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{"title":"Spatio-temporal habitat assessment of a tropical megaherbivore, Indian gaur in Bandipur Tiger Reserve, southern India","authors":"Subhadra Barik ,&nbsp;P. Ramesh Kumar ,&nbsp;Ashish Kumar ,&nbsp;Asit K. Behera ,&nbsp;Riddhika Kalle ,&nbsp;T. Ramesh","doi":"10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123177","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123177","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Habitat use of large mammals is a complex ecological phenomenon determined by intricate interplays between biotic and abiotic components at multiple spatial and temporal scales. Indian gaur (<em>Bos gaurus)</em> is experiencing dynamic landscape transformation threats within its habitats due to various natural and anthropogenic stresses. Identification of key limiting factors acting at different scales is important for its habitat management. We evaluated the spatio-temporal scale dependent gaur habitat suitability in Bandipur Tiger Reserve, India. We recorded direct and indirect signs of gaur alongside topo-bio-climatic and anthropogenic attributes. We used weighted random forest model to predict gaur’s occurrence using sampling grids at macro (25 km²) and micro (4 km²) scales for dry and wet seasons. We found that the distribution of gaur was highly influenced by spatio-temporal scales. Shrub coverage positively affected gaur’s habitat suitability in the dry season, while waterhole density had a positive effect on it across spatio-temporal scales. The occurrence of gaur was positively (strong) influenced by distance to nearest road in the wet season but negatively (weak) influenced by the same in the dry season. We also observed contrasting effects of ruggedness at macro scale (negative) and micro scale (positive). The identified high suitable area ranged from 11.23 % to 43.83 % across scales, with the highest suitability during wet season at macro scale. Wildlife management based on studies conducted at single spatial scale can mask critical responses of a species to certain variables. Thus, this study emphasizes the significance of incorporating spatio-temporal scales into habitat suitability models for developing more comprehensive and efficient conservation strategies for conservation of species and preservation of vulnerable habitats.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12350,"journal":{"name":"Forest Ecology and Management","volume":"597 ","pages":"Article 123177"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145105761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Towards a common approach to defining forest management intensity","authors":"Yago Lestido-Cardama ,&nbsp;Roque Rodríguez-Soalleiro ,&nbsp;Carlos A. Gonzalez-Benecke ,&nbsp;Gabriel Tucker ,&nbsp;Froilán Sevilla-Martínez ,&nbsp;Isabel Cañellas ,&nbsp;Nerea Oliveira ,&nbsp;Iciar Alberdi ,&nbsp;Fernando Montes ,&nbsp;Juan Alberto Molina-Valero ,&nbsp;Santiago González-López ,&nbsp;Ulises Diéguez-Aranda ,&nbsp;César Pérez-Cruzado","doi":"10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123176","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123176","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Forests play a crucial role in regulating the global climate, preserving biodiversity and providing essential ecosystem services; however, in the context of global change and anthropogenic pressures, it becomes ever more important to understand, evaluate and harmonize human interventions in forest ecosystems. Therefore, a comprehensive assessment of forest management practices is essential for promoting the sustainability and resilience of these systems. To this end, this study proposes a new index for assessing forest management intensity (FMI), which classifies forest management schemes on the basis of their demands. The values of the index are expected to range from 0, representing no management, to 3, indicating high-intensity management. The index comprises three factors: the degree of extractive impact on the ecosystem, the financial resources required and the input required from forest managers. In addition to conceptualization of the index, this work also presents a case study in which different examples of management schemes are evaluated, and the results confirm that management schemes requiring higher input, greater care and higher productive capacity yield higher values of the index than alternatives with longer rotations or lower productivity. Moreover, multifunctional systems demand more management input than traditional production systems for the same species. Furthermore, the study highlights that even old-growth forests, while minimally managed, require some level of attention, as abandonment of forests is associated with zero-intensity management. In conclusion, the FMI proves to be a valuable tool for assessing and comparing forest management practices at multiple scales (regional, national, and European), while highlighting the need for harmonized indicators to support coherent and informed decision-making in forest policy and sustainability planning. It is also possible to use each factor independently to provide insights into optimizing management strategies, by characterizing the management practices applied, and as a useful guide to developing more sustainable forestry approaches.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12350,"journal":{"name":"Forest Ecology and Management","volume":"597 ","pages":"Article 123176"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145105766","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of tree mycorrhizal type on ecosystem carbon stock in a subtropical mountainous forest","authors":"Mengzhen Lu ,&nbsp;Qiuxiang Tian ,&nbsp;Qing He ,&nbsp;Zhiyang Feng ,&nbsp;Yuanzhi Qin ,&nbsp;Xiaoxiang Zhao ,&nbsp;Xiujuan Qiao ,&nbsp;Yaozhan Xu ,&nbsp;Feng Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123162","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123162","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Tree mycorrhizal associations could significantly affect forest carbon (C) stock. Although extensive research has been primarily conducted in temperate forest ecosystems, our understanding of how mycorrhizal types influence ecosystem C in subtropical forests, where arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and ectomycorrhizal (ECM) trees co-occur with varying dominance levels, is still limited. In this study, fifty-eight forest plots covering a natural gradient of ECM tree dominance (ECM%, calculated as the percentage of total basal area of ECM trees vs. all trees) were selected in a subtropical mountain forest. We investigated the relationships between ECM tree dominance and forest C stocks (tree biomass C, forest floor C, and soil C). The total forest C stock ranged from 15.57 to 38.93 Kg C m⁻², and increased with ECM tree dominance. Specifically, tree biomass C and forest floor C stock accounted for 47.13 % and 3.43 % of the total forest C storage, respectively, and exhibited a positive relationship with ECM tree dominance. Soil C stock accounted for 49.44 % of the total forest C storage but showed no significant relationship with ECM tree dominance. The increase in tree biomass C with ECM tree dominance was linked to the higher density of large-size trees, whereas the higher forest floor C was mainly associated with lower litter quality. However, the larger vegetation C pool and litter C pool in plots with high ECM tree dominance did not lead to a greater soil C stock. These finding highlights the role of tree mycorrhizal type on ecosystem C stock in subtropical forests. Understanding these relationships is crucial for formulating effective C sequestration strategies to mitigate climate change.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12350,"journal":{"name":"Forest Ecology and Management","volume":"597 ","pages":"Article 123162"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145060394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"GEDI reveals decline in overstorey and increase in understorey canopy cover of protected forests in Central Europe since 2019","authors":"Xiao Liu ,&nbsp;Vítězslav Moudrý ,&nbsp;Bernhard Schuldt ,&nbsp;Matthias Forkel","doi":"10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123155","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123155","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Drought and insect disturbances have resulted in widespread forest dieback in the forests of Central Europe since 2018. However, the implications of these changes in forest cover on the vertical structure, such as the canopy cover of the overstorey and understorey, have yet to be investigated at a large scale. By making use of the Global Ecosystem Dynamic Investigation (GEDI) spaceborne waveform lidar, we show here that overstorey canopy cover has declined and understorey canopy cover has increased in both coniferous and broadleaved protected forests in Central Europe since 2019. The observed loss of overstorey canopy cover is consistent with results from other remote sensing-based forest monitoring products. However, only GEDI has the capability to detect the increase in understorey canopy cover. For example, in Harz Mountains in Germany, overstorey canopy cover decreases by approximately 4.45 % per year in coniferous forests and by approximately 1.57 % per year in broadleaved forests, while understorey canopy cover increases by approximately 1.18 % and 0.59 %, respectively. For coniferous forests, we find that changes in overstorey canopy cover have a significant negative correlation (r = – 0.78, p &lt; 0.01) with changes in understorey canopy cover. However, this relationship is not significant for broadleaved forests. This implies that canopy mortality in coniferous forests is more likely to trigger succession in the understorey than in broadleaved forests. This study demonstrates a new perspective for monitoring the dynamics of forest overstorey and understorey using spaceborne lidar, which can help improve understanding of feedbacks between forests and climate.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12350,"journal":{"name":"Forest Ecology and Management","volume":"597 ","pages":"Article 123155"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145060411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Previous light acclimation affects growth responses of Cariniana legalis seedlings after transferring to the forest understory","authors":"Marayana Prado Pinheiro ,&nbsp;Catriane Sousa-Santos ,&nbsp;Amanda Freitas Cerqueira ,&nbsp;Ândrea Carla Dalmolin ,&nbsp;Ana Cristina Schilling ,&nbsp;Martielly Santana dos Santos ,&nbsp;Marcelo Schramm Mielke","doi":"10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123171","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123171","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Information on the effects of previous light acclimation of tree seedlings transferred to the forest understory is important for the success of enrichment plantations. <em>Cariniana legalis</em> (Mart.) Kuntze, a long-lived tropical tree, is ecologically significant in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest. This study aimed to assess how light acclimation influences the physiological performance and growth of <em>C. legalis</em> seedlings after being transferred to the forest understory. We hypothesized that (1) growth rates after transference to the forest understory depend on prior light acclimation in the nursery and (2) seedlings acclimated to higher light levels would require more light after transfer, showing a higher whole-plant light compensation point. Seedlings were acclimated to different daily light integral levels in shade houses and then moved to a gradient of light environments in the forest understory. The relative growth rate, net assimilation rate, and leaf area ratio were measured at the end of the acclimation period and about 40 days after the transfer. In addition, the maximum quantum efficiency of photosystem II (Fv/Fm ratio) was measured as an indicator of environmental stress at the end of the acclimation period and 34 days after the transfer. Light acclimation treatments significantly impacted relative growth rates and net assimilation rates. The Fv/Fm ratio significantly differed among light acclimation treatments in the nursery, but not after transference to the forest understory. The whole plant light compensation point did not differ among light acclimation treatments but was about seven times higher than values previously reported for the same species under nursery conditions. Based on our results, the seedlings of <em>C. legalis</em> acclimated to the values of daily light integral between 3.6 and 8.4 mol photons m⁻² day⁻¹, or 10–23 % of full sunlight, had the best performances in terms of growth uniformity after transfer to a tropical rainforest understory.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12350,"journal":{"name":"Forest Ecology and Management","volume":"597 ","pages":"Article 123171"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145105760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How does Acer negundo invasion shape plant species diversity in the understory of early oak-hornbeam forests in proximity to a primeval ecosystem?","authors":"Patryk Czortek ,&nbsp;Michał Depczyński ,&nbsp;Radosław Puchałka","doi":"10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123164","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123164","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The impacts of numerous non-native trees on temperate forest understories are still poorly quantified, despite growing interest in invasion ecology. <em>Acer negundo</em> exemplifies this gap as one of the most widespread invasive trees in Europe, with little evidence on how it alters understory diversity and composition. We examined how increasing <em>A. negundo</em> cover affects taxonomic diversity, phylogenetic relatedness structure and community assembly processes in the understory of early-successional oak-hornbeam forests embedded within the Białowieża Primeval Forest. Ordination and regression analyses revealed that <em>A. negundo</em> suppressed both taxonomic and functional diversity, while enhancing phylogenetic diversity in the understory. A decline in species richness was accompanied by a shift from niche differentiation and habitat filtering towards stronger interspecific competition, reflected in the loss of light-demanding species and an increase in nutrient-demanding taxa. A higher presence of competitive, phylogenetically distinct tall herbs may explain the observed high phylogenetic diversity beneath dense <em>A. negundo</em> canopy. However, from a successional perspective, this may hinder the colonization of understory by typical forest specialists and impair the native trees self-regeneration abilities. Our findings highlight the need for early intervention to control the spread of <em>A. negundo</em>, with a particular focus on early-successional forests, which are especially prone to invasion. Furthermore, quantifying the <em>per capita</em> impacts of <em>A. negundo</em> along its invasion gradient may support the identification of ecological thresholds beyond which natural recovery becomes increasingly limited.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12350,"journal":{"name":"Forest Ecology and Management","volume":"597 ","pages":"Article 123164"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145060395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Fire significantly influences beetle diversity in natural wetland forests but the effects vary by forest type and insect species","authors":"Tomasz Jaworski ,&nbsp;Lidia Sukovata ,&nbsp;Radosław Plewa ,&nbsp;Cezary Bystrowski ,&nbsp;Krzysztof Sućko ,&nbsp;Grzegorz Tarwacki ,&nbsp;Jacek Hilszczański","doi":"10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123143","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123143","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Wildfires are major ecological disturbances, with increasing intensity worldwide. In Central and Northern Europe, research on wildfire impacts on biodiversity has primarily focused on dry and semi-dry coniferous habitats, while the effects of fire in wet and broad-leaved environments remain poorly understood. We investigated the impact of a large wildfire that occurred in 2020 in Biebrza National Park (Poland) on the biodiversity of beetles in wet birch, wet alder, and in dry-mesic oak forests. Beetles were sampled between 2020 and 2022 using purple 12-funnel traps placed in paired burned and unburned forest fragments. The analysis revealed significant differences in beetle communities between burned and unburned sites across all forest types. Indicator species analysis identified 12 beetle species that were associated with burned sites, primarily in oak forest, 15 species that were indicators of unburned sites, mainly in birch and alder forests, and one species whose response was dependent on forest type. Furthermore, we analyzed changes in the abundance of individual indicator species over the three years following the fire and discussed potential factors influencing the observed patterns of abundance dynamics. Our findings demonstrate that fire can have both positive and negative effects on beetle diversity, with the impact varying depending on forest type and insect species. Conservation strategies should account for differential fire effects across forest types. Given the variability in beetle species responses, we recommend a species-specific approach when assessing the effects of fire on insect communities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12350,"journal":{"name":"Forest Ecology and Management","volume":"597 ","pages":"Article 123143"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145045622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Quantifying nutrient allocation patterns in larch-ash mixed plantations via seemingly unrelated mixed-effects model","authors":"Jiaxin Tian ,&nbsp;Lihu Dong ,&nbsp;Longfei Xie ,&nbsp;Zheng Miao ,&nbsp;Aiyun Ma ,&nbsp;Xin Liu ,&nbsp;Xinyang Zou ,&nbsp;Fengri Li","doi":"10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123161","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123161","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Larch (<em>Larix olgensis</em>) and ash (<em>Fraxinus mandshurica</em>) are key timber species, widely used in mixed plantations in Northeast China. Understanding how species interact in these plantations is crucial to optimizing nutrient use and minimizing competition. Using the data obtained from 210 destructively sampled trees (105 larch and 105 ash), we examined differences in carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) across six organs (sapwood, heartwood, bark, branches, foliage, and roots) of both species. We analyzed C, N, and P concentrations differences across organs of both tree species. ANCOVA was used to analyze C, N, and P allocation, emphasizing interspecific and intraspecific competition effects. We further employed a seemingly unrelated mixed-effects (SURM) model to quantify C, N, and P mass allocation patterns. The results indicated that larch exhibited higher C concentrations than ash, while ash showed higher N concentrations than larch. Foliage N and P concentrations significantly exceeded other components. Both interspecific and intraspecific competition significantly influence C, N, and P allocation. Intraspecific competition enhanced stem C but reduced stem N allocation. Interspecific competition promoted above-ground C, prioritizing stems over foliage. P allocation showed complex interactions, negative stem-branch correlations intraspecifically, positive root investment interspecifically. Larch exhibited superior C allocation efficiency versus ash, confirming species-specific optimization in mixed plantations. The SURM model incorporating diameter at breast height (DBH), tree height (H), and crown length (CL), showed an excellent fit. This study provides a quantitative framework for understanding larch-ash nutrient allocation and underscores the advantage of mixed plantation in optimizing nutrient cycling compared to monocultures, where competition constrains efficient resource allocation. Our findings advance forest management strategies and ecological sustainability by elucidating pathways for balanced nutrient allocation in mixed stands.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12350,"journal":{"name":"Forest Ecology and Management","volume":"597 ","pages":"Article 123161"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145045624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessing the impacts of selective logging on the forest canopy in the Amazon using airborne LiDAR","authors":"Leilson Ferreira ,&nbsp;Edilson Bias ,&nbsp;Joaquim J. Sousa ,&nbsp;Eraldo Matricardi ,&nbsp;Luís Pádua","doi":"10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123114","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123114","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Monitoring the impacts of selective logging in tropical forests remains challenging due to the reliance on labor intensive field surveys. This study relies on the use of pre- and post-logging airborne LiDAR data to provide a precise and scalable method for quantifying canopy disturbances, carried out within the Sustainable Management Plan for the Jamari National Forest in Rondônia. The analysis of the airborne LiDAR data revealed a significant increase in canopy gaps after logging (<span><math><mrow><mi>F</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>63</mn><mo>.</mo><mn>5</mn></mrow></math></span>, <span><math><mrow><mi>p</mi><mo>&lt;</mo><mn>0</mn><mo>.</mo><mn>001</mn></mrow></math></span>), with canopy gaps corresponding to an average increase of 3.9 ± 0.4% relative to the total plot area due to logging activities. The mean canopy gap area per felled tree was 158.29 m² (<span><math><mo>±</mo></math></span> 35.7). A strong positive correlation was found between canopy gaps that emerged after logging and the logged AGB (18.4 ± 1.7 <span><math><mrow><mi>Mg</mi><mspace></mspace><msup><mrow><mi>ha</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></math></span>). A significant reduction in mean canopy height was also observed, decreasing from 26.26 ± 0.40 m before logging to 24.62 ± 0.33 m after logging (<span><math><mrow><mi>F</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>9</mn><mo>.</mo><mn>86</mn></mrow></math></span>, <span><math><mrow><mi>p</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>0</mn><mo>.</mo><mn>005</mn></mrow></math></span>). The mean canopy gap area shifted from 40.68 ± 2.30 m² to 77.07 ± 2.82 m². Furthermore, there was an increase of 14.6% in the total number of gaps. The average Gini coefficient was 0.50 ± 0.02 before logging and 0.64 ± 0.01 in the post-logging areas and the average total impact on the canopy was 16.6 ± 1.5% of the selectively logged area. The results obtained using the proposed methodology were consistent with field observations, demonstrating high accuracy of LiDAR-detected impacts when compared with inventory and GNSS data. This high detection rate highlights the sensitivity of LiDAR point cloud data in capturing small structural changes. Compared to pre-logging conditions, the observed alterations demonstrate that LiDAR provides a more precise and scalable approach for quantifying the impact of selective logging on forest structure.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12350,"journal":{"name":"Forest Ecology and Management","volume":"597 ","pages":"Article 123114"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145045705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Height growth and total volume production models for short rotation Paulownia plantations","authors":"Nick M. Merriman ,&nbsp;Anders Taeroe ,&nbsp;Thomas Nord-Larsen ,&nbsp;Karsten Raulund-Rasmussen","doi":"10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123144","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123144","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><em>Paulownia</em> is a genus of fast-growing tree species originating from China, with a long history of cultivation and use. There is interest worldwide in the establishment of <em>Paulownia</em> plantations to address the increasing global demand for timber and to provide carbon sequestration, contributing to climate change mitigation goals. Despite this interest, published data on the growth and yield of <em>Paulownia</em> is scarce, and no known growth models or tools for assessing the productivity of <em>Paulownia</em> exist. This study aims to develop a suite of models which can be used to assess the productivity of young <em>Paulownia</em> plantations. A comprehensive literature review was performed to gather all previously published data, and new data was collected to complement the existing information. Based on these records, a height growth model was developed, using an Algebraic Difference Approach (ADA), along with a model predicting total volume production from stand height, using a linear mixed-effects modelling approach. The model complex was used to predict the annual biomass production of a <em>Paulownia</em> plantation over a 10-year rotation, which ranged from 0.5 to 25.4 oven-dry tonnes per hectare per year (odt ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹) with an interquartile range (IQR) of 0.8–9.9 odt ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹ . The data available in this study and the absence of controlled experiments did not allow for causal inference of growth factors. Future experimental work investigating the effects of site, management, and genetic factors on the growth of <em>Paulownia</em> would be valuable for growth optimisation and for further developing the silviculture of <em>Paulownia</em>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12350,"journal":{"name":"Forest Ecology and Management","volume":"597 ","pages":"Article 123144"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145045623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}