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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.

• Estimating global evapotranspiration and its drivers using the remote sensing Penman–Monteith model and geographical detectors 03/10/2026
  Our understanding of water cycle dynamics is limited owing to uncertainties regarding global evapotranspiration (ET) and its drivers under climate change. This study aimed to improve the precision of global ET estimates using the remote sensing Penman–Monteith (RS-PM) model and reveal the driving factors of ...
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• The gradient response of <i>Casuarina equisetifolia</i> shelterbelts to super-strong typhoons in southeast China 03/10/2026
  Tropical cyclones routinely cause catastrophic damage to coastal forest ecosystems. However, critical knowledge gaps persist regarding intra-typhoon spatial dynamics—particularly how damage gradients vary with proximity to both storm eyes and shorelines within individual typhoon events. This hinders mechanistic understanding of windthrow patterns essential for developing ...
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• Correction: Methods for identifying topkill in conifers using airborne lidar to monitor structural diversity and disturbance 03/07/2026
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• Deep learning-driven 3D reconstruction of internal wood defects from CT images 03/05/2026
  Internal wood defects pose a serious threat to forest health, reduce timber quality, and increase resource waste during processing, thereby constraining the sustainable development of the wood industry. Computed tomography (CT) enables non-destructive, high-resolution visualization of internal structures, yet accurate defect identification and quantitative characterization ...
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• Forests in a semi-arid climate die with a memory: satellite signals predict forest mortality years after drought 03/03/2026
  Widespread tree mortality is increasingly associated with extreme drought, yet its mechanisms remain poorly understood. To address this, we investigated which indicators most accurately delineate the relationship between climatic stressors and satellite-derived metrics related to tree crown/forest canopy conditions and forest decline for conifers and ...
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• Accuracy and biological plausibility of a machine learning-based transition matrix growth model for long-term mixed forest projections under climate change 02/28/2026
  Modeling mixed forest growth is challenging due to multiple tree species, uneven-aged structures, and complex environmental interactions. Traditional transition matrix models, widely used for predicting ingrowth, upgrowth, and mortality in mixed forests, rely on statistical approaches but have limited capacity to handle high-dimensional data. Machine ...
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• How does biodiversity thrive in phosphorus-limited tropical forests 02/25/2026
  Tropical forests, renowned for their exceptional biodiversity, often thrive despite inherently low soil phosphorus (P) availability. However, a comprehensive synthesis of the mechanisms that facilitate the coexistence of diverse species, and how these mechanisms respond to P addition, remains poorly understood. This review consolidates research ...
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• Does seed size determine species resilience? 02/24/2026
  Global climate change intensifies temperature extremes, yet empirical insights into forest species’ post-heat resilience mechanisms remain scarce. Climate extremes are projected to increase in frequency and intensity, making species resilience a critical determinant of forest ecosystem stability and biodiversity conservation under global change scenarios. Following ...
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• Modeling <i>Pinus</i> tree taper data using mixed-effects models 02/21/2026
  Taper models are widely used to estimate log assortments and, consequently, forest yield from inventory data. However, for Pinus taeda, few studies have employed mixed-effects taper models that explicitly account for the hierarchical structure of forestry data and heterogeneity of variances. This study addresses this ...
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• Balancing individual growth and stand carbon dynamics: optimizing age-dependent density management for <i>Larix principis-rupprechtii</i> plantations in semi-humid to semiarid regions 02/21/2026
  Planted forests serve as critical carbon sinks in climate mitigation strategies, yet balancing individual growth with stand-level carbon storage through age-specific density regulation remains a key knowledge gap. By integrating dendrochronological analysis (1003 increment cores from 532 trees) with longitudinal stand development data (50 permanent ...
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• Radial growth of <i>Cedrela odorata</i> L. in two areas with over 160 years of distinct forest recuperation pathways: active reforestation ... 02/20/2026
  Forest restoration plays an essential role in mitigating climate change, conserving biodiversity, and maintaining ecosystem services. Altough global initiatives emphasize the urgency of developing effective strategies for ecosystem recovery, assessing the success of these strategies remains a considerable challenge. In this context, we investigated the ...
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• Primary forest degradation and ecosystem service loss driven by expansion of rubber plantations in Southeast Asia 02/19/2026
  The indiscriminate expansion of rubber plantations in Southeast Asia has catalyzed extensive tropical primary deforestation, yet its cascading impacts on ecosystem services and the underlying eco-economic trade-offs remain inadequately explained. By integrating multi-source remote sensing data with ecosystem service valuation models, this study unveiled the ...
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• Divergent responses of evapotranspiration and water yield to afforestation and grassland restoration amid climate change on the Loess Plateau 02/19/2026
  Tailoring ecological restoration policies to local conditions, such as determining whether to prioritize afforestation programs or grassland restoration, is critical for the sustainable implementation of China’s Grain for Green Project (GGP). However, there remain significant knowledge gaps to understanding the divergent hydrological responses of these ...
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• Quantitative genetic architecture and evolutionary potential of lodgepole pine: insights from a multi-zone provenance trial 02/18/2026
  Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta ssp. latifolia) is the most widely distributed and commercially valuable subspecies among the four recognized subspecies of P. contorta. This study explored the genetic potential of seven quantitative traits using a comprehensive 14-provenance trial that included family structure, with collections from ...
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• The drought responses of sap flow and transpiration of a <i>Robinia pseudoacacia</i> plantation in the semi-arid Loess Plateau of China 02/17/2026
  The soil desiccation tends to occur after afforestation in arid and semi-arid areas, exacerbated by increasing precipitation uncertainty under climate change. To clarify the water consumption patterns and drought response mechanisms of key silvicultural species, a manipulated drought experiment (50% throughfall exclusion) was conducted in ...
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• Divergent factors shape the stability of <i>Pinus massoniana</i> rhizosphere organic carbon in subtropical mixed plantations 02/17/2026
  Mixed-species plantations potentially alter the stability of soil organic carbon (SOC), playing a crucial role in SOC sequestration. However, how tree species mixtures affect root and rhizosphere soil characteristics and further shape rhizosphere SOC stability are not fully understood. In this study, the effects of ...
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• Assessing the effectiveness of large-scale ecological restoration programs: a spatiotemporal analysis of ecological efficiency in forest and landscape restoration 02/17/2026
  Ecological restoration is a crucial measure to address environmental degradation and climate change, while ecological efficiency provides a comprehensive framework to evaluate restoration outcomes. Using panel data from 26 provinces in China (2003–2023), this study develops a forestry-oriented ecological efficiency evaluation system, encompassing resource and ...
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• Spatiotemporal variations and hydrothermal controls in the sensitivity of vegetation productivity and ecosystem respiration to precipitation across terrestrial biomes 02/14/2026
  The sensitivity of vegetation productivity and ecosystem respiration to precipitation, namely SGPP and SER, is an intrinsic characteristic of vegetation and a key metric for understanding the variations in ecosystem carbon cycle under changing climate. Previous studies typically treat SGPP or SER independently, overlooking their ...
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• Impacts of an early spring warming on budbreak of two sugar maple (<i>Acer saccharum</i> Marsh.) provenances 02/12/2026
  Phenology is crucial for assessing the effect of climate change on the survival and growth dynamics of temperate and boreal plants. Warmer temperatures induce earlier budbreak, possibly increasing the risk of late frost, while warmer winters may fail to fulfill the chilling requirement delay budbreak. ...
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• Biodiversity-carbon sink relationships vary along elevation across planted and natural subtropical forests in southeastern China 02/11/2026
  Forests play a critical role in global carbon sequestration, however the mechanisms linking biodiversity to carbon sinks across environmental gradients remain poorly understood. Using 735 permanent plots across subtropical China’s Zhejiang and Fujian provinces, we investigated how elevation mediates biodiversity-carbon relationships (BCRs) in natural forests ...
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• Assessing airborne laser scanning and spectral data for species-specific retention tree information 02/11/2026
  Key differences in biological legacy exist between clear-cutting and natural disturbances. One way to enhance similarity is by preserving structural features of old forests, such as retention trees, within harvested areas. Norwegian forest certification standards set by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification ...
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• Modeling potential habitat distribution of scots pine under climate change scenarios 02/09/2026
  Global climate change is impacting organisms and ecosystems on a wide scale, with increasingly visible effects. This ongoing process is anticipated to significantly threaten species and populations, especially plants that lack mobility, potentially causing large-scale losses in the near future. To mitigate these impacts, it ...
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• Evolution law of ignition driving factors for seasonal wildfires on the Mongolian Plateau and their future prediction 02/09/2026
  Under the dual pressures of climate change and human activities, the frequency and intensity of global wildfires have significantly increased. While seasonal differences profoundly affect the intensity and spatial patterns of wildfire driving factors, past research has largely focused on annual scales, with insufficient attention ...
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• The bigger, the better? Sample size effects in drone-estimated forest height 02/09/2026
  Accurate tree height measurement is crucial for assessing forest health and management strategies, as it directly correlates with biomass and carbon storage capabilities. Thus, drones are increasingly used in forest remote sensing due to their high spatial resolution and operational flexibility. They support individual tree ...
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• Enhancing broad-scale prediction of flowering onset by incorporating spatial heterogeneity in heat accumulation threshold 02/06/2026
  Accurate prediction of plants’ flowering onset date (FOD) is vital for maintaining ecosystem functions and boosting forestry economic gains. While the Spring Warming (SW) model is commonly used to predict flowering phenology, its traditional fixed setting of the heat accumulation threshold (HAT), measured by growing ...
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• Differences in water regulation strategies between ring-porous and diffuse-porous species: an anatomical analysis of the hydrodynamic functions of urban forest ... 02/05/2026
  The survival of urban forests is increasingly challenged by prolonged droughts which adversely affect the function of urban trees. Drought resistance in tree species is determined by their plant-water relationship. There are significant differences in xylem structure between ring-porous and diffuse-porous species, and these structures ...
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• Soil bacteria drive the pattern of tree regeneration by mediating spatial variation of soil nutrients 02/05/2026
  Soil bacteria, by participating in the soil nutrient cycling process, directly or indirectly regulate tree regeneration and survival. We established a 1-ha plot in the mixed forest of Picea asperata and Larix principis-rupprechtii and conducted a location-based survey of the regeneration seedlings, combining with collecting ...
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• Assessing the ability of terrestrial and UAV laser scanning to measure forest structural parameters in complex stands 02/05/2026
  Accurate quantification of forest structural parameters, such as tree height (H), crown vertical projection area (CPA) and crown volume (CV), is essential for precise estimation of forest carbon sequestration, monitoring succession dynamics, and improving carbon cycle models. In natural forests characterized by high species diversity ...
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• Extraction of genetic test measurements from LiDAR cloud data 02/05/2026
  Forest measurements, including genetic trials, have relied on traditional measurement methods, an approach affected by different types of errors. To assess genetic trials, Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) devices offer potential to improve accuracy. This study aimed to implement an approach for analyzing forest genetics trial ...
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• Optimizing site selection and harvest age for large Chinese fir in complex subtropical terrains, China 02/04/2026
  Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) is a key resource in China’s timber industry. However, there are no site-specific cultivation guidelines for producing large-diameter trees and enhancing forest productivity and timber quality while addressing the complexities of Chinese tropical terrains. This study identifies key site factors using ...
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