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C stocks in abandoned short rotation forestry (SRF) plantations in Central Italy
At the end of the last century, European Union (EU) energy policies encouraged the use of dedicated short rotation forestry (SRF) plantations in...
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Technological properties homogenization on sapwood and heartwood of short rotation teak wood by non-biocide method based on chemical and thermal treatments
Short rotation teak has been widely planted and developed in Indonesia. Its heartwood presents sufficient natural durability and poor impregnability;...
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Ecosystem Carbon and Nutrient Balances in Short-Rotation Hybrid Aspen Coppice Under Different Thinning Methods
Coppice plantations have gained a high interest for biofuel production and carbon uptake in short rotation cycles. There is a limited knowledge how...
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Nutrient dynamics and sustainability of short rotation Eucalyptus camaldulensis plantations in southern India
Though awareness of fertilizer application has increased over time, low nutrient use efficiency is still a major limiting factor for eucalyptus...
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Agronomic performance of soybean and sorghum in a short rotation poplar coppice alley-crop** system under Mediterranean conditions
The transition from conventional arable towards silvoarable systems can increase the delivery of ecosystem services. Nevertheless, the assessment of...
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First trial of a prototype chainflail delimber for the European short rotation poplar plantations
Small tree size represents a main challenge for single-tree handling techniques and caps harvesting productivity in short rotation poplar (SRP)...
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How financially viable is smallholder forestry? A case study with a high-value tropical forestry species
This paper evaluates the financial performance and risk of high-value tropical forestry under the challenges faced by smallholders, using Vanuatu...
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Cover crop** to prepare degraded lands for forestry: challenges and opportunities
Cover crop** is practiced in conservation agriculture to preserve soil and water resources, alleviate soil compaction, sequester organic carbon,...
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Which Large- and Medium-Sized Mammals Use Commercial Short-Rotation Coppice as Habitat?
We surveyed occurrence and activity of large- and medium-sized mammals on six commercial mini-rotation short-rotation coppice (SRC) plantations in...
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Effect of glycerol-maleic anhydride treatment on technological properties of short rotation teak wood
Short rotation teak wood has been produced to overcome the scarcity of long rotation teak. The short rotation teak has low quality, especially in...
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Carbon stocks, partitioning, and wood composition in short-rotation forestry system under reduced planting spacing
Key message The use of reduced planting spacings is an important strategy to increase the carbon storage in the above-belowground biomass and should...
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Quo vadis Scots pine forestry in northern Germany: How do silvicultural management and climate change determine an uncertain future?
Scots pine is of greatest importance in northern Germany regarding its cultivation area and expected capability to perform in climate change....
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Continuous Cover Forestry Practitioners in a Clear-cutting-oriented System: Assessing the Potential to Foster the Practice
Recently, changes in society have brought about the rediscovery of continuous cover forestry (CCF) as a forest management approach that helps to...
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NIR-hyperspectral camera analyses for differencing agroforestry and forestry poplar woods
Wood characteristics of trees grown in agroforestry systems are still little studied, while their growth conditions are different from conventional...
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Improved guidelines for any-aged forestry
Any-aged forest management (AAF) is a means to reduce clear-felling without compromising profitability or timber production. The concept of AAF is to...
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Climate Change Mitigation Through Agro-Forestry Improves Natural Resource and Livelihood Security
It is commonly known that human activity has a stronger impact on climate change than ever before. Deforestation and forest degradation lead to an...
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Credit Rationing for Forestry Professional Cooperatives: Evidence from China’s Fujian Province
Forestry professional cooperatives (FPCs) are crucial for improving the efficiency of small-scale forestry, realizing forestry modernization, and...
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Climate-Smart Forestry Case Study: Finland
Finland is the most forested country in the EU – forests cover 74–86% of the land area, depending on the definition and source. Increasing carbon...
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Strategic Short Note: Application of Smart Machine Vision in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery, and Animal Husbandry
Food production is an increasingly important topic worldwide due to factors such as population increase and workforce aging. In conventional...
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An Introduction to Climate-Smart Forestry in Mountain Regions
The goal to limit the increase in global temperature below 2 °C requires reaching a balance between anthropogenic emissions and reductions (sinks) in...