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.
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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}
Pub Date : 2023-10-27DOI: 10.1007/s11056-023-10012-y
Jackson Freitas Brilhante de São José, Ben du Toit, Camila Gazolla Volpiano, Bruno Brito Lisboa, Tales Tiecher, Cimelio Bayer, Anelise Beneduzi, Luciano Kayser Vargas
{"title":"Soil nutrient dynamics, harvest residue management and soil organic matter conservation for the sustainability of black wattle production systems in subtropical soils: a review","authors":"Jackson Freitas Brilhante de São José, Ben du Toit, Camila Gazolla Volpiano, Bruno Brito Lisboa, Tales Tiecher, Cimelio Bayer, Anelise Beneduzi, Luciano Kayser Vargas","doi":"10.1007/s11056-023-10012-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-023-10012-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19228,"journal":{"name":"New Forests","volume":"45 7","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136318196","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}