Forest management through the use of the right forestry treatments allows achieving persistence, sustained yield and maximum production of forests. The objective of this work was to assess the increment in stem volume of Pinus durangensis trees, from the analysis of the growth-rings by means of the ...

This study was mainly aimed at constructing polymorphic site index curves for beech in the central (Rudnik mountain - RU, about 15,000 ha) and eastern (Žagubica - ŽA, about 7,000 ha) part of its distribution in Serbia. To obtain suitable height-age data and evaluate the best-fit growth model we...

Background and Objectives: Significant progress in developing European national forest inventory (NFI) systems could ensure accurate evaluations of gross annual increment (GAI) and its components by employing direct measurements. However, the use of NFI data is insufficient for increasing the...

Against the background of the ongoing climate change, forest science and Central-European forest management need information about tree species that are suitable of forming resistant and resilient multispecific and multipurpose forest stands. Non-native species are also considered for this purpose. ...

Intensive forest management (fertilization, weed control) and the planting of fast-growing families of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) can dramatically increase the rate of tree biomass accumulation, but it is unclear how tree genetics and management intensity interact to affect belowground...

Brosimum utile (Kunth) Oken is a timber-yielding high-potential species with elevated rates of forest harvest at large-scale commercial transport in Colombia. In order to provide silvicultural management elements for natural forests, this study applied dendrochronological technique in a manner that ...

Branch free wood of large dimension of pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.) and sessile oak (Q. petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) is highly valued, while small sized and low quality oak timber generate little income. This paper describes how large dimensions of branch free wood can be produced by applying...

Guidelines for the sustainable and effective use of plantation forests are important for national land planning and mountain village development in Japan. Therefore, we analyzed the value of plantation forests in view of forestry using Land Expectation Value (LEV) as an investment indicator. Cash...

Background While the capability of forests to sequester carbon dioxide (CO₂) is acknowledged as an important component in fighting climate change, a closer look reveals the difficulties in determining the actual contribution by forest management when indirect and natural impacts are to be factored...

Tree breeding of teak results in selected clones with high growth. Intensive silviculture is required to support a large-scale clonal teak plantation. Appropriate spacing is one of the methods to increase forest plantation productivity. Research of teak clone spacing was conducted on a...