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The Journal of Forestry Research offers articles dealing with all aspects of forestry. It is primarily a medium for reporting original theoretical and experimental research, as well as technical reviews. Approximately 65 per cent of the papers published in the journal are by international researchers; the balance is contributed by Chinese scientists, professors and doctoral degree students.

• Effects of anthropogenic disturbances on natural regeneration and population structure of gum arabic tree ( Acacia senegal ) in the ... 07/01/2017
  Abstract Despite the ecological and economic importance of Acacia senegal, little is known about the effects of anthropogenic disturbances on its natural regeneration patterns and population structure. We investigated the effects of these factors within the Lake Baringo woodland ecosystem. Data was ...
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• Elevation patterns of woody taxa richness in the evergreen Afromontane vegetation of Ethiopia 07/01/2017
  Abstract Plant species distributions show patterns along elevation gradients. Regardless of the diverse Afromontane vegetation in Ethiopia (AFE), studies of elevation patterns of woody plants are limited and they are restricted to small areas or single/few Mountains. Moreover, there is no general ...
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• Pre-emergence herbicides affect seedling emergence of tropical forest tree species 07/01/2017
  Abstract Testing techniques to reduce weed infestation is a crucial step in developing direct tree seeding systems. The use of pre-emergence herbicides may be an alternative to manual weeding techniques, but so far, information on how they affect the seeds of native tree ...
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• Morphological plasticity and phosphorus uptake mechanisms of hybrid Eucalyptus roots under spatially heterogeneous phosphorus stress 07/01/2017
  Abstract In this study, we subjected the root systems of eight Eucalyptus hybrids currently cultivated in southern China to heterogeneous phosphorus stress to provide a scientific basis for the selection of a highly phosphorus-efficient Eucalyptus variety. When the ability of these ...
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• One new species and one new record species of Acerophagus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) from China with a key to Chinese species 07/01/2017
  Abstract Two species of Acerophagus from Yunnan Province, China, are reported. One species, A. ovaliclavus sp. nov., is described as new to science, and one species, A. solidus Hayat is reported as new to China. A key to all described ...
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• Fertility variation in endemic populations of Ehrami black pine ( Pinus nigra Arnold. subsp. pallasiana var. pyramidata ) 07/01/2017
  Abstract Fertility variation and effective number of parents were estimated in the 100 individuals from each of three plantation populations (P1, P2 and P3) of the endangered Pinus nigra. subsp. pallasiana var. pyramidata established in the Isparta–Golcuk district in southern ...
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• Response of species and stand types to snow/wind damage in a temperate secondary forest, Northeast China 06/20/2017
  Abstract Snow/wind damage is one of the important natural disturbances in forest ecosystems, especially in a montane secondary forest. However, the effects of snow/wind damage remain unclear which affects the management of these forests. Therefore, we investigated the responses of species, individual ...
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• Review of state-of-the-art decision support systems (DSSs) for prevention and suppression of forest fires 06/20/2017
  Abstract Forest ecosystems are our priceless natural resource and are a key component of the global carbon budget. Forest fires can be a hazard to the viability and sustainable management of forests with consequences for natural and cultural environments, economies, and the life ...
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• Optimal and synchronized germination of Robinia pseudoacacia , Acacia dealbata and other woody Fabaceae using a handheld rotary tool: concomitant ... 06/20/2017
  Abstract The Fabaceae (legume family) is one of the largest families of plants with a worldwide distribution and a major role in agriculture and in agroforestry. A hard seed coat impermeable to water is a typical feature of several species. Physical dormancy delays ...
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• In vitro anther culture and Agrobacterium -mediated transformation of the AP1 gene from Salix integra Linn. in haploid poplar ( ... 06/20/2017
  Abstract A reliable, efficient anther culture system, the dominant technique for generating haploid plants in breeding programs, that can be used for generating transgenic poplar plants has been needed. In the present study, therefore, an anther culture system was developed using isolated mid- ...
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• Aboveground biomass and carbon stock in the largest sacred grove of Manipur, Northeast India 06/16/2017
  Abstract Aboveground biomass and carbon stock in the largest sacred grove of Manipur was estimated for trees with diameter >10 cm at 1.37 m height. The aboveground biomass, carbon stock, tree density and basal area of the sacred grove ranged from 962.94 to ...
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• Spatial distribution patterns of Symplocos congeners in a subtropical evergreen broad-leaf forest of southern China 06/16/2017
  Abstract Studies on spatial distribution of congeneric species can supplement our understanding of species ecological processes. We analyzed population structure, spatial distribution, intra- and interspecific associations among six Symplocos tree species on a large (50 ha) plot in a subtropical, evergreen broad-leaf ...
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• Risks involved in fecal DNA-based genotyping of microsatellite loci in the Amur tiger Panthera tigris altaica : a pilot study 06/16/2017
  Abstract In modern wildlife ecological research, feces is the most common non-invasive source of DNA obtained in the field and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology based on microsatellite markers is used to mine genetic information contained within. This is especially the case for ...
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• Measurement of lumber moisture content based on PCA and GS-SVM 06/16/2017
  Abstract Lumber moisture content (LMC) is the important parameter to judge the dryness of lumber and the quality of wooden products. Nevertheless the data acquired are mostly redundant and incomplete because of the complexity of the course of drying, by interference factors that ...
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• Increase of forest carbon biomass due to community forestry management in Nepal 06/16/2017
  Abstract Community forest management helps in mitigating deforestation and forest degradation by addressing the negative aspects of rural livelihoods such as poverty and social exclusion. It is important in regulating global climate by encouraging sequestration of carbon in shoots, roots and soils. ...
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• Cloning and characterization of geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthetase from Pinus massoniana and its correlation with resin productivity 06/14/2017
  Abstract Geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthetase (GGPPS) has gained increasing attention as a key enzyme in terpene analysis. We designed specific primers based on plant GGPPS homologs and used reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to obtain and identify PinGGPPS, a GGPPS ...
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• Population structure and spatial pattern analysis of Quercus aquifolioides on Sejila Mountain, Tibet, China 06/12/2017
  Abstract Understanding population structure provides basic ecological data related to species and ecosystems. Our objective was to understand the mechanisms involved in the maintenance of Quercus aquifolioides populations. Using a 1 ha permanent sample plot data for Q. aquifolioides on Sejila ...
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• Nutrient changes in potting mix and Eucalyptus nitens leaf tissue under macadamia biochar amendments 06/12/2017
  Abstract The effect of macadamia nut shell biochar on nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium and sodium concentrations in potting mix used to grow Eucalyptus nitens seedlings was investigated in a glasshouse experiment. The treatments combined two fertiliser rates (50 and 100% ...
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• Analysis of forest structural complexity using airborne LiDAR data and aerial photography in a mixed conifer–broadleaf forest in northern Japan 06/09/2017
  Abstract Determining forest structural complexity, i.e., a measure of the number of different attributes of a forest and the relative abundance of each attribute, is important for forest management and conservation. In this study, we examined the structural complexity of mixed conifer–broadleaf forests ...
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• Analysis of SSR loci and development of SSR primers in Eucalyptus 06/09/2017
  Abstract In this study, 28,691 genome sequences and 16,566 expressed sequence tags (ESTs) of Eucalyptus were derived from the GenBank database. A total of 2292 SSR loci were sought out from 1785 effective sequences. Through analyses of SSR loci information, the SSR ...
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• A novel cold-inducible promoter, P ThCAP from Tamarix hispida , confers cold tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana 06/07/2017
  Abstract Our previous studies have revealed that the ThCAP gene plays a vital role in transgenic Populus (P. davidiana × P. bolleana) in response to cold stress. However, the regulatory mechanism of ThCAP gene expression has been unclear. ...
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• Anatomical and FTIR analyses of phloem and xylem of Tetracentron sinense 06/05/2017
  Abstract The fast growth of Tetracentron sinense is a potential valuable timber resource, but whether its anatomy and chemical components are suitable for timber is unknown. We used light microscopy and SEM to examine the anatomical structure and FITR to measure the ...
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• An evaluation of harvesting costs in present and planned operations: case study—Waston District of Mazandaran Wood and Paper Industries 06/05/2017
  Abstract Amongst all forest utilization phases, harvesting plays a key role as the beginning phase of the utilization cycle and has a significant effect on the following phases. In this research, in order to examine the reduction of costs with respect to present ...
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• The distribution and frequency of damage to roadside trees in low-volume road construction 06/05/2017
  Abstract We investigated the distribution and frequency of damage to tree stands adjacent to low-volume roads according to the type of hillside materials involved (soil or rock) and hillside gradient in mountainous forests of northern Iran. A total of 80 plots were systematically ...
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• Variation in seed morphometric characters, oil content and azadirachtin content of seeds, in vitro shoot cultures and callus cultures among ... 06/05/2017
  Abstract We studied seed morphometric characters, oil content and azadirachtin content in a medicinally important and insect repellent tree species Azadirachta indica A. Juss. Ten populations were selected from two central Indian states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and twenty candidate plus ...
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• Modelling the spatial distribution of snake species in northwestern Tunisia using maximum entropy (Maxent) and Geographic Information System (GIS) 05/30/2017
  Abstract We used GIS and maximum entropy to predict the potential distribution of six snake species belong to three families in Kroumiria (Northwestern Tunisia): Natricidae (Natrix maura and Natrix astreptophora), Colubridae (Hemorrhois hippocrepis, Coronella girondica and Macroprotodon ...
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• Vascular bundle connection between seed stalk and seed coat of Caragana arborescens 05/30/2017
  Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the morphology, transmission route of photosynthetic products in the seed stalk of Caragana arborescens Lam. at various stages after flowering and evaluate the role of the seed stalk in seed maturation using scanning ...
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• N concentration of old leaves and twigs is more sensitive to stand density than that of young ones in Chinese ... 05/22/2017
  Abstract Young leaves are conventionally used in the analysis to study the nutrient status of evergreen plants and their responses to environmental changes, but the role of old leaves remains poorly understood. We selected two stand types in 31-year-old Chinese fir (Cunninghamia ...
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• Effects of soil drought stress on photosynthetic gas exchange traits and chlorophyll fluorescence in Forsythia suspensa 05/22/2017
  Abstract To clarify the changes in plant photosynthesis and mechanisms underlying those responses to gradually increasing soil drought stress and reveal quantitative relationships between photosynthesis and soil moisture, soil water conditions were controlled in greenhouse pot experiments using 2-year-old seedlings of Forsythia ...
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• The influence of hydrogel soil amendment on the survival and growth of newly transplanted Pinus patula seedlings 05/22/2017
  Abstract Hydrogel amendments have been used to improve seedling survival and establishment particularly in dry environments. However, their effect on survival and growth of newly transplanted seedlings under varying water stress conditions is poorly known. In this regard, we examined the effects of ...
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