Pub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-12-04DOI: 10.1007/s11056-024-10086-2
Nelson Thiffault, Per Nordin, Amy Wotherspoon, Karin Hjelm, Erika Olofsson
Boreal forests, which account for one-third of the world's forested areas, play a crucial role in global climate regulation and provide significant ecological, economic, and cultural benefits. However, boreal ecosystems face substantial threats from climate change, leading to increased disturbances such as wildfires, insect outbreaks, and disease. In response, reforestation emerges as a vital strategy for maintaining and restoring forest cover. In this perspective paper, we summarize some recent research on plantation establishment in boreal ecosystems of eastern North America and Scandinavia, emphasizing the effectiveness of mechanical site preparation (MSP), species-specific responses, and soil nutrient dynamics. We suggest key areas for future research, including the long-term sustainability of MSP, the development of adaptive strategies to climate variability, species-specific optimization of planting techniques, and integration of technological advances. Addressing these research needs will support the development of adaptive silviculture practices that enhance boreal stands resilience and productivity, helping to meet reforestation objectives and mitigate the impacts of climate change. We aim to stimulate regional, national, and international research initiatives, contributing to the resilience and sustainability of boreal ecosystems.
{"title":"A trans-Atlantic perspective on successful plantation establishment in boreal ecosystems: lessons learned and research opportunities.","authors":"Nelson Thiffault, Per Nordin, Amy Wotherspoon, Karin Hjelm, Erika Olofsson","doi":"10.1007/s11056-024-10086-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11056-024-10086-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Boreal forests, which account for one-third of the world's forested areas, play a crucial role in global climate regulation and provide significant ecological, economic, and cultural benefits. However, boreal ecosystems face substantial threats from climate change, leading to increased disturbances such as wildfires, insect outbreaks, and disease. In response, reforestation emerges as a vital strategy for maintaining and restoring forest cover. In this perspective paper, we summarize some recent research on plantation establishment in boreal ecosystems of eastern North America and Scandinavia, emphasizing the effectiveness of mechanical site preparation (MSP), species-specific responses, and soil nutrient dynamics. We suggest key areas for future research, including the long-term sustainability of MSP, the development of adaptive strategies to climate variability, species-specific optimization of planting techniques, and integration of technological advances. Addressing these research needs will support the development of adaptive silviculture practices that enhance boreal stands resilience and productivity, helping to meet reforestation objectives and mitigate the impacts of climate change. We aim to stimulate regional, national, and international research initiatives, contributing to the resilience and sustainability of boreal ecosystems.</p>","PeriodicalId":19228,"journal":{"name":"New Forests","volume":"56 1","pages":"16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11618171/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142795049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2025-11-04DOI: 10.1007/s11056-025-10137-2
Jonathan-Kusa Kimbukusu, Nelson Thiffault, Annie DesRochers
Our study, conducted in the mixed boreal forest of western Quebec, Canada, assessed the effectiveness of various site preparation treatments to promote black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) BSP) regeneration on wet sites invaded by speckled alder (Alnus incana subsp. rugosa (du roi) R.T. Clausen) following harvest. In 2019, four treatments were established: scalping, mulching, soil inversion, and an untreated control. Black spruce seedlings were planted in 2020. Measurements taken in 2021, at the end of the second growing season, revealed that the treatments doubled the growth and size of seedlings compared to the control group. While differences were small, seedlings in mulched plots showed significantly greater height growth and annual shoot elongation compared to those in inverted plots. The treatments also reduced competing species cover, while promoting the presence of grasses. Environmental conditions and soil properties did not vary significantly between treatments and the control group, except for pH and potassium in some cases. These results suggest that all three site preparation treatments tested are effective in establishing black spruce regeneration on wet sites invaded by speckled alder. Long-term monitoring is needed to assess the economic impact of treatments and better understand the role of alder in nitrogen availability on treated sites.
{"title":"The effects of various site preparation treatments on the control of <i>Alnus incana</i> and forest regeneration in boreal forests of Western Quebec, Canada.","authors":"Jonathan-Kusa Kimbukusu, Nelson Thiffault, Annie DesRochers","doi":"10.1007/s11056-025-10137-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11056-025-10137-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Our study, conducted in the mixed boreal forest of western Quebec, Canada, assessed the effectiveness of various site preparation treatments to promote black spruce (<i>Picea mariana</i> (Mill.) BSP) regeneration on wet sites invaded by speckled alder (<i>Alnus incana</i> subsp. <i>rugosa</i> (du roi) R.T. Clausen) following harvest. In 2019, four treatments were established: scalping, mulching, soil inversion, and an untreated control. Black spruce seedlings were planted in 2020. Measurements taken in 2021, at the end of the second growing season, revealed that the treatments doubled the growth and size of seedlings compared to the control group. While differences were small, seedlings in mulched plots showed significantly greater height growth and annual shoot elongation compared to those in inverted plots. The treatments also reduced competing species cover, while promoting the presence of grasses. Environmental conditions and soil properties did not vary significantly between treatments and the control group, except for pH and potassium in some cases. These results suggest that all three site preparation treatments tested are effective in establishing black spruce regeneration on wet sites invaded by speckled alder. Long-term monitoring is needed to assess the economic impact of treatments and better understand the role of alder in nitrogen availability on treated sites.</p>","PeriodicalId":19228,"journal":{"name":"New Forests","volume":"56 6","pages":"74"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12627194/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145564867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-10DOI: 10.1007/s11056-023-10025-7
R. Mathew, D. S. Guru Murthy, Mohan Varghese
{"title":"Nutrient dynamics and sustainability of short rotation Eucalyptus camaldulensis plantations in southern India","authors":"R. Mathew, D. S. Guru Murthy, Mohan Varghese","doi":"10.1007/s11056-023-10025-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-023-10025-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19228,"journal":{"name":"New Forests","volume":"3 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139439917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-22DOI: 10.1007/s11056-023-10019-5
Shuyi Yang, Brian Tobin, Stephen Byrne, P. Álvarez-Álvarez, Niall Farrelly, Conor O’Reilly
{"title":"Improving the efficiency of genetic selection in Sitka spruce using spatial and competition factors","authors":"Shuyi Yang, Brian Tobin, Stephen Byrne, P. Álvarez-Álvarez, Niall Farrelly, Conor O’Reilly","doi":"10.1007/s11056-023-10019-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-023-10019-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19228,"journal":{"name":"New Forests","volume":"8 32","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138944002","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-20DOI: 10.1007/s11056-023-10020-y
Kaelyn Finley, Jianwei Zhang, Brian Lindstrand, Mark Gray, Thomas Jopson
{"title":"Effects of seed sources and nursery cultural practices on field performance of containerized Douglas-fir seedlings","authors":"Kaelyn Finley, Jianwei Zhang, Brian Lindstrand, Mark Gray, Thomas Jopson","doi":"10.1007/s11056-023-10020-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-023-10020-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19228,"journal":{"name":"New Forests","volume":"37 16","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138957383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-18DOI: 10.1007/s11056-023-10022-w
Anthony C. Yacucci, Walter P. Carson, Jenna C. Martineau, Curtis D. Burns, Brian P. Riley, A. Royo, T. Diggins, Ian J. Renne
{"title":"Native tree species prosper while exotics falter during gap-phase regeneration, but only where deer densities are near historical levels","authors":"Anthony C. Yacucci, Walter P. Carson, Jenna C. Martineau, Curtis D. Burns, Brian P. Riley, A. Royo, T. Diggins, Ian J. Renne","doi":"10.1007/s11056-023-10022-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-023-10022-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19228,"journal":{"name":"New Forests","volume":" 15","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138963587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-09DOI: 10.1007/s11056-023-10021-x
F. Kara, Arzu Çiftci, Gamze Savacı
{"title":"Light transmittance and understory junipers influence the survival and growth of seedlings and litter decomposition in black pine forests","authors":"F. Kara, Arzu Çiftci, Gamze Savacı","doi":"10.1007/s11056-023-10021-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-023-10021-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19228,"journal":{"name":"New Forests","volume":"18 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138585777","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-09DOI: 10.1007/s11056-023-10014-w
Matheus Severo de Souza Kulmann, Álvaro Luís Pasquetti Berghetti, Gabriel Agostini Orso, Gustavo Brunetto, Mauro Valdir Schumacher
{"title":"Critical levels and sufficiency ranges of phosphorus in young Pinus taeda subjected to phosphate fertilization","authors":"Matheus Severo de Souza Kulmann, Álvaro Luís Pasquetti Berghetti, Gabriel Agostini Orso, Gustavo Brunetto, Mauro Valdir Schumacher","doi":"10.1007/s11056-023-10014-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-023-10014-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19228,"journal":{"name":"New Forests","volume":" 30","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135244352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-04DOI: 10.1007/s11056-023-10009-7
Fernanda B. Pereira, Alexandre M. Sebbenn, David H. Boshier, Bruno C. Rossini, Celso L. Marino, Miguel L. M. Freitas, João R. B. F. Rosa, Edson Vidal, Evandro V. Tambarussi
{"title":"Gene flow, mating patterns and inbreeding depression in Roupala montana var. brasiliensis, a neotropical timber species","authors":"Fernanda B. Pereira, Alexandre M. Sebbenn, David H. Boshier, Bruno C. Rossini, Celso L. Marino, Miguel L. M. Freitas, João R. B. F. Rosa, Edson Vidal, Evandro V. Tambarussi","doi":"10.1007/s11056-023-10009-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-023-10009-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19228,"journal":{"name":"New Forests","volume":"56 6","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135774578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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