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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.0922.v1

Petri P. Kärenlampi

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris; Betula pendula; Betula pubescens; logistic regression

Online: 15 April 2024 (10:19:42 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.0411.v1

Possible Factors of Poplar Susceptibility to Large Poplar Borer Infestation

Valentyna Meshkova, Kateryna Zhupinska, Oleksandr Borysenko, Olga Zinchenko, Yuriy Skrylnyk, Natalia Vysotska

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Populus spp.; hybrids, clones, Saperda carcharias; phenology; height increment.

Online: 5 April 2024 (11:01:37 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.0233.v1

Impact of Thinning on the Yield and Quality of Eucalyptus grandis Wood at Harvest Time

Fernando Resquin, Karen Yanet Baez, Sofía de Freitas, Diego Passarella, Ana Paula Coelho-Duarte, Cecilia Rachid-Casnati

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Eucalyptus grandis; thinning; growth; wood quality; sawmill

Online: 3 April 2024 (13:16:49 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.1789.v1

Assessment of the Potential Contribution of the Urban Green System to the Carbon Balance of Cities

Maria Elena Menconi, Livia Bonciarelli, David Grohamnn

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: urban park; carbon balance; carbon sequestration; urban trees maintenance; scenario analysis; i-Tree Eco; tree cadastre; tree inventory; proximity services; ecosystem services

Online: 29 March 2024 (07:24:20 CET)

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Preprint BRIEF REPORT | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.1326.v1

The Psychophysiological Interrelationship between Working Conditions and Stress of Harvester and Forwarder Drivers – a Study Protocol

Vera Foisner, Christoph Haas, Katharina Göttlicher, Arnulf Hartl, Christoph Huber

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: emotion recognition; eye tracking; forwarder; galvanic skin response; harvester; heart rate variability; psychophysiology; strain; stress; traction aid winches

Online: 22 March 2024 (04:52:08 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.1081.v1

Dynamic Simulation of the Leaf Mass Per Area (LMA) in Multilayer Crowns of young Larix principis-rupprechtii

Jinshan Wang, Ying Zhou, Cuiying Ji, Longfei Xie, Qiang Liu, Zhidong Zhang

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Larix principis-rupprechtii; leaf mass per area; leaf dry matter content; crown whorl; leaf growth phase

Online: 19 March 2024 (09:49:00 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.1032.v1

Agronomic and Economic Evaluation of Tree Species in Agroforestry Systems with Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) in Amazonas

Nixon Huaman Haro, Jerry Bryan Lopezhaya Mendoza, Angel James Medina Medina, Jhon Antony Zabaleta Santisteban, Daniel Tineo Flores, Lily Juarez-Contreras, Malluri Goñas, Manuel Oliva-Cruz

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Peru; cocoa; diversity; agroforestry systems; economic analysis

Online: 18 March 2024 (16:12:51 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.0313.v1

Currently Available Site Index Equations That Use On-Site Tree Measurements for Naturally Regenerated Longleaf Pine in Its Historical Range

Curtis L VanderSchaaf

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Pinus palustris; growth and yield; dominant height; restoration

Online: 6 March 2024 (10:57:15 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.0315.v1

Ricardo Castro-Camba, Jesús Mª Vielba, Saleta Rico, Purificación Covelo, María José Cernadas, Nieves Vidal, Conchi Sánchez

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: adventitious roots; auxin; callus; chestnut; microshoots; transcriptomics; wounding

Online: 6 March 2024 (04:47:45 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.0186.v1

Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Three Inoculation Methods for Valsa sordida in Populus alba var. pyramidalis

Wanan Shen, Long Pan, Yuchen Fu, Yutian Suo, Yinan Zhang, Huixiang Liu, Xiaohua Su, Jiaping Zhao

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: punching inoculation; burning inoculation; toothpick inoculation; inoculation position

Online: 5 March 2024 (09:08:44 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.0146.v1

Provenance Variation in Seed and Fruit Pod Traits of Multipurpose Wonder Forest Tree Siris (Albizzia lebbek) in Northern India and Relationships with Bioclimatic Factors

Om P. Rajora, Abdul Bari Muneera Parveen, Modhumita Ghosh Dasgupta

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Indian siris; morphological diversity; seed source variation; geographical variation; geocoordinates; ecotypic variation; seed germination; inter-traits correlation; inter-provenance differentiation; genetic resource conservation, sustainable management and improvement

Online: 4 March 2024 (10:57:55 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.0119.v1

The Potential Threats of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on Tropical Economic Tree Species

Jiabao Xue, Yi Chen, Xiangyi Kong, Ruizong Jia, Xiaoqi Jiang, Jingyuan Guo, Yunling Guo, Yan Yang

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Spodoptera frugiperda; woody plants; economic tree species; host plants; adaptation

Online: 4 March 2024 (10:24:58 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.0057.v1

Effects of Planting Position, Seedling Size and Organic N-fertilization on Establishment of Planted Scots Pine and Norway Spruce

Bodil Häggström, Jörgen Hajek, Annika Nordin, Jonas Öhlund

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Norway spruce; Scots pine; forest regeneration; organic N-fertilization; seedling size; planting position; pine weevil.

Online: 1 March 2024 (16:54:52 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.1732.v1

ResNet152-U-Net: Transfer Learning for the Semantic Segmentation of Forest Restoration Site Using Aerial Images

Eunhee Son, Ui Rin Ha, Hojin Seong, Yoonsun Park, Jungeun Song, Hyungho Kim

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: semantic segmentation; forest restoration; aerial images; deep learning; convolutional neural network; U-Net

Online: 29 February 2024 (12:56:51 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.1542.v1

The Potential of Poplars (Populus L.) for the Sustainable Environment of Cities

Jan Łukaszkiewicz, Andrzej Długoński, Beata Fortuna-Antoszkiewicz, Jitka Fialová

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: poplars; green infrastrucuture; urban green spaces; urbanized landscape; urban environments; climate changes; phytoremediation; value of trees; Populus xberolinensis

Online: 27 February 2024 (11:53:22 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.1138.v1

Assessing the Performance of a Hand-held Laser Scanning for Individual Tree Mapping in an Urban Area

Jinming Yang, Wenwen Yuan, Huicui Lu, Yuehan Liu, Yongkang Wang, Letong Sun, Shimei Li, Haifang Li

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: LiDAR; mobile laser scanning; personal laser scanning; forest inventory; point cloud

Online: 20 February 2024 (10:46:47 CET)

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Preprint HYPOTHESIS | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.1074.v1

A New Theory of Tree Sap Flow

András Török, Domokos Máthé, Imre Hegedus

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: plant water transport, suction-pressure pipe, pulsating system, different time-phase cycle, aquaporin

Online: 19 February 2024 (16:46:00 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0613.v1

Reliable Monitoring of Plantation Performance in Arid and Semiarid Lands Requires Both “In Vivo” and “Ex Vivo” Approaches

Donato Chiatante, John Alvin Stanturf, Gabriella Stefania Scippa, Fabio Divino, Ser-Oddamba Byambadorj, Batkhuu Nyam-Osor, Antonio Montagnoli

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: arid lands; restoration; plantations; monitoring; tree performance

Online: 12 February 2024 (04:54:20 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0489.v1

Anatomical Characteristics of Tapped Styrax sumatrana Wood Grown in North Sumatra, Indonesia

Atmawi Darwis, Byantara Darsan Purusatama, Apri Heri Iswanto, Nam Hun Kim, Rudi Hartono, Arida Susilowati

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: anatomical characteristics; tapped Styrax sumatrana wood; traumatic resin canal; fiber quality

Online: 8 February 2024 (10:24:01 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0388.v1

Forest site and stand structure affecting the distribution of Emerald Ash Borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, 1888 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in Eastern Ukraine

Valentyna Meshkova, Oleksandr Borysenko, Tetiana Kucheryavenko, Natalia Vysotska, Yuriy Skrylnyk, Kateryna Davydenko, Jaroslav Holusa

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: emerald ash borer; Fraxinus spp.; attractive forest stands; MaxEnt.

Online: 6 February 2024 (22:22:33 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0289.v1

Woody Species Diversity, Structure, and Management of Parkland Agroforestry along Agroecology: The Case of Tembaro Special District, Central Ethiopia

Ermias Beyene, Dejene Laemancho, Belayneh Bufebo

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Agroecology; Diversity indices; Parkland agroforestry; Regeneration; Tree management; Woody species

Online: 5 February 2024 (15:38:54 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0037.v1

Distribution and Dendrometry Evolution of Gall Oak (Quercus faginea Lam.) Forest Stands in the Region of Murcia (Southeastern Spain)

Miguel Ángel Sánchez-Sánchez, Alfonso Albacete

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: dendrometry; desertification; barrennes; region of murcia; Quercus faginea

Online: 1 February 2024 (12:49:11 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.2237.v1

Progress in Fruit Cracking Control of Gibberellic Acid and Abscisic Acid

Mengmeng Zhang, Yiteng Liu, Zhuo Chen, Zhaokun Zhi, A-ning Wang, Huafeng Yue, Fangdong Li, Shulin Zhang, Gaopu Zhu

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: progress; plant hormones; gibberellic acid, abscisic acid; metabolism genes, fruit cracking modulation

Online: 31 January 2024 (15:49:12 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.2017.v1

The Transcriptional Regulatory Mechanisms Exploration of Jujube Biological Traits through Multi-omics Analysis

Shulin Zhang, Zhuo Chen, Luying Feng, Zhaokun Zhi, Yiteng Liu, Mengmeng Zhang, Huafeng Yue, Gao-Pu Zhu, Fuling Gao

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Jujube; fruit; genome; transcript factor; multi-omics

Online: 29 January 2024 (10:11:28 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1511.v1

Transpiration Dynamics of Esparto Grass (Stipa tenacissima L.) in Semi-Arid Mediterranean Climate: Unraveling the Impacts of Soil Water, Pine Competence, and Bush Maturity

Iván Pérez-Anta, Eva Rubio, Francisco Ramón López-Serrano, Diego Garcés, Manuela Andrés, Marta Picazo, Wafa Chebbi, Rocío Arquero, Francisco Antonio García-Morote

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Alpha-grass; Water exchange; Pine competence; Semi-arid woodlands; Leaf senescence

Online: 19 January 2024 (14:04:11 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1334.v1

A Comparison of Probability Density Functions Fitted by Derivative (Moments) and Optimization (Maximum Likelihood Estimation) Methods Used for Diameter Distribution Estimation

J. Javier Gorgoso-Varela, Segun M. Adedapo, Friday Nwabueze Ogana

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Johnson’s SB; Weibull; generalized beta; parameter estimation; Quercus robur; Tectona grandis

Online: 17 January 2024 (14:53:26 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1247.v1

Investigating Water Storage Dynamics of Litter Layer: Impact of Mixing and De-cay of Pine Needles and Oak Leaves

Anna Ilek, Ewa Błońska, Kamil Miszewski, Adrian Kasztelan, Magdalena Zborowska

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: forest hydrology; forest floor; pine-oak mixed forest; water properties; C:N ratio

Online: 16 January 2024 (14:19:36 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1040.v1

Drought Resilience Indices of Norway Spruce Provenances Tested in Long-Term Common Garden Experiments in the Romanian Carpathians

Alin-Madalin Alexandru, Georgeta Mihai, Emanuel Stoica, Alexandru Lucian Curtu

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Norway spruce; provenance trials; drought resilience; moving window correlations; growth response functions

Online: 12 January 2024 (15:12:08 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0783.v1

Factors that Influence Local Perceptions of Climate Change, Product Value Addition, Multiple Uses of NTFPs, and Their Impact on Poverty Alleviation in Ghana

Obed Asamoah, Jones Abrefa Danquah, Dastan Bamwesigye, Mark Appiah, Ari Pappinen

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Non-Timber Forest Products; Perception; Climate Change; Value-Addition; Multiple use

Online: 10 January 2024 (11:08:32 CET)

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The overwhelming evidence supports the assertion that the climate is undergoing change. Understanding the perception of locals of the magnitude of climate change and its influence on non-timber forest products (NTFPs) challenge at a global scale. Although studies on climate change, value addition, and the multiple uses of NTFPs and their impact on local livelihoods have been conducted, locals' perceptions of these factors have not been fully explored. This study aims to assess various social factors, including education, gender, and religion, and their influence on locals' perceptions of the abovementioned factors. The research focused on five regions where NTFPs are prevalent in Ghana (Western North, Bono, Ahafo, Ashanti, and Eastern regions). To investigate the impact of social factors on local perceptions of climate change, value addition, and the multiple values of NTFPs within rural communities, a total of 732 interviews with a team of interviewers across these five regions in Ghana were carried out. We applied a logistic regression model to assess the social factors and their influencing locals’ perceptions of the mentioned variables. It was revealed that age, gender, education, and occupation did not significantly influence locals' perceptions of climate change. However, religion was found to influence locals' perceptions of climate change. Furthermore, the results demonstrated that gender (P<0.000328) and education (P<0.00426) strongly influenced locals' perceptions of value addition to NTFPs. In contrast, religion and constraints (related to time, finance, and skills) did not significantly influence locals' perceptions. Additionally, it was observed that gender (0.00132), education (0.00692), and religion (8.12e-05) significantly influenced how locals perceive and use NTFPs. In conclusion, this study provides valuable insights into the intricate interplay among local perceptions, climate change, value addition, multiple uses of NTFPs, and the capacity of NTFPs to enhance the well-being of forest fringe communities. These findings underscore the importance of comprehensive, tailor-made interventions that consider local perspectives and adhere to sustainable approaches, with the aim of optimising the positive impacts of NTFPs in poverty alleviation and overall community development.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.2285.v1

Ethylene Action-Inhibition Improves Adventitious Root Induction in Adult Chestnut Tissues

Ricardo Castro-Camba, Mariana Neves, Sandra Correia, Jorge Canhoto, Jesús Vielba, Conchi Sánchez

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: auxin; Castanea sativa; gene expression; maturation; recalcitrance; root induction

Online: 29 December 2023 (13:07:47 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.2237.v1

Economic Value of Peatland Ecosystem Services and People-Peatland Landscape Interplay: A Case Study from Sumatra, Indonesia

Mohammad Yunus, Adcharaporn Pagdee, Himlal Baral

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: total economic value; peatland ecosystem services; landscape; Indonesia

Online: 29 December 2023 (03:38:29 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.2188.v1

Electrical Properties at Multi Frequencies for Analysis of Physical and Anatomical Properties of Fast-Growing Standing Teak Trees at Various Ages

Dyah Ayu Agustiningrum, Iskandar Zulkarnaen Siregar, Ratih Damayanti, Warsito Purwo Taruno, Harisma Nugraha, Lina Karlinasari

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: dielectric spectroscopy; nondestructive; standing trees; wood capacitance; wood properties

Online: 28 December 2023 (11:23:37 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.2145.v1

A Review of the Potential of Non-timber Forest Products to Alleviate Poverty

Obed Asamoah, Jones Abrefa Danquah, Dastan Bamwesigye, Nahanga Verter, Ebo Tawiah Quartey, Charles Mario Boateng, Suvi Kuittinen, Emmanuel A. Boakye, Mark Appiah, Ari Pappinen

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Non-timber forest products; Potential; Poverty; livelihood; Alleviation; Locals

Online: 28 December 2023 (05:41:42 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.1940.v1

Research on the Wood Density Measurement in Standing Trees though the Micro Drilling Resistance Method

Jianfeng Yao, Yabin Zhao, Jun Lu, Hengyuan Liu, Zhenyang Wu, Xinyu Song, Zhuofan Li

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: wood density; micro-drilling resistance method; standing trees; mathematical model

Online: 26 December 2023 (06:10:18 CET)

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To achieve a micro-destructive and rapid measurement of the wood density of standing trees, this study investigated the feasibility of using the micro-drilling resistance method, formulated a mathematical model, explored the potential for a unified model across multiple tree species, and analyzed the influence of moisture content on measurement accuracy. First, 231 tree cores and drill resistance data were sampled from Pinus massoniana, Cunninghamia lanceolate, and Cryptomeria fortunei. The basic density and moisture content of each core were measured, and the average value of each resistance data record was calculated. Second, the average drill resistance, the natural logarithm of average drill resistance, and absolute moisture content were used as independent variables, while the wood basic density was used as the dependent variable. Third, the total model of the three tree species and sub-model for each tree species were established through a stepwise regression method. Finally, the accuracy of each model was compared and analyzed with that of using the average basic density of each tree species as an estimated density. The results revealed that the estimation accuracy of the sub-model for each tree species was 1.670 percentage points higher than the average value of each tree species used as the density estimation value for these tree species. Additionally, except for Cryptomeria fortunei, the natural logarithm of drill resistance significantly influenced the wood density model at a significance level of 0.05. Moreover, moisture content significantly affected the total model and sub-models of Pinus massoniana at a significance level of 0.05. The estimation accuracy of the total mathematical model was 2.125 percentage points lower than that achieved using the average basic density of each tree species to predict their density. The results indicated the feasibility of using the micro-drilling resistance method to measure the wood density of standing trees. Moreover, the relationship between wood density and drill resistance did not follow a linear pattern, and moisture content slightly influenced the drill needle resistance. Furthermore, the establishment of a mathematical model for each tree species was deemed essential. This study provides valuable guidance for measuring the wood density of standing trees through the micro-drilling resistance method.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.1784.v1

Populus euphratica Glycine-Rich RNA-Binding Protein 2 Interacts with Target mRNAs to Negatively Regulate Salt Tolerance in Poplar

Jing Li, Jian Liu, Jun Yao, Shan Liang, Siyuan Ma, Kexin Yin, Ying Zhang, Zhe Liu, Caixia Yan, Nan Zhao, Xiaoyang Zhou, Rui Zhao, Shaoliang Chen

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: RNA affinity purification sequencing; Na+ flux; ROS; antioxidant enzyme; photosynthesis; ATPase

Online: 26 December 2023 (01:32:15 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.1734.v1

Net Radiation Drives Evapotranspiration Dynamics in a Bottomland Hardwood Forest in the Southeastern United States: Insights from Multi-modeling Approaches

Bibek Kandel, Joydeep Bhattacharjee

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Bottomland Hardwood Forests; Evapotranspiration; Latent Heat Flux; AIC modeling, Eddy covariance; Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley; Structural Equation Modeling

Online: 22 December 2023 (12:34:14 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.1604.v1

Comparison of Pearson’s and Spearman’s Correlation Coefficients Values for Selected Traits of Pinus sylvestris L.

Jan Bocianowski, Dorota Wrońska-Pilarek, Anna Krysztofiak-Kaniewska, Karolina Matusiak, Blanka Wiatrowska

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: linear correlation; rang correlation; scots pine; median

Online: 21 December 2023 (03:56:32 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.1525.v1

Physiological and Transcriptome Responses of Pinus massoniana Seedlings Inoculated by Various Ecotypes of the Ectomycorrhizal Fungus Cenococcum geophilum during the Early Stage of Drought Stress

Xiaohui Zhang, Jinyan Zhang, Juan He, Mingtao Li, Norihisa Matsushita, Qifang Geng, Chunlan Lian, Shijie Zhang

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Pinus massoniana; Cenococcum geophilum; drought stress; antioxidant activity; mycorrhiza

Online: 20 December 2023 (10:16:24 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.1094.v1

Genome-Wide Identification, Expression Analysis, and Subcellular Localization of DET2 Gene Family in Populus yunnanensis

Zhensheng Qiao, Jiaqi Li, Xiaolin Zhang, Haiyang Guo, Dan Zong, Chengzhong He

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Populus yunnanensis; DET2; subcellular localization; brassinolides biosynthesis; rapid growth

Online: 14 December 2023 (11:43:50 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.0719.v1

Saw Log Recovery in Birch, Black Alder and Aspen Stands of Hemiboreal Forests in Latvia

Jānis Donis, Guntars Šņepsts, Pauls Zeltiņš, Jurģis Jansons, Pēteris Zālītis, Āris Jansons

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: grade recovery; roundwood assortments; final felling

Online: 12 December 2023 (07:48:28 CET)

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Preprint DATA DESCRIPTOR | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.0561.v1

The VIS-Spectrometric Data of Scots Pine Individual Seed Reveal Forecasting Potential for Container-Grown Germination and Seedling’s Dickson Quality Index

Tatyana P. Novikova, Evgeniy P. Petrishchev, Arthur I. Novikov

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Pinus sylvestris L.; Scots pine; seed spectrometric feature; individual seed; container-growm germination; RGB color space; L*a*b* color space; seed size; individual seed mass; Dickson quality index (DQI); forest landscape restoration (FLR)

Online: 8 December 2023 (05:47:28 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.0469.v1

Plant Diversity and Conservation Role of Three Indigenous Agroforestry Systems of Southeastern Rift–Valley Landscapes, Ethiopia

Hafte Mebrahten Tesfay, Janine Oettel, Katharina Lapin, Mesele Negash

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: plant diversity; indigenous agroforestry system; coffee; enset; native species

Online: 7 December 2023 (07:13:42 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.0327.v1

Enhancing Forest Sustainability: A Comprehensive Exploration of Thinning Practices and their Effects on Soil Chemical and Biochemical Properties

Adele Muscolo, Mariateresa Oliva, Carmelo Mallamaci, Francesco Canino.

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Enzyme activities; forest; microbial biomass; organic matter; thinning intensity.

Online: 6 December 2023 (12:26:14 CET)

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The adoption of sustainable forest management practices emerged as a contemporary imperative for forest biodiversity preservation, functional integrity, and mitigation of climate change. Within the spectrum of these practices, thinning is recognized as an environmentally sustainable strategy. The primary objective of thinning is the equitable redistribution of aboveground growth, diverting resources from younger trees to promote the accelerated development of more valuable specimens compared to unthinned forests. Thinning, while fostering aboveground changes, induces substantial alterations in soil chemical and biochemical properties. This review addresses the often-debated consequences of thinning on soil characteristics, focusing on the intricate interplay involving different thinning intensities and their impact on soil chemical and biochemical parameters. Specifically, the analysis delves into the modulation of organic carbon levels, microbial biomass, and enzymes crucial to the organic matter cycle. Two key aspects are scrutinized: firstly, the influence of thinning intensity and the temporal dimension post-thinning on soil properties; secondly, the comparative impact of thinning intensity versus the time elapsed from the thinning event on soil properties and associated biological processes. The findings underscore pivotal insights: a) temporal dynamics significantly affect soil organic matter across broadleaved (excluding beech), coniferous, and mixed forests, manifesting as early as 2-7 years post-thinning; b) thinning intensity, up to a threshold of 50%, enhances soil quality by augmenting organic carbon content, bolstering microbial communities, and amplifying associated enzyme activities. This review consolidates valuable information for forest managers, providing guidance to optimize natural processes in tandem with achieving specific management objectives. By illuminating the nuanced interactions between thinning practices and soil dynamics, this knowledge equips stakeholders to make informed decisions in the pursuit of sustainable forest management and ecological resilience.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.1966.v1

Can Forest Certification Schemes Really Drive Economic Value to European Forest Owners?

Sofia Corticeiro, Margarida Tomé, Helena Vieira

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: forest management; sustainability; FSC; PEFC; research; market share

Online: 30 November 2023 (09:12:37 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.1887.v1

Distribution of Carapa Guianensis Associated to Topoclimatic Variables Indicating Potential Clusters for Cultivation in the State of Pará

DENISON LIMA CORREA, Lucieta Guerreiro Martorano, LEILA Sheila Silva Lisboa, Carlos Tadeu dos Santos Dias, Alberdan Silva Santos, Rosa Helena V. Mourão

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: andiroba; natural resources; topoclima

Online: 30 November 2023 (05:20:41 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.1797.v1

Variability of Wood Basic Density and Other Parameters of Trees on a 45-Year-Old Plantation of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)

Evgenii Sharapov, Yury Demakov, Aleksandr Korolev

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: core sample; drilling resistance; moisture content; nondestructive testing; initial plantation density; ultrasound velocity

Online: 28 November 2023 (10:08:30 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.1571.v1

Mobile Biochar Production and the Clean Air Act of 1990

Carlos Rodriguez Rodriguez-Franco, Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Derek N. Pierson, Margaret Miller, Tom Miles

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Biochar; Pyrolysis; Clean Air Act; emissions; pollutants; mobile biochar production systems

Online: 26 November 2023 (06:01:36 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.1501.v1

A Comparative Study of Stem Rot Severity in Mature Deciduous Trees in Latvia

Jānis Liepiņš, Kaspars Liepiņš, Andis Lazdiņš, Roberts Matisons, Āris Jansons

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: internal decay; stem quality; discoloration; old forests; tree cavities; decay assessment; resource management; political ecology

Online: 23 November 2023 (10:45:46 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.0985.v1

Landscape Patterns Modified by Harvesting and Ranching Allowed the Invasion of Understory Species, Affecting Sustainability of Management Practices in Southern Patagonia

Yamina Micaela Rosas, Pablo Luis Peri, Juan Manuel Cellini, María V. Lencinas, Sebastian Kepfer Rojas, Inger Kappel Schmidt, Sebastián Pechar, Marcelo Daniel Barrera, Guillermo J. Martínez Pastur

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Forest resilience; invasive species; impacts; silvopastoral systems; sustainable management

Online: 15 November 2023 (09:35:35 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.0911.v1

First Report of Diplodia quercivora and Neofusicoccum vitifusiforme Associated with Cankers and Necrosis of Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) in Declining Stands in Southern Italy

Carmine Del Grosso, Davide Palmieri, Lucia Marchese, Luigi Melissano, Lima Giuseppe

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: forest decline; Diplodia corticola; Botryosphaeriaceae; emerging plant diseases; fungal pathogens; endophytic fungi; biotic and abiotic stress.

Online: 15 November 2023 (03:48:59 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.0893.v1

Heritable Epigenetic Modification of BpIAA9 Causes the Reversion Mutation of Leaf Shapes in Betula pendula ‘Dalecarlica’

Xingxing Zhang, Chenrui Gu, Jing Jiang, Guifeng Liu, Huiyu Li

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Betula pendula 'Dalecarlica'; DNA methylation; BpIAA9

Online: 14 November 2023 (10:22:44 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.0718.v1

Root Regrowth and Discoloration in Quercus virginiana Mill. Following Linear Trenching

Andrew Koeser, Jason Grabosky, Andrew Benson, Justin Morgenroth

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Best Management Practices; Construction; Root Growth; Root Severing; Southern Live Oak; Tree Protection

Online: 10 November 2023 (13:59:10 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.0690.v1

Internal Tree Trunk Decay Detection Using Close Range Remote Sensing Data and the PointNet Deep Learning Method

Marek Hrdina, Peter Surový

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: close-range photogrammetry; mobile laser scanning; deep learning; standing trees; classification; acoustic tomography

Online: 10 November 2023 (10:23:21 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.0411.v1

Soil-Conscious Forestry and the Forbidden Apple

Augusto Zanella, Nicolas Bernier, Roberto Zampedri, Giacomo Mei, Jean André, Jean-François Ponge, Raffaello Giannini

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Sylviculture; forestry; forest management; forest dynamics; humipedon; humus system; carbon cy-cle; global change; soil biodiversity

Online: 7 November 2023 (10:26:10 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.2012.v1

Upcycling of Wood Dust From Particleboard Recycling as a Filler in Lignocellulosic Layered Composites Technology

Anita Wronka

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: upcycling; particleboard; plywood; dust; circular economy; filler

Online: 31 October 2023 (09:07:09 CET)

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Due to its size, wood dust often plays the role of a raw material used as a source of energy. However, it is nevertheless an unavoidable byproduct generated during the milling of wood or wood-based composites. The research presented here is focused on the selected properties of 3-layer plywood, produced with the utilization of dust from the milling of three-layer particleboard as a filler in the bonding mass. Four types of filler were used in the study: commercial rye flour, wood dust naturally occurring in the composition of particles used industrially for particleboard production, wood dust from the first batch of shredded particleboard, and dust from the second round of milled particleboard. In the context of this investigation, the highest modulus of elasticity (MOE) values were observed in reference samples. Conversely, for samples featuring filler material from the initial milling process, there were no substantial differences in filler content. Notably, in samples where the filler was sourced from the secondary milling of particleboard, the modulus of elasticity exhibited an upward trend in conjunction with increasing filler content. A similar trend was observed in samples utilizing the naturally occurring dust. Meanwhile, the modulus of rupture (MOR) decreased with an elevated degree of milling, though it displayed a slight increase as the filler content increased. With regard to shear strength testing, the most favorable outcomes were achieved in samples incorporating filler material from the initial milling of particleboard. The thickness swelling of the plywood reached its peak in variants utilizing filler material from both the initial and secondary milling of particleboards. In contrast, water absorption testing exhibited a more pronounced response in the newly introduced variants, although samples incorporating filler from the initial and secondary milling processes eventually yielded results akin to the reference sample, with the naturally occurring dust displaying higher water absorption values. In terms of density profiles, the highest density values were observed in samples utilizing rye flour as the filler material. A similar density profile was observed in samples with 5 parts of wood flour as filler, although the density of the adhesive was slightly lower in these cases. An increase in the quantity of wooden filler material resulted in a commensurate increase in plywood thickness. The research confirms the possibility of using the aforementioned dust as an alternative to conventional fillers in plywood technology. It also raises the question of how to effectively remove glue residues from wood-based composite dust, which would enhance their absorption properties.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.1933.v1

Effects of Drought and Phosphorus Fertilization on the Growth of Common Beech and Sessile Oak Provenances

Antonia Vukmirović, Željko Škvorc, Saša Bogdan, Daniel Krstonošić, Ida Katičić Bogdan, Tomislav Karažija, Marko Bačurin, Magdalena Brener, Krunoslav Sever

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Fagus sylvatica; Quercus petraea; Allometric growth relationship; Adaptation to drought; Luxury nutrition with phosphorus

Online: 31 October 2023 (05:14:49 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.1837.v1

Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of Gs and Gogat Gene Family in Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) under Different Nitrogen Forms

Zhenbing Qiao, Mengyun Chen, Wenjuan Ma, Kaikai Zhu, Juan Zhao, Pengpeng Tan, Fangren Peng

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: pecan；NH4+；glutamine synthetase；glutamate synthase；gene expression

Online: 30 October 2023 (06:07:40 CET)

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Nitrogen (N) is an important mineral nutrient for plant growth, as well as a limiting factor for crop yield, and how to improve the utilization efficiency of N fertilizer by plants is currently a research hotspot. This article uses bioinformatics methods to identify and analyze members of the glutamine synthetase (GS) and glutamate synthase (GOGAT) gene families in pecan. A total of 6 GS genes and 4 GOGAT genes were identified, and their physicochemical properties, gene structures, and homologous evolutionary relationships were analyzed. Analysis of tissue-specific expression of GS and GOGAT genes based on transcriptome data from pecan. The enzyme activities of GS and GOGAT and the gene expression were quantitatively analyzed under different N form ratios in pecan. According to the results, the promoter cis-acting elements of GS and GOGAT genes can be roughly divided into three types: light-responsive elements, hormone-responsive elements, and stress-responsive elements. The results of homologous evolution showed that there was no tandem duplication event for the two gene families, and GS and GOGAT have undergone purification during the evolutionary process. CiGS2s and CiFd-GOGATs were expressed mainly in leaves, and CiNADH-GOGATs were expressed mainly in fruits. The qPCR analysis results showed that T4 treatment significantly increased the expression levels of CiGS and CiGOGAT genes in the leaves. The enzyme activities of GS and GOGAT in pecan were significantly increased under T3, T4, and T5 treatments. In summary, a higher proportion of ammonium nitrogen (NH4+) in the nutrient solution was profit to pecan NH4+ assimilation. This study determined the appropriate nitrogen ratio for pecan, promoting a theoretical basis for reducing environmental pollution caused by nitrogen fertilizer and improving the nitrogen utilization efficiency of pecan. In summary, both CiGSs and CiGOGATs exhibit tissue specificity, and an ammonium-nitrate mixture with a higher proportion of NH4+ is more favorable for NH4+ assimilation in pecan. This study provides a reference basis for further understanding the functions of CiGSs and CiGOGATs in pecan, and offers a theoretical foundation for improving N use efficiency in pecan.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.1426.v1

Unintended Effects of Fuel Thinning on the Microclimate in the Coastal Forests of Southwestern British Columbia, Canada

Rhonda L. Millikin, W. John Braun, Martin E. Alexander, Shabnam Fani

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: BC wildfires; climate change; conifer forest fuel complex; fire danger; fire weather; fuel moisture

Online: 23 October 2023 (10:14:12 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.1347.v1

The Use of Herbicides to Early Spring Broadleaved Weed Control during Seedling Dormancy in the Regenerated Pedunculate Oak Forests

Verica Vasic, Milutin Djilas, Branislav Kovacevic, Sreten Vasic, Leopold Poljaković-Pajnik, Predrag Pap, Sasa Orlovic

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: oak seedlings; weed control; herbicides; forest regeneration

Online: 20 October 2023 (12:30:21 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.1123.v1

Origin and Long-Term Trend of Italian Breeding Forest Birds in the Mediterranean Context

Bruno Massa

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: list of breeding forest birds; distribution over 150 years; distribution limits; peninsulas; islands; influence of man; fires

Online: 18 October 2023 (05:20:30 CEST)

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The author attempts to reconstruct the climatic vicissitudes of the Mediterranean to explain why only broadly distributed Eurasian forest species have penetrated the Mediterranean peninsulas. He has carried out a bibliographic survey of the status of breeding forest birds in Italy over 15 decades (1872-2022) in order to establish an objective long-term trend (stable, increasing, decreasing, etc.). The number of breeding forest birds in Italy amounts to 61; their distribution, with a few exceptions, indicates that they are widespread in Eurasia, but only a small percentage of Eurasian forest species have colonized Italy and the other Mediterranean peninsulas, namely 49 in Iberian, 61 in Italian and 64 in Balkan peninsulas; a small percentage of them (between 10.9 and 14.3%) belongs to trans-Saharan migrants. The similarity between the forest species on the three peninsulas (Iberian, Italian and Balkan) results between 0.45 and 0.48, indicating a certain differ-ence in the overall fauna on the three territories. Not all species have penetrated southwards into the three peninsulas; for example, some that stopped in the Italian Alps have instead arrived to the forests of Greece, at a latitude corresponding to southern Italy, or species that in Italy stopped in the northern Apennines in the other two peninsulas have instead arrived far south. Iberian peninsula and the island of Corsica hold three endemic species among breeding forest birds, Italian and Balkan peninsulas have not endemic species. Overall, the Mediterranean presently hosts mainly neo-endemic taxa among forest bird species; the only paleo-endemics can be considered the three species of nuthatches living in Corsica, Algeria, and Turkey (other than Caucasus and the islet of Lesvos) and Le Vaillant’s woodpecker in the Maghreb (North Africa). Italian forests cover ca. 40% of land surface and since 1980’ are increasing, but 22% of them do not have a natural origin. However, it is difficult to know the true increase of forests, because some of them are fired every year. The presence of some ecologically demanding forest birds depends on the age of the trees, permanent open spaces and other characteristics at the edge of woodland.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.2134.v1

Dendrometric Relationships and Biomass in Commercial Plantations of Dipteryx spp. in the Eastern Amazon

Lucas Sérgio de Sousa Lopes, Daniela Pauletto, Emeli Susane Costa Gomes, Ádria Fernandes da Silva, Thiago Gomes de Sousa Oliveira, Jéssica Aline Godinho da Silva, Diego Damázio Baloneque, Lucieta Guerreiro Martorano

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: carbon; crown diameter; regression

Online: 30 September 2023 (05:42:45 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.1492.v1

Termites: The Marvelous Cladder and Thermoregulator in Nature: New Discoveries

Sherif Shawki Hindi, Shatha A. Alqurashi, Naimah Asid Alanazi, Khalid. A. Asiry

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: termite; thermoregulator; nest mortar; lignin; microcrystalline cellulose; nanocrystalline cellulose

Online: 22 September 2023 (05:25:35 CEST)

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The mortar’s composition, porosity, mechanical properties, entryways’ orientation, and condi-tioning status of the tunnels made by the Najdian Termite, Microtermes najdensis located at Hada Al-Sham village, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia were studied. The most prevalent infected tim-ber trees by this pest were Tamarix aphylla, Pithecellobium duce, Zizyphus spina christi, Leucaena leu-cocephala, Ficus infectoria, and Phoenix dactylifera. Climate, soil, healthy wood (Wh), and termite nest skeleton (TNS) were the four components of the termite system that were investigated physi-cally, chemically, spectroscopically, and by FTIR, XRD, SEM, and TEM. It was noticed that the entryways of the termite nests are located at the southwest direction for all the infected trees studied at Hada Al-Sham village that promotes better ventilation. Concerning to the air-conditioning status within the their nest, the internal temperature (IT) was found to be milder than that for its analogous value for the outer temperature (OT) in which the IT was wormer than OT during cold durations, while it was colder than the hottest OT in hot days and vice versa. The IT’s trend had more constantancy with minor fluctuations compared to that for the OT. Moreo-ver, the IT was found to be tended to the upper OT’s limit otherwise its colder one. This finding means that these termite species prefer the hotter atmospheres comparing the colder circumstanc-es. Lignin is the prominent tracer of the organic matter used as a binder for the TNS due to its gluing ability, resistance to enzymatic degradation by the termites and their accompanied fungal community habituating the nests. The presence of both microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) and nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) was discovered for the first time in the nest mortar reinforcing Klason lignin as the main binder. Their presence was proved by FTIR, XRD, SEM and TEM anal-yses and we satisfied that they were naturally-synthesized by the action of enzymatic hydrolysis excreted by the termites and their accompanied fungal community habituating the nests. The gross heat of combustion (GHCs) of the Wh and TNS were studied to try to find an important uti-lization of the infected woods as renewable energy resources instead of disposal them without economic benefits. These findings may be used for interpreting the durability of the termite nests to the different environmental stresses. Biomimicry of the termites’ nest from the perspective of its magic mortar with a suitable permeability, the entryways’ orientation, and the air-conditioning status can lead to modify the current construction’s designs to be more green and ecofriendly.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.1233.v1

Study the Propperties of the Structure of Woody Plant Communities on Mudflats to the Coast and Dykes West Sea Zone Protection: A Case Study in Sea West of Kien Giang Provinces

THAI THANH LUOM, Ngoc Thi Hong Dang

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: climate change; coast and sea dykes; mangroves; sea level rise; West Sea; Kien Giang province

Online: 19 September 2023 (08:35:30 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.1270.v1

Bidecadal Analysis of Urbanization Effects and Ecosystem Services at Haldwani, Western Himalayas, India

Seema Sahdev, Reuven Yosef, Shrey Rakholia, Abhinav Mehta, Neelesh Yadav

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Forest; Treecover; LST; AOD; Remote Sensing; Himalayan; Nightlight

Online: 19 September 2023 (08:17:17 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.1222.v1

Changes in Soil Fungal Diversity and Composition along a Rural–Urban Gradient

Hans-Peter Rusterholz, Bruno Baur

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: urbanization; soil microbial community; beech forest; forest characteristics; trophic groups; fungal guilds

Online: 19 September 2023 (03:50:33 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.0336.v1

Distributional Response of the Rare and Critically Endangered Ilex nanchuanensis to Climate Change in East Asia

Zhiming Chen, Zhuzhu Luo, Guang Li, Renyuan He, Shuqin Wang, Liangliang Li

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Ilex nanchuanensis; global climate change; migration prediction; potential distribution,Critically Endangered Chinese Endemic Species

Online: 6 September 2023 (04:18:32 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.0315.v1

Ecophysiology Responses of Andiroba Seedlings (Carapa Guianensis Aubl.) Under Different Levels of Shading

Aldeize Santos Tribuzy, Plínio Barbosa de Camargo, Karina Gonçalves Silva, Daniela Pauletto, Sarah Talita de Lima Tribuzy, Edgard Siza Tribuzy

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: amazon tree; growth; physiology; photoinhibition; plasticity; light levels

Online: 6 September 2023 (04:10:10 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.0270.v1

Effect of Globose Scale (Sphaerolecanium prunastri) Infestation on the Growth of Wild Apricot (Prunus armeniaca) Trees

Wei Linghu, Zhaozhi Lu, Yuli Wang, Guizhen Gao

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Sphaerolecanium prunastri (Boyer de Fonscolombe); Prunus armeniaca L.; branch and leaf growth; chlorophyll SPAD values; fruit characteristics

Online: 5 September 2023 (08:15:52 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.2184.v1

Bibliometric-based Analysis of the Last Twenty Years of Research on Lagerstroemia

Yinglin Xie, Xinsheng Qin, Ziyuan Shao, Jinyan Ye

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Lagerstroemia; bibliometric analysis; VOSviewer; CiteSpace; Web of Science; research progress

Online: 31 August 2023 (12:09:15 CEST)

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Lagerstroemia is a genus of deciduous and evergreen shrubs and trees belonging to the family Lythraceae. Due to the attention paid to environmental and health issues, Lagerstroemia has become increasingly important in ecological environment protection, drug development, genetic resource protection, and application research. In order to gain an in-depth understanding of the current status and cutting-edge trends of Lagerstroemia research in the world, and objectively reflect the scientific capabilities and influence of relevant research countries, institutions, authors, and journals in this field. Using the visual analysis software VOSviewer and CiteSpace, a statistical analysis of the literature on Lagerstroemia in the Web of Science database was performed from 2002 to 2022. The results showed that the number of articles published on Lagerstromia in the world was increasing. Four of the five articles with the highest citation frequency were from the United States, and the number of articles published in Hortscience was the highest. In terms of subject distribution, the most frequently published subjects were plant sciences, pharmacology and pharmacy. These two disciplines focused on the cultivation of Lagerstroemia species and medicinal research on Lagerstroemia extracts. In terms of categories, science accounted for 41% of the top 10 subjects. Technical science accounted for a relatively large proportion. However, the amount of relevant literature in engineering science needs to be improved. India, the United States, and China were the main research forces in this field. In terms of international cooperation, China had close collaborations with many countries such as the United States, Japan, India, Russia, and the United Kingdom. Beijing Forestry University ranked first in terms of total number of publications, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences had the highest total citations and average citations. Meanwhile, most of the authors at the top of the list were Chinese scholars. Cluster analysis showed that the research of keywords such as “oxidative stress”, “protein” and “corosolic acid” were the research hotspots in recent years. Research on the chemical components and pharmacological effects of Lagerstroemia will be the focus of the research on Lagerstroemia.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.2150.v1

Super-resolution Reconstruction of Particleboard Images Based on Improved SRGAN

Wei Yu, Haiyan Zhou, Ying Liu, Yutu Yang, Yinxi Shen

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: particleboard; super-resolution reconstruction; generate adversarial networks; defect

Online: 31 August 2023 (09:58:34 CEST)

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As a high-quality forestry product with excellent performance, particleboard is widely used in many fields and has great market potential. At present, it is a research difficulty to accurately identify small, fine and different shapes of defects on the whole particleboard through machine vision technology. The application of image super-resolution reconstruction technology on particleboard can improve the surface image quality of particleboard, which is conducive to the subsequent improvement of defect detection accuracy. In this study, super-resolution dense attention generative adversarial network (SRDAGAN) model was improved to solve the problem that super-resolution generative adversarial network (SRGAN) reconstructed image would produce artifacts and its performance needed to be improved. The Batch Normalization (BN) layer was removed, the convolutional block attention module (CBAM) was optimized to construct dense block, and the dense blocks were constructed by densely skip connection. Then, the corresponding 52400 image blocks with high resolution and low resolution were trained, verified and tested according to the ratio of 3:1:1. The model was comprehensively evaluated from the effect of image reconstruction and the two indexes of PSNR and SSIM. It was found that compared with BICUBIC and SRGAN, PSNR index of SRDAGAN increased by 4.88dB and 3.25dB respectively, and SSIM increased by 0.0507 and 0.1122 respectively. The reconstructed images not only had clearer texture, but also had more realistic expression of various features, and the performance of the model had been greatly improved. At the same time, this study also emphatically discussed on the image reconstruction effect with defects. The result showed that the SRDAGAN proposed in this study can complete the super-resolution reconstruction of particleboard images with high quality. In the future, it can also be further combined with defect detection for actual production to improve the quality of forestry products and increase economic benefits.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.1275.v1

Effect of the Citric acid on the Properties of Sapwood of Pinus sylvestris Submitted to Thermomechanical Treatment

Matheus Crisostomo, Cláudio Del Menezzi, Holger Militz, Katarzyna Kurkowiak, Aaron Kilian Mayer, Luísa Carvalho, Jorge Martins

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: citric acid; thermo-mechanical modification; dimensional stability; solid timber.

Online: 17 August 2023 (09:33:41 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.1027.v1

Landscape and Vegetation Changes to Areas of Savanna Submitted to Different Fire Intervals in Parque Nacional dos Sempre Vivas, Brazil

Natália Viveiros Salomão, Leovandes Soares Da Silva, Thais Ribeiro Costa, Jessica Cunha Blum, Danielle Piuzana Mucida, Marcelino Moraes, Marcelo Dutra Da Silva, Geraldo Wilson Fernandes, Evandro Machado

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Fire; Floristics; Cerrado

Online: 15 August 2023 (08:40:42 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.0301.v1

Aboveground Biomass Mapping and Fire Potential Severity Assessment: A Case Study for Eucalypts and Shrubland Areas in the Centre Inland of Portugal

Cristina Alegria

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Biomass components; Carbon sequestration; NDVI-CV method; Spectral signatures; Fire hazard; Fire potential severity

Online: 3 August 2023 (07:24:48 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.0126.v1

Decadal Fire Effects on the Structure, Composition and Aboveground Carbon Stocks of a Neotropical Savanna

Sarah Cristine Neri, Barbara Bomfim, Reginaldo Sérgio Pereira, Pâmela Virgilio Dos Santos, Alexandre França Tetto

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Fire ecology; cerrado stricto sensu; savanna ecosystem; woody vegetation; plant ecology

Online: 2 August 2023 (10:34:48 CEST)

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Fire is a common disturbance in the Brazilian savanna (Cerrado), wherein high-frequency fires drive the vegetation structure, composition, function, and dynamics of savanna ecosystems. Under climate change pressure, further understanding of fire-vegetation relationships and interactions can provide new approaches for establishing strategies for integrated fire management and promote savanna vegetation recovery post-fire. To understand how 15 years of yearly manipulated burning affects the vertical and horizontal structure of the vegetation, the species composition and diversity metrics (species richness, Shannon's diversity, and Pielou's evenness), and the aboveground carbon stocks, we surveyed all woody plant species with a diameter greater than three centimeters in 15 plots of a typical Brazilian savanna (cerrado stricto sensu) at an experimental research station in central Brazil (Cerrado biome). Fifteen plots (five per treatment) were differently affected by fire events over a decade, comprising three treatments: (i) annual fire, (ii) legacy fire (> 11 years since the last fire event), and control (not burned in the past 30 years). Non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) analysis indicated a significant effect of fire on the species composition among treatments and that some species benefited from fire, such as Erythroxylum suberosum, whereas others propagated better without fire, such as Camisala montana and Dalbergia miscolobium. Over a decade of annual fire events led to decreases in Shannon's diversity, species richness, and stem density, which were significantly lower in the annual fire treatment than in the control and legacy fire treatments. Stem density by diameter and height size class (except for the 1-2 m class and above 8 m) was higher in the control than in the annual fire treatment, but the number of dead trees did not differ between the control and annual fire treatments. Our results also showed that fire was a factor in changes in the evaluated parameters, such as annual fire treatment, which reduced the amount of biomass and, therefore, the carbon stock. This study suggests that, if burned yearly, typical Brazilian savannas can become less biodiverse in terms of woody plant species and negatively affect their fire resilience. Therefore, fire management practices should focus on determining the frequency with which these ecosystems may benefit the most from fire disturbances.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.2152.v1

Analytical Study for the Determination of the Energy Use Potential of Forest Dendromass in the Czech Republic

David Březina, Jakub Michal, Petra Hlaváčková

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: dendromass; energy potential; logging residues; growing stock; national climate targets

Online: 1 August 2023 (02:59:35 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.1459.v1

Carbon Capture and Storage through Upcycling of Suberinic Acid Residues in Wood Composites Finishing

Aleksandra Jeżo, Grzegorz Kowaluk

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: surface; emission; finishing; biopolymer; filler; bark; suberinic acid; residue; upcycling

Online: 21 July 2023 (13:58:01 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.1384.v1

Biomass Allocation, Foliar And Root Production in Boreal Drained Downy Birch (Betula pubescens Ehrh.) Dominated Peatland Sites

Md Rezaul Karim, Katja T. Rinne-Garmston, Sakari Sarkkola

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: downy birch; biomass allocation; above-ground biomass; stand age; tree diameter; forest peatland.

Online: 20 July 2023 (09:54:06 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1624.v2

Anthropogenic Damage, Land Cover Change and Mitigation of Mount Hamiding Protected Forest Area in North Halmahera District, North Maluku Province-Wallace Zone, Indonesia

Jacob Kailola, Rishadi Purwanto, Sumardi Sumardi, Lies Rahayu W Faida

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: anthropogenic; land cover change; mitigation; protected forest

Online: 17 July 2023 (10:51:58 CEST)

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Mount Hamiding Protected Forest is located in North Halmahera Regency, North Maluku Province, the Wallace zone has an important role in providing protection functions, life support systems and regulating water management, preventing floods, preventing seawater intrusion, and controlling soil fertility. The protected forest area in the Wallace Zone is globally renowned for its endemic characteristics of flora and fauna. The condition of the protected forest of Mount Hamiding HMPF is currently experiencing anthropogenic damage as a result of forest encroachment, illegal logging, shifting cultivation, grazing and poaching to meet social needs. Anthropogenic damage has been in the spotlight for decades and has become a global issue. This study aims to determine damage to protected forests, changes in land cover, and mitigation of protected forest areas. This research uses quantitative and descriptive qualitative methods. Determination of research locations by purposive sampling. Parameters measured in this study were damage to protected forests, changes in land cover and area mitigation strategies. To identify forest damage, snowball sampling was carried out, and land cover changes through land cover data processing were obtained from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia. Then using Imagery 7 ETM+ and 8 OLI to calculate changes in forested land to non-forested from 2006 -2021, analysis of land cover change using supervised classification, developing a strategy based on identity verification of forest damage and analysis of land cover change. The results showed that damage to protected forests was caused by anthropogenic disturbances in the form of forest encroachment, shifting cultivation, illegal logging, grazing and hunting of wild animals. Changes in land cover experienced the greatest damage in 2006-2021 amounting to 1,796.54 ha (16.17%). Strategic efforts are carried out using forest engineering, namely the agroforestry system and social engineering through community empowerment, namely training and outreach.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.0818.v1

Modeling Height—Diameter Relationship Using Artificial Neural Networks for Durango Pine Species in Mexico

Yuduan Ou, Geronimo Quiñonez-Barraza

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: artificial intelligence; artificial neural network; height-diameter relationship; nonlinear mixed effect modeling

Online: 12 July 2023 (11:34:02 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.0800.v1

Forest Monitoring Based on Sentinel-2 Satellite Imagery, Google Earth Engine Cloud Computing, and Machine Learning

Tamás Molnár, Géza Király

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: forest monitoring; remote-sensing; satellite image; bark beetle damage; Sentinel-2; vegetation index; water index

Online: 12 July 2023 (11:13:47 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.0692.v1

Functional and Species Diversity across Disturbance Levels and Environmental Variables in Yayu Coffee Forest Biosphere Reserve, Southwest Ethiopia

Ferede Abuye Jeldu, Motuma Tolera Feyisa, Teshale Woldeamanuel

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: biosphere reserve; disturbance; functional diversity; zonation

Online: 11 July 2023 (10:55:14 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.0465.v1

Physicochemical Response of External Plant Growth Regulator in the Cutting Process of Mulberry

Jiajia Sun, Hao Dou, Hanlei Chen, Yilin Wang, Tiantian Wang, Jin'e Quan, Huitao Bi

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Mulberry; Cuttings; Adventitious roots; Endogenous hormones; Oxidase activity

Online: 7 July 2023 (07:09:48 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.0221.v1

The Influence of the Content of Recycled Natural Leather Residue Particles on the Properties of the HDF Boards

Katarzyna Bartoszuk, Grzegorz Kowaluk

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: fibers, natural leather, upholstery furniture, fiberboard, HDF, recycling

Online: 4 July 2023 (15:08:38 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.1510.v1

Sensitivity of Eurasian Rear-Edge Birch Populations to Regional Climate and Local Hydrological Conditions

Ester González de Andrés, Michele Colangelo, Reyes Luelmo-Lautenschlaeger, José Antonio López-Sáez, Jesús Julio Camarero

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Betula pendula; Betula pubescens; drought; growth decline; land use; peatland; Toledo Mountains

Online: 21 June 2023 (09:50:13 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.1249.v1

Regeneration and calorific potential of Uapaca togoensis Pax, (Euphorbiaceae) in Togo

Wala Kperkouma, Noundja Liyabin, Fousseni Folega, Lare Yendoubé, Koumantiga Dabitora, Pereki Hodabalo, Kangbeni Dimobe, Batawila Komina, Akpagana Koffi

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Domestication; germination; calorific potential; Uapaca togoensis; Togo

Online: 16 June 2023 (13:53:27 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.1100.v1

Maturation Stress and Wood Properties of Poplar (Populus × euramericana ‘Zhonglin46’) Tension Wood

Yamei Liu, Xiao Wu, Jingliang Zhang, Shengquan Liu, Katherine Semple, Chunping Dai

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: released longitudinal maturation stresses; wood properties; Populus×euramericana ‘Zhonglin46’; tension wood; peripheral positions; heights

Online: 15 June 2023 (09:45:51 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.1011.v1

Effect of Tree Size Heterogeneity on the Overall Growth Trend of Trees in Coniferous Forests of the Tibetan Plateau

Yuelin Wang, Shumiao Shu, Xiaodan Wang, Wende Chen

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: tree radial growth; iterative growth model; Tibetan Plateau; coniferous forest; growth variability; tree size heterogeneity

Online: 14 June 2023 (08:40:50 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0977.v1

Tree Health Condition in Urban Green Areas Through Crown In-Dicators and Vegetation Indices

Luis Manuel Morales-Gallegos, Tomás Martínez-Trinidad, Patricia Hernández-de la Rosa, Armando Gómez-Guerrero, Dionicio Alvarado-Rosales, Luz de Lourdes Saavedra-Romero

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: urban trees; vegetation indices; chlorophyll fluorescence; forest health; crown density

Online: 14 June 2023 (04:07:08 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.2257.v1

Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus in Central China based on SNP Markers

Aixia Yang, Xiaolei Ding, Yuan Feng, Tingting Chen, Jianren Ye

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Bursaphelenchus xylophilus; SNP; genetic diversity; population differentiation (List three to ten pertinent keywords specific to the article yet reasonably common within the subject discipline.)

Online: 31 May 2023 (13:23:36 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.2075.v1

Land Use Change and Structural Diversity of Affem Boussou Community Forest in Tchamba 1 Commune (Tchamba Prefecture, Togo)

Fousseni Folega, Badjare Bilouktime, Tchabi Mustapha, Mouctar Kamara, Atakpama Wouyo, Issifou Aboudoumisamilou, Djiwa Oyetunde, Wala Kperkouma, Batawila Komlan, Akpagana Koffi

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: land use changes; zoning; community forest; resilience; Togo

Online: 30 May 2023 (07:57:57 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1624.v1

Anthropogenic Damage, Land Cover Change and Mitigation of Mount Hamiding Protected Forest Area in North Halmahera District, North Maluku Province-Wallace Zone, Indonesia

Jacob Kailola, Rishadi Purwanto, Sumardi Sumardi, Lies Rahayu W Faida

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: anthropogenic; land cover change; mitigation; protected forest

Online: 23 May 2023 (08:32:20 CEST)

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Mount Hamiding Protected Forest is located in North Halmahera Regency, North Maluku Province, the Wallace zone has an important role in providing protection functions, life support systems and regulating water management, preventing floods, preventing seawater intrusion, and controlling soil fertility. The protected forest area in the Wallace Zone is globally renowned for its endemic characteristics of flora and fauna. The condition of the protected forest of Mount Hamiding HMPF is currently experiencing anthropogenic damage as a result of forest encroachment, illegal logging, shifting cultivation, grazing and poaching to meet social needs. Anthropogenic damage has been in the spotlight for decades and has become a global issue. This study aims to determine damage to protected forests, changes in land cover, and mitigation of protected forest areas. This research uses quantitative and descriptive qualitative methods. Determination of research locations by purposive sampling. Parameters measured in this study were damage to protected forests, changes in land cover and area mitigation strategies. To identify forest damage, snowball sampling was carried out, and land cover changes through land cover data processing were obtained from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia. Then using Imagery 7 ETM+ and 8 OLI to calculate changes in forested land to non-forested from 2006 -2021, analysis of land cover change using supervised classification, developing a strategy based on identity verification of forest damage and analysis of land cover change. The results showed that damage to protected forests was caused by anthropogenic disturbances in the form of forest encroachment, shifting cultivation, illegal logging, grazing and hunting of wild animals. Changes in land cover experienced the greatest damage in 2006-2021 amounting to 1,796.54 ha (16.17%). Strategic efforts are carried out using forest engineering, namely the agroforestry system and social engineering through community empowerment, namely training and outreach.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1450.v1

Formulating Equations for Estimating Forest Stand Carbon Stock for Various Tree Species Groups at the Ngao Demonstration Forest, Northern Thailand

Narapong Sangram, Khwanchai Duangsathaporn, Yenemurwon Omule, Patsi Prasomsin, Kritsadapan Palakit, Pichit Lumyai

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Carbon stock; Standing-tree carbon equation; Mae Huad Sector; Ngao Demonstration Forest

Online: 19 May 2023 (16:40:19 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1389.v1

Tree Species Responses to Competition, Stress, and Disturbance Suggest Adaptive Relationships in the Hemi-Boreal Forest

Raimundas Petrokas, Michael Manton

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: adaptive strategies; competitiveness; stress tolerance; ruderalism; natural selection; forest dynamics; Lithuania

Online: 19 May 2023 (07:24:46 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1324.v1

Ecological Factors Driving Tree Diversity across Spatial Scales in Temperate Forests, Northeast China

Yue Gu, Junhui Zhang, Wang Ma, Yue Feng, Leilei Yang, Zhuo Li, Yanshuang Guo, Guoqiang Shi, Shijie Han

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Biodiversity; Tree richness; Shannon index; Simpson index; Ecological mechanism; Climate; Topography; Forest structure

Online: 18 May 2023 (10:15:38 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.1252.v1

Analysis of the Effects of Windthrows on the Microbiological Properties of the Forest Soils and Their Natural Regeneration

Silviu Ioan Sicoe, Ghiță Cristian Crainic, Alina Dora Samuel, Marinela Florica Bodog, Călin Ioan Iovan, Sorin Curilă, Ioan Ovidiu Hâruța, Eugenia Șerban, Lucian Sorin Dorog, Nicu Cornel Sabău

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: windthrow; organic Carbon; dehydrogenase activity; number of fungi; natural regeneration

Online: 30 April 2023 (03:45:06 CEST)

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Windthrows in the forestry fund, which have become more frequent due to the increase in extreme weather events, have had and continue to have negative economic and ecological effects, making them a pressing issue in forestry research. Their urgency has been amplified in light of the need to develop sustainable forest management systems. The main objectives of this study are to evaluate the effects of windthrows on some microbiological properties of forest soils and to monitor the evolution of the degraded tree regeneration, 4 years after the event, for three tree species: Norway spruce (Picea abies L.), sessile oak (Quercus petraea), and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.). The experimental plot used is arranged in dispersed blocks and subdivided plots, with three repetitions, bifactorial, factor A representing the tree species, and factor B the windthrows: in two situations: affected (AW) and not affected by felling (WW). Three representative soil profiles were studied for each tree species, including dehydrogenase activity (DA) and the number of fungi (NF) in the organic horizon at the soil surface. Dehydrogenase activity was determined by the extraction of triphenylformazan, and NF was evaluated using the Plate Count Method (Petri plates) and the Sabouraud Agar culture medium. The values of Current Dehydrogenase Activity (CDA) and Potential Dehydrogenase Activity (PDA) did not show significant statistical differences in relation to the windthrow factor, but were distinctly significant (p < 0.01) for the tree species factor. On the other hand, NF showed statistical significance for both tree species and windthrows factors, at a level of p < 0.01. Correlations were highlighted between the differences in AW and WW of CDA, PDA, and NF with the number of naturally regenerated seedlings (NRS), and the type of soil. The regressions established between NRS and the differences in CDA and PDA, the dependence of the differences in PDA on the differences in NF, and the regression between the differences in NF and the type of soil demonstrate the importance of soil characteristics in the natural regeneration process of the main tree species - Norway spruce, sessile oak, and European beech. Stimulating NRS in AW forests and increasing the volume of terrestrial organic carbon (TOC) biomass is directly dependent on soil fertility, primarily determined by soil organic carbon (SOC), which accumulates in the soil as a result of organic matter, deposited on the surface. Sustainable forest management of AW plots should stimulate the accumulation of SOC, including the partial or total preservation of dead trees, provided that the attack of specific diseases and pests is avoided.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.1224.v1

The Most Suitable Calcium Concentration for Growth Varies among Different Tree Species – Taking Pinus tabuliformis, Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica, Populus, and Morus alba as Examples

Hui Li, Yaoyao Zhao, Xiaohang Weng, Yongbin Zhou, Songzhu Zhang, Liying Liu, Jiubo Pei

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Optimum calcium concentration; growth; photosynthesis; water use efficiency; stress resistance

Online: 29 April 2023 (07:44:57 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.0970.v1

Assessing the Likelihood of Failure Due to Stem Decay Using Different Assessment Techniques

Ari Okun, Nicholas J. Brazee, James R. Clark, Michael J. Cunningham-Minnick, Daniel C. Burcham, Brian Kane

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: tree risk assessment; decay; resistance drilling; tomography; tree risk assessment qualification; tree stem

Online: 26 April 2023 (07:41:38 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.0582.v1

Study on the Ecology, Biology and Ethology of the Invasive Species Corythucha arcuata Say, 1832 (Heteroptera: Tingidae), a Danger to Quercus sp. in the Climatic Conditions of the City of Sibiu, Romania

Cristina Stancă-Moise, George MOISE, Mihaela Rotaru, Ghizela Vonica, Mirela Stanciu, Dorina Sanislau

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Oak lace bug; invasive alien species; Corythucha arcuata; Sibiu County; Romania

Online: 19 April 2023 (09:53:38 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.0549.v1

Multi-Omics Techniques for Forest Plant Breeding

Mingcheng Wang, Rui Li, Qi Zhao

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: forest plants; genetic breeding; omics technologies; multi-omics integration; gene regulatory networks

Online: 19 April 2023 (05:31:46 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.0337.v1

Entomopathogenic Potential of Bacillus velezensis CE 100 for the Biological Control of Termite Damage in Wooden Architectural Buildings of Korean Cultural Heritage

Jae-Hyun Moon, Henry B. Ajuna, Sang-Jae Won, Vantha Choub, Su-In Choi, Ju-Yeol Yun, Won Joung Hwang, Sang Wook Park, Young Sang Ahn

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: wooden buildings; national treasures; termite damage; bacterial entomopathogenic; cuticle disintegration; termiticidal effect

Online: 14 April 2023 (03:17:20 CEST)

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