The shortcomings of wildfire spread modeling systems and the widespread use of their outcomes in fire management decisions render the evaluation of fire simulation results crucial for model calibration and improvement. This study proposes anContinue reading
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The response of the forest to drought: the role of stand density and species diversity
Trees are beautiful complex adaptive organisms. As we see them standing immobile, deeply rooted to the ground and unable to move, we may think that they are defenceless to any change happening to their surroundingContinue reading
Modeling fire size of wildfires
The extent of fires, their periodicity and their impact on terrestrial communities is always a concern. Wildfires play an important role in shaping landscapes and as a source of CO2 and particulate matter. Modeling theContinue reading
Spraying forests does not get anything
Insect pests are a major threat to many forests worldwide, from boreal to tropical forest ecosystems. Some pests exhibit periodical outbreaks, after which their populations often crash as a result of natural biological control. InContinue reading
Are forest disturbances amplifying or canceling out climate change-induced productivity changes in European forests?
Title of this post comes directly from recently published research paper. The international team of specialists has recently provided an overview of forest productivity changes in different forest regions in Europe under climate change, and tried to divide theseContinue reading
Forest attrition distance reveals: deforestation was considerably higher in the western U.S.
The U.S. forests have been affected by dramatic land cover change over the past few centuries. In a paper published in PLoS One one month ago, Dr. Mountrakis and Sheng Yang, a graduate student, tried slicingContinue reading
The Amazon rainforest lost its virginity millenia ago
Recently, drones have become very helpful in forest practices. This time, drones not only helped scientists to discover a new ‘Stonhenge’ in the Amazonian rainforest, but helped also to understand the forestry practices of prehistoric settlersContinue reading
Protected areas in the world’s ecoregions: How well connected are they?
Protected areas (PAs) are the main instrument for biodiversity conservation, which has triggered the development of numerous indicators and assessments on their coverage, performance and efficiency. The connectivity of the PA networks at a globalContinue reading
How to evaluate state forest institutions?
Have you ever thought how to evaluate state forest institutions in your home countries? Researchers from Poland, Serbia and Germany have used a forest policy model to evaluate the activity of State Forests and MinistryContinue reading
Does the utilization of woody biomass support a rural development?
Economists at Oregon State University (USA) explored whether the utilization of residual forest biomass may be a source of jobs in the near future. The results were quite surprising.