. Empirical data on the resilience of such natural (unmanaged) forests to disturbance and the long-term patterns of regeneration in its aftermath are currently scarce. We performed a quantitative assessment of
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Ultrasound velocity mapping to evaluate gluing quality in CLT panels from plantation wood species Wood Sci. Technol. (IF 2.109) Pub Date : 2021-03-04 Roger Moya; Carolina Tenorio; Freddy Muñoz
Evaluation of the glue line in CLT panels and in other wood composite products in general is of great interest. Non-destructive methods such as determination of the velocity of ultrasound waves going through the materials are commonly applied to evaluate wood products. The present work is aimed at mapping ultrasound velocity (UV) to identify problems of glue line delamination in CLT panels of 3 and
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Rule-based vs parametric approaches for developing climate-sensitive site index models: a case study for Scots pine stands in northwestern Spain Ann. Forest Sci. (IF 2.033) Pub Date : 2021-03-04 Miguel Ángel González-Rodríguez; Ulises Diéguez-Aranda
• Key message Parametric indirect models derived from stem analysis of dominant trees were more robust than rule-based machine learning techniques for predicting Site Index of Scots pine stands as a function of climate. • Context The uncertainties derived from climate change make it necessary to develop new methods for representing the relationships between site conditions and forest growth. • Aims
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Genetic variation and inheritance of susceptibility to Neonectria neomacrospora and Christmas tree traits in a progeny test of Nordmann fir Ann. Forest Sci. (IF 2.033) Pub Date : 2021-03-04 Jing Xu; Ulrik Braüner Nielsen; Fikret Isik; Martin Jensen; Ole Kim Hansen
• Key message Pronounced additive genetic variation and high narrow-sense heritability for lesion length caused by Neonectria neomacrospora were found in a Nordmann fir progeny test. Significant inbreeding depression was detected in traits important for Christmas tree production. Recurrent selection for multiple traits would be successful for Christmas tree quality traits. • Context The fungal pathogen
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Engineered expression of the invertebrate‐specific scorpion toxin AaHIT reduces adult longevity and female fecundity in the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.75) Pub Date : 2021-03-04 T.D. Harvey‐Samuel; X. Xu; E. Lovett; T. Dafa'alla; A. Walker; V.C. Norman; R. Carter; J. Teal; L. Akilan; P.T. Leftwich; C.M. Reitmayer; H.A. Siddiqui; L. Alphey
Previous Genetic Pest Management (GPM) systems in diamondback moth (DBM) have relied on expressing lethal proteins (‘effectors’) that are ‘cell‐autonomous’ i.e. do not leave the cell they are expressed in. To increase the flexibility of future GPM systems in DBM, we aimed to assess the use of a non cell‐autonomous, invertebrate‐specific, neurotoxic effector – the scorpion toxin AaHIT. This AaHIT effector
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An effective ‘push–pull’ control strategy for European tarnished plant bug, Lygus rugulipennis (Heteroptera: Miridae), in strawberry using synthetic semiochemicals Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.75) Pub Date : 2021-01-28 Michelle T Fountain; Greg Deakin; Dudley Farman; David Hall; Chantelle Jay; Bethan Shaw; Adam Walker
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Landforms and distribution patterns of giant Castanopsis sieboldii trees in urban areas and western suburbs of Tokyo, Japan Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 4.021) Pub Date : 2021-01-29 Tomotsugu Watanabe; Kako Matsunaga; Yumiko Kanazawa; Kojiro Suzuki; Ian D. Rotherham
Combining both biological diversity and cultural significance, populations of big trees in Japan are considered important. Furthermore, individual specimens, often with broken and unusual tree form, are highly striking and create a ‘sense of place’ in a locale. The giant Castanopsis sieboldii trees belonging to the family Fagaceae have a trunk circumference of over 3 m. These trees are distributed
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Root adaptation of urban trees to a more precise irrigation system: Mature olive as a case study Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 4.021) Pub Date : 2021-02-23 Fahime Mohamadzade; Mahdi Gheysari; Mina Kiani
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An uncertainty framework for i-Tree eco: A comparative study of 15 cities across the United States Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 4.021) Pub Date : 2021-02-25 Jian Lin; Charles N. Kroll; David J. Nowak
Uncertainty information associated with urban forest models are beneficial for model transparency, model development, effective communication of model output, and decision-making. However, compared with the extensive studies based on the applications of urban forest models, little attention has been paid to the uncertainty of the output from these models. In this study, bootstrap and Monte Carlo simulation
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The heterogeneous preferences for conservation and management in urban wetland parks: A case study from China Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 4.021) Pub Date : 2021-02-25 Jue Yang
This study aims to investigate the heterogeneous preferences for ecological services, cultural services and facilities, and information-related facilities in an urban wetland park in Xixi National Wetland Park, China, and explore choice inconsistencies among individuals via a multi-profile best-worst scaling choice experiment. Face-to-face surveys were conducted in the winter 2018 and summer 2019,
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The Relationship Between Knowledge and Community Engagement in Local Urban Forest Governance: A Case Study Examining the Role of Resident Association Members in Mississauga, Canada Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 4.021) Pub Date : 2021-03-04 Sadia Butt; Sandy M. Smith; Faisal Moola; Tenley M. Conway
Urban forests, integral to a city’s critical infrastructure, are traditionally under the mandate of local governments, yet in reality, the decision-making for their conservation is influenced by a myriad of factors operating at the neighbourhood level. In some neighbourhoods, decisions are heavily influenced by formal Resident Associations (RAs). Using a case study approach, in depth interviews were
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Impact of Robinia pseudoacacia stand conversion on soil properties and bacterial community composition in Mount Tai, China For. Ecosyst. (IF 2.696) Pub Date : 2021-03-03 Kun Li; Xu Han; Ruiqiang Ni; Ge Shi; Sergio de-Miguel; Chuanrong Li; Weixing Shen; Yikun Zhang; Xingzhong Zhang
Robinia pseudoacacia is a widely planted pioneer tree species in reforestations on barren mountains in northern China. Because of its nitrogen-fixing ability, it can play a positive role in soil and forest restoration. After clear-cutting of planted stands, R. pseudoacacia stands become coppice plantations. The impacts of shifting from seedling to coppice stands on soil bacterial community and soil
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Initial and long-term fungal diversity and occurrence of Heterobasidion spp. in Norway spruce root fragments remaining in soil after stump extraction Scand. J. For. Res. (IF 1.755) Pub Date : 2021-03-02 Natālija Burņeviča; Astra Zaļuma; Dārta Kļaviņa; Lauma Brūna; Līva Legzdiņa; Tālis Gaitnieks
ABSTRACT Stump removal is considered as the most effective method to reduce losses caused by root rot fungi, including Heterobasidion root rot. To evaluate the persistence of Heterobasidion spp. in root fragments left on site after stump removal, and to analyse the ecological impact of stump removal, five permanent sample plots were established in Latvia and samples were taken immediately after stump
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Generalized cutting force model for peripheral milling of wood, based on the effect of density, uncut chip cross section, grain orientation and tool helix angle Eur. J. Wood Prod. (IF 1.542) Pub Date : 2021-03-03 R. Curti; B. Marcon; L. Denaud; M. Togni; R. Furferi; G. Goli
The influence of the grain angle on the cutting force when milling wood is not yet detailed, apart from particular cases (end-grain, parallel to the grain, or in some rare cases 45°-cut). Thus, setting-up wood machining operations with complex paths still relies mainly on the experience of the operators because of the lack of scientific knowledge easily transferable to the industry. The aim of the
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Climatic criteria for successful introduction of Quercus species identified by use of Arboretum data Forestry (IF 2.293) Pub Date : 2021-03-02 Corrie Lynne Madsen; Erik Dahl Kjær; Anders Ræbild
Climate change is projected to have a major influence on forest tree populations and composition. Translocation of species outside their historic range has been suggested to maintain healthy forests and tree species. The introduction of exotic species into botanical gardens and arboretums worldwide demonstrates the ability of many trees to grow outside their natural habitat and may play an important
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Raptor breeding sites indicate high taxonomic and functional diversities of wintering birds in urban ecosystems Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 4.021) Pub Date : 2021-03-03 Haruki Natsukawa
With ongoing rapid urbanization, urban biodiversity conservation is becoming a primary issue for the maintenance of urban ecosystem functions, and given that birds play valuable ecosystem roles, their preservation is a matter of both ecological and social importance. Although it is generally considered that urban areas have low biodiversity and ecosystem value, these areas can serve as important wintering
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Effect of urban tree diversity and condition on surface temperature at the city block scale Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 4.021) Pub Date : 2021-03-03 Javiera Chinchilla; Alexander Carbonnel; Mauricio Galleguillos
Urban forests affect land surface temperature (LST) within a city due to the cooling effect of transpiration. The latter depends on tree health, but it can also be affected by the structure and composition of forest, as a mono-species environment may potentially worsen the health of urban forest. The following hypotheses are therefore proposed: a) greater tree diversity within urban forest results
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Who Conserves and Who Approves? Predicting Water Conservation Intentions in Urban Landscapes with Referent Groups Beyond the Traditional ‘Important Others’ Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 4.021) Pub Date : 2021-03-03 Laura A. Warner
Water availability and conservation are among today’s top global issues, and urban irrigated landscapes have a pronounced role to play in developing solutions to water scarcity problems. Innovative approaches are needed to promote water conservation outside of the home, and social norms comprise one such type of strategy that can accelerate the use of landscape water conservation technologies and practices
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Healthy Trees – Healthy People: A model for engaging citizen scientists in exotic pest detection in urban parks Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 4.021) Pub Date : 2021-03-03 Heather Norman-Burgdolf; Lynne K. Rieske
Healthy Trees – Healthy People (HT-HP) is an outreach and education program created to enlist and train participants in exotic pest detection while providing them with structured opportunities to connect with urban nature and increase their physical and emotional health. HT- HP creates infrastructure to increase engagement by the urban populace in the urban tree canopy. The program solicits participants
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The multi-scalar politics of urban greening in Forest City, Malaysia Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 4.021) Pub Date : 2021-03-03 Sarah Moser; Emma Avery
Forest City is a new city project being built from scratch on four artificial islands off the coast of Malaysia by one of China’s largest property developers. Designed to accommodate up to 700,000 people, Forest City is created by and for Chinese nationals as a gated, luxury enclave in Malaysia. While Forest City is built on top of Malaysia’s largest seagrass field and destroys or damages coastal mangroves
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Evaluation of green roof structures and substrates for Lactuca sativa L. in tropical conditions Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 4.021) Pub Date : 2021-03-03 Amanda Varela; Alexandra Sandoval-Albán; Marcela Muñoz; Alfonso Gómez Gómez; Johan Manuel Bogoya; Germán Combariza
Different types of structures and substrates are used for urban extensive green roofs. However, there is not enough information about the performance of these structures and substrates for growing edible plants in tropical climate conditions. This study evaluates the best combination of three different modular extensive green roof structures and two types of local substrates (compost and soil + biochar)
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Risk assessment of insect pest expansion in alpine ecosystems under climate change Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.75) Pub Date : 2021-03-03 Chun‐Jing Wang; Rong Wang; Chun‐Mei Yu; Xiao‐Peng Dang; Wan‐Gui Sun; Qiang‐Feng Li; Xiao‐Ting Wang; Ji‐Zhong Wan
Growth in insect pest populations poses a significant threat to ecosystem functions and services, societal development, and food security in alpine regions under climate change. Risk assessments are important prioritization tools for pest management, which must be used to study insect pest expansion in alpine ecosystems under global warming. We used species distribution modeling to simulate the current
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Thermal properties of wood measured by the hot-disk method: comparison with thermal properties measured by the steady-state method J. Wood Sci. (IF 1.333) Pub Date : 2021-03-02 Kei Maeda; Yuko Tsunetsugu; Kohta Miyamoto; Tatsuya Shibusawa
The hot-disk method is a transient method for the measurement of thermal properties. This method can measure both the thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity in a short time for isotropic materials. To establish a method for measuring the thermal properties of wood by the hot-disk method, the relationship between the thermal properties of wood obtained by the hot-disk method and those obtained
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Effect of delignification on thermal degradation reactivities of hemicellulose and cellulose in wood cell walls J. Wood Sci. (IF 1.333) Pub Date : 2021-03-02 Jiawei Wang; Eiji Minami; Mohd Asmadi; Haruo Kawamoto
The thermal degradation reactivities of cellulose and hemicellulose are substantially different in Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica, a softwood) and Japanese beech (Fagus crenata, a hardwood). Uronic acid and its salts act as acid and base catalysts, respectively, and their specific placement in the cell walls has been considered a factor that influences degradation reactivity. In this study, the
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The influence of fencing on seedling establishment during reforestation of oak stands: a comparison of artificial and natural regeneration techniques including costs Eur. J. Forest Res. (IF 2.451) Pub Date : 2021-03-01 Magnus Löf; Julien Barrere; Mattias Engman; Linda K. Petersson; Adrian Villalobos
In temperate Europe, oak-dominated forests are widespread, supporting high biodiversity and providing important ecosystem services. Insufficient natural regeneration has, however, been a concern for over a century. The objective of this study was to gain insights into differences in regeneration success using artificial and natural regeneration techniques for reforestation of oak (Quercus robur L.)
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Automatic detection of annual rings and pith location along Norway spruce timber boards using conditional adversarial networks Wood Sci. Technol. (IF 2.109) Pub Date : 2021-03-02 Tadios Habite; Osama Abdeljaber; Anders Olsson
In the woodworking industry, detection of annual rings and location of pith in relation to timber board cross sections, and how these properties vary in the longitudinal direction of boards, is relevant for many purposes such as assessment of shape stability and prediction of mechanical properties of timber. The current work aims at developing a fast, accurate and operationally simple deep learning-based
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Hydrolysis–dehydration of cellulose to glucose and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural over Sibunit solid acid carbon catalysts under semi-flow conditions Wood Sci. Technol. (IF 2.109) Pub Date : 2021-03-01 Cyril Aymonier; Nikolay V. Gromov; Oxana P. Taran; Valentin N. Parmon
Glucose is a widely used chemical, food and feedstock. 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) is one of the platform molecules, which could be applied in chemical and fuel industries. This work presents the possibility of glucose and 5-HMF production from inedible cellulose, which is the main component of renewable plant (wood) biomass via one-pot hydrolysis–dehydration over solid acid catalysts based on
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Estimates of methane emissions from Chinese rice fields using the DNDC model Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 4.651) Pub Date : 2021-03-02 Zhen Wang; Xiuying Zhang; Lei Liu; Shanqian Wang; Limin Zhao; Xiaodi Wu; Wuting Zhang; Xianjin Huang
Methane (CH4) emissions from rice fields across China were estimated using the DNDC (DeNitrification-DeComposition) model. The results showed that the CH4 emissions from Chinese rice fields in 2012 were estimated to be 8.20 Tg CH4 yr−1 (ranging from 4.80 to 11.40 Tg CH4 yr−1); the values from early, late, and single cropping rice were 1.12, 2.86, and 4.23 Tg CH4 yr−1. Rice fields in AEZ (agricultural
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Increasing the value and efficiency of herbicide resistance surveys Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.75) Pub Date : 2021-03-01 Caleb C. Squires; Guy R. Y. Coleman; John C. Broster; Christopher Preston; Peter Boutsalis; Mechelle J. Owen; Adam Jalaludin; Michael J. Walsh
The scale of herbicide resistance within a cropping region can be estimated and monitored using surveys of weed populations. The current approach to herbicide resistance surveys is time consuming, logistically challenging, and costly. Here we review past and current approaches used in herbicide resistance surveys with the aims of i) defining effective survey methodologies, ii) highlighting opportunities
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Relationship of structural root depth on the formation of stem encircling roots and stem girdling roots: Implications on tree condition Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 4.021) Pub Date : 2021-02-18 Richard J. Hauer; Gary R. Johnson
The relationships of structural root depth, stem girdling roots, stem diameter, and boulevard width were studied on the condition of four tree species (Acer saccharum L., Celtis occidentalis L., Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh, and Tilia cordata Mill.) grown as street trees. The relationship between depth from the soil surface to the structural roots and development of stem encircling roots and stem girdling
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Pollen food resources to help pollinators. A study of five Ranunculaceae species in urban forest Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 4.021) Pub Date : 2021-02-19 Marta Dmitruk; Małgorzata Wrzesień; Monika Strzałkowska-Abramek; Bożena Denisow
The degradation and scarcity of floral resources represent one of the greatest threats to pollinators on a global scale. In a 2-year study, we aimed to assess the food resources in five members of Ranuculaceae family (Hepatica nobilis Mill., Anemone nemorosa L., A. ranunculoides L., Ranunculus cassubicus L., R. lanuginosus L.), which are common to the ground layer of the deciduous forest habitat in
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Multiscale watershed landscape infrastructure: Integrated system design for sponge city development Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 4.021) Pub Date : 2021-02-23 Jun Zhai; Jing Ren; Miao Xi; Xiaonan Tang; Yixin Zhang
Conventional centralized drainage systems are not only expensive, but their mono-function to discharge surface runoff also imposes a negative effect on the local environment while compounding regional watershed dysfunction. Sponge city initiative promoted by the Chinese government is a broader sustainable stormwater management concept that aims to use more nature-based solutions, reduce urban flooding
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Impact of the quality and quantity of eye-level greenery on park usage Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 4.021) Pub Date : 2021-02-25 Yiyang Yang; Yi Lu; Haoran Yang; Linchuan Yang; Zhonghua Gou
Urban parks have well-documented health benefits for urban residents. To increase the use of parks and enhance the physical activity level of city-dwellers, recent studies have explored the link between the amount of greenery in parks and the level of park usage. However, the results have been inconsistent, partly due to different measurements of park greenery. In this study, we developed a novel method
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Soil-vegetation relationships in Mediterranean forests after fire For. Ecosyst. (IF 2.696) Pub Date : 2021-03-01 Víctor Fernández-García; Elena Marcos; Sara Huerta; Leonor Calvo
Wildfires are one of the major environmental concerns in Mediterranean ecosystems. Thus, many studies have addressed wildfire impacts on soil and vegetation in Mediterranean forests, but the linkages between these ecosystem compartments after fire are not well understood. The aim of this work is to analyze soil-vegetation relationships in Mediterranean burned forests as well as the consistency of these
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The role of net ecosystem productivity and of inventories in climate change research: the need for “net ecosystem productivity with harvest”, NEPH For. Ecosyst. (IF 2.696) Pub Date : 2021-03-01 E. D. Schulze; R. Valentini; O. Bouriaud
There is an urgent need for quantifying the terrestrial carbon sink in the context of global carbon emissions. However, neither the flux measurements, nor the national wood balances fulfil this purpose. In this discussion article we point at various shortcomings and necessary improvements of these approaches in order to achieve a true quantification of the carbon exchange of land surfaces. We discuss
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Reaping fruits of labour: Revisiting Education Outside the Classroom provision in Denmark upon policy and research interventions Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 4.021) Pub Date : 2021-02-14 Karen Barfod; Mads Bølling; Lærke Mygind; Peter Elsborg; Niels Ejbye-Ernst; Peter Bentsen
Education outside the classroom (EOtC) is a primary school educational approach that utilizes the school’s local environment for teaching purposes. The aims of this study are 1) to examine the provision and characteristics of regular EOtC (referred to as udeskole in Danish), in Denmark in 2019 and 2) to investigate trends in the extent of the practice of regular EOtC in Denmark from the first surveys
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Hybrid SWMM and particle swarm optimization model for urban runoff water quality control by using green infrastructures (LID-BMPs) Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 4.021) Pub Date : 2021-02-10 Soudabeh Taghizadeh; Salar Khani; Taher Rajaee
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How to use statistics to claim antagonism and synergism from binary mixture experiments Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.75) Pub Date : 2021-02-28 Christian Ritz; Jens C. Streibig; Andrew Kniss
We review statistical approaches applicable for the analysis of data from binary mixture experiments, which are commonly used in pesticide science for evaluating antagonistic or synergistic effects. Specifically, two different situations are reviewed, one where every pesticide is only available at a single dose level and a mixture simply combines these doses, and one where the pesticides and their
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Development of a simple and accurate molecular tool for Spodoptera frugiperda species identification using LAMP Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.75) Pub Date : 2021-02-28 Juil Kim; Hwa Yeun Nam; Min Kwon; Hyun Ju Kim; Hwi‐Jong Yi; Sabine Haenniger; Melanie Unbehend; David G. Heckel
The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda is a native species in the Americas. After first detected in western and central Africa in early 2016, it is one of the most serious invasive lepidopteran pests in many African and Asian countries. S. frugiperda has been spread very quickly. However, there were no molecular‐based simple and accurate diagnostic tools for this species identification in the field
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Molecular and biological features of Culex quinquefasciatus homozygous larvae for two cqm1 alleles that confer resistance to Lysinibacillus sphaericus larvicides Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.75) Pub Date : 2021-02-28 Heverly Suzany G Menezes; Nathaly A Nascimento; Milena Paiva‐Cavalcanti; Samara G da Costa‐Latgé; Fernando A Genta; Cláudia MF Oliveira; Tatiany P Romão; Maria Helena NL Silva‐Filha
Culex quinquefasciatus resistance to the binary toxin from Lysinibacillus sphaericus larvicides can occur because of mutations in the cqm1 gene that prevents the expression of the toxin receptor, Cqm1 α‐glucosidase. In a resistant laboratory‐selected colony maintained for more than 250 generations, cqm1REC and cqm1REC‐2 resistance alleles were identified. The major allele initially found, cqm1REC,
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Evaluation of a warfarin bait for controlling invasive wild pigs (Sus scrofa) Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.75) Pub Date : 2021-02-28 James C. Beasley; Lindsay M. Clontz; Allison Rakowski; Nathan Snow; Kurt C. VerCauteren
Wild pigs (Sus scrofa) cause widespread environmental and economic damage, and as a result are subjected to extensive control. Current management strategies have proven insufficient, and there is growing interest in use of toxicants to control invasive populations of this species. In 2017 a low‐dose warfarin bait was federally approved for use in controlling wild pigs in the U.S. However, no states
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Effect of carrier volume and spray quality on glyphosate‐resistant soybean response to sublethal dicamba exposure Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.75) Pub Date : 2021-01-26 Benjamin P Sperry; Justin S Calhoun; Jason C Ferguson; Greg R Kruger; Jason A Bond; Ashli B Johnson; Daniel B Reynolds
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New pre‐attachment Striga resistant sorghum adapted to African agro‐ecologies Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.75) Pub Date : 2021-02-12 Tesfamichael S Mallu; Sylvia Mutinda; Stephen M Githiri; Damaris Achieng Odeny; Steven Runo
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Evaluation of fluopyram for management of Meloidogyne ethiopica and migratory nematodes in commercial tomato greenhouses in the Metropolitan Region of Chile Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.75) Pub Date : 2021-02-07 Pablo Meza; Sebastián Elgueta; Boris Sagredo
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Evaluation of image partitioning strategies for preserving spatial information of cross-sectional micrographs in automated wood recognition of Fagaceae J. Wood Sci. (IF 1.333) Pub Date : 2021-02-28 Sung-Wook Hwang; Junji Sugiyama
Although wood cross sections contain spatiotemporal information regarding tree growth, computer vision-based wood identification studies have traditionally favored disordered image representations that do not take such information into account. This paper describes image partitioning strategies that preserve the spatial information of wood cross-sectional images. Three partitioning strategies are designed
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Natural forest regeneration in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone: predictive mapping and model diagnostics Scand. J. For. Res. (IF 1.755) Pub Date : 2021-02-28 Maksym Matsala; Andrii Bilous; Viktor Myroniuk; Petro Diachuk; Maksym Burianchuk; Roman Zadorozhniuk
ABSTRACT Following the nuclear disaster of 1986, forests have established throughout the abandoned agricultural landscapes within Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (ChEZ). However, they are yet to be monitored properly. Their biometrical parameters need a robust assessment considering climate change mitigation potential and wildfire-induced risks. To predict basal area (BA) and growing stock volume (GSV) of
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Long-term nitrogen addition and reduced precipitation restructure soil fungal community in a temperate forest Scand. J. For. Res. (IF 1.755) Pub Date : 2021-02-28 Guoyong Yan; Qinggui Wang; Junhui Zhang; Guangcheng Liu; Lei Wang; Binbin Huang; Honglin Wang; Yajuan Xing
ABSTRACT Fungi play an important role in mediating soil functioning and plant nutrients absorption. Although nitrogen (N) addition and reduced precipitation can affect fungal community composition, the response of fungal taxonomic and functional groups to changes in soil N and water availability is still unclear. Here, we established a long-term field manipulations experiment of N addition and throughfall
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A cost effective strategy to fabricate STA@PF@Cu 2 O hierarchical structure on wood surface: aimed at superhydrophobic modification Wood Sci. Technol. (IF 2.109) Pub Date : 2021-02-28 Ke Zhan, Quanxiong Lu, Sengwei Xia, Congnan Guo, Sisi Zhao, Wei Gao, Long Yang, Jeffrey J. Morrell, Tengfei Yi, Linkun Xie, Hong Lei, Guanben Du
Cuprous oxide nanoparticles (Cu2O NPs), phenol formaldehyde (PF) resin, and stearic acid (STA) were used to fabricate hierarchical core/shell structures to endow wood with superhydrophobic function, in which the preparation of Cu2O NPs and the synthesis of PF were carried out simultaneously in one system. The Cu2O NPs with the shape of a symmetrical tetrahexahedron were prepared in this work, and this
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Rainfall partitioning in the Cerrado and its influence on net rainfall nutrient fluxes Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 4.651) Pub Date : 2021-02-27 Kelly Cristina Tonello; Alexandra Guidelli Rosa; Luara Castilho Pereira; Gregorio Nolazco Matus; Manuel Enrique Gamero Guandique; Acacio Aparecido Navarrete
Quantitative studies on the water and nutrient enrichment of throughfall and stemflow in the Cerrado are lacking, especially among tree species. This work tested the hypothesis that the chemistry of rainfall fractions is altered after passing through the canopy and that the chemistry of stemflow can substantially change among tree species. We compared the nutrient concentrations in rainfall, throughfall
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Tree Vitality and Forest Health: Can Tree-Ring Stable Isotopes Be Used as Indicators? Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 4.972) Pub Date : 2021-02-27 Paolo Cherubini, Giovanna Battipaglia, John L. Innes
Purpose of Review Society is concerned about the long-term condition of the forests. Although a clear definition of forest health is still missing, to evaluate forest health, monitoring efforts in the past 40 years have concentrated on the assessment of tree vitality, trying to estimate tree photosynthesis rates and productivity. Used in monitoring forest decline in Central Europe since the 1980s,
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Farmers’ Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Aquasilviculture in the Periphery of the Sundarbans Forest of Bangladesh Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2021-02-27 Arifa Sharmin, Mahmood Hossain, Abdus Subhan Mollick
The Sundarbans is a protected forest ecosystem in Bangladesh. A large number of people depend on this forest for their livelihoods and income. Many farmers in the region are now adopting fish farming—specifically, aquasilviculture (multi-purpose production system that allows production of fish and perennial plants mostly trees), one of the most profitable agroforestry systems in many countries. The
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The effects of precipitation, tree phenology, leaf area index, and bark characteristics on throughfall rates by urban trees: A meta-data analysis Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 4.021) Pub Date : 2021-02-19 Alireza Nooraei Beidokhti; Trisha Lynn Moore
Rainfall partitioning by urban tree canopies plays an important role in urban hydrological cycles and, potentially, on stormwater runoff. While the body of research to quantify rainfall partitioning processes by urban trees is growing, there has not yet been a concerted effort to quantitatively synthesize these data. This meta-data analysis attempts such synthesis to deepen understanding of urban tree
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Urban agriculture as a nature-based solution to address socio-ecological challenges in Australian cities Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 4.021) Pub Date : 2021-02-23 Jonathan Kingsley; Monika Egerer; Sonia Nuttman; Lucy Keniger; Philip Pettitt; Niki Frantzeskaki; Tonia Gray; Alessandro Ossola; Brenda Lin; Aisling Bailey; Danielle Tracey; Sara Barron; Pauline Marsh
Australia is currently grappling with a range of social and environmental challenges, many of which impact the way our public health system, and society more broadly, function. In this short communication paper we explore urban agriculture in Australia as a Nature-Based Solution (NBS) to address some of the ecological, social, economic and health challenges facing the continent. We argue that urban
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Long-term storage affects resource availability and occurrence of bacterial taxa linked to pollutant degradation and human health in landscaping materials Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 4.021) Pub Date : 2021-02-27 Laura Soininen; Mira Grönroos; Marja I. Roslund; Aki Sinkkonen
Man-made landscaping materials form uppermost soil layers in urban green parks and lawns. To optimize effects of landscaping materials on biodiversity, plant growth and human health, it is necessary to understand microbial community dynamics and physicochemical characteristics of the landscaping materials during storage. In the current three-year study, the consequences of long-term storage on biotic
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