Riparian zones are important interface areas between soil and stream systems. Few studies carried out in tropical and subtropical regions evaluate litter decomposition in both stream water and riparian soils. Herein, we assessed the effects of land cover on microbial activity on the decomposition...

Predicting growth and production is the key to effective forest management, especially in those stands where silvicultural treatments are more intensive, such as silvopastoral systems. The aim of this study was to fit a state and transition model (STM) to predict the stem volume of slash pine...

Intensive pine silviculture has become the dominant management paradigm in the southeastern United States. Although productivity has been substantially increased by the combination of cultural, silvicultural, and genetic advancements, wood quality is sometimes sacrificed in intensive silviculture....

This special subject contains 7 articles discussing topics on the management of Eucalyptus and Pinus massoniana plantations, such as: non-volatile chemical components from Eucalyptus plants and their pharmacological activities; effects of mixing Eucalyptus and Castanopsis hystrix on soil hydrolytic ...

We simulate the impacts of future reductions of risk of fusiform rust, increases in forest productivity and seedling costs on the optimal forest management of an even-aged slash pine stand using a generalised economic model. Our numerical findings show that future land values are increased with...

To explore the effects of carbon sources and other main factors on the proliferation of embryogenic callus in Pinus elliottii, and provide technical methods and theoretical basis for further improving proliferation efficiency. The embryogenic callus of the elite clone PEE3-13 was used, the effects...

Objectives: This study was conducted to improve the ecological and economic benefits of Pinus elliottii plantations in Pengchang Forest Farm, Jingmen City. Methods: P. elliottii plantations in Pengchang Forest Farm in Jingmen City were selected as the research object, and the appearance and...

Disturbances of varying frequency and intensity shape the species composition, stand structure, and functions of forests. This study assessed the frequency and distribution of disturbances caused by eight agents (insects, diseases, fire, animals, weather, other vegetation, human, and unknown) in...

Objective: The rotation period of slash pine timber and resin plantations in China is appropriately extended on the basis of the mature age of timber plantations. Although certain economic benefits can be obtained in this rotation, there is still no scientific basis for whether the optimal economic ...

Growth differences between key commercial species and between silvicultural intensities (phases) within a species in a region are of great interest to foresters. This study used modeling methods to investigate these differences in east Texas. Datasets collected from loblolly and slash pine plots...