Forests: Looking to the Future
Collection published: 24 November 2011
Last updated: 19 March 2012
To celebrate 2011 as the United Nations International Year of Forests and the importance of the future conservation of these vital ecosystems, we present a cross journal thematic series of new research and review articles in forestry and carbon science. This selection of articles highlights leading research in this field, from forest restoration and land use maps to monitoring carbon emissions from deforestation.
Setting country specific targets for forest conservation
Carbon Balance and Management 2011, 6:12
Dr Georgii Alexandrov, co Editor-in-Chief of Carbon Balance and Management, introduces the new thematic series 'Forests: Looking to the Future' and discusses the importance of Land-Use/Land-Cover Change models in setting forest conservation targets.
Mapping forest biomes
BMC Ecology 2011, 11:27
Current biome maps of South America perform poorly in depicting seasonally dry tropical forest distribution due to poor spatial resolution and biome delimitation and may be improved by the use of georeferenced herbarium data in conjunction with bioclimatic data.
Forest restoration reviewed
BMC Ecology 2011, 11:29
Olivier Honnay and Raf Aerts discuss forest restoration from a biodiversity-ecosystem functioning perspective and identify knowledge gaps, such as understanding the role of species richness and genetic diversity in this functioning, that require further research.
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Palms, peccaries and perturbations: widespread effects of small-scale disturbance in tropical forests
Simon A Queenborough, Margaret R Metz, Thorsten Wiegand, Renato Valencia BMC Ecology 2012, 12:3 (19 March 2012)
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Large fruiting palm trees exert a significant effect on the spatial structure, population dynamics and species diversity of neighbouring sapling and seedling communities, which is not reflected by non-fruiting palms, suggesting seed predators as the cause
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Management Impacts on Forest Floor and Soil Organic Carbon in Northern Temperate Forests of the US
Coeli M Hoover Carbon Balance and Management 2011, 6:17 (29 December 2011)
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Dealing with locally-driven degradation: A quick start option under REDD+
Margaret M Skutsch, Arturo Torres, Tuyeni H Mwampamba, Adrian Ghilardi, Martin Herold Carbon Balance and Management 2011, 6:16 (28 December 2011)
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Forest carbon stocks and fluxes in physiographic zones of India
Mehraj A Sheikh, Munesh Kumar, Rainer W Bussman, NP Todaria Carbon Balance and Management 2011, 6:15 (25 December 2011)
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Forest restoration, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning
Raf Aerts, Olivier Honnay BMC Ecology 2011, 11:29 (24 November 2011)
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Olivier Honnay and Raf Aerts discuss forest restoration from a biodiversity-ecosystem functioning perspective and identify knowledge gaps, such as understanding the role of species richness and genetic diversity in this functioning, that require further research.
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Invasive Acer negundo outperforms native species in non-limiting resource environments due to its higher phenotypic plasticity
Annabel J Porté, Laurent J Lamarque, Christopher J Lortie, Richard Michalet, Sylvain Delzon BMC Ecology 2011, 11:28 (24 November 2011)
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The invasive maple, Acer negundo, displays greater plasticity in foliage allocation compared to other native species, which permits better growth in non-limiting resource environments and contributes to their spread in European resource-rich riparian forests.
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Forgotten forests - issues and prospects in biome mapping using Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests as a case study
Tiina Särkinen, João RV Iganci, Reynaldo Linares-Palomino, Marcelo F Simon, Darién E Prado BMC Ecology 2011, 11:27 (24 November 2011)
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Current biome maps of South America perform poorly in depicting seasonally dry tropical forest distribution due to poor spatial resolution and biome delimitation and may be improved by the use of georeferenced herbarium data in conjunction with bioclimatic data.
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Accounting for density reduction and structural loss in standing dead trees: Implications for forest biomass and carbon stock estimates in the United States
Grant M Domke, Christopher W Woodall, James E Smith Carbon Balance and Management 2011, 6:14 (24 November 2011)
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Options for monitoring and estimating historical carbon emissions from forest degradation in the context of REDD+
Martin Herold, Rosa Román-Cuesta, Danilo Mollicone, Yasumasa Hirata, Patrick Van Laake, Gregory P Asner, Carlos Souza, Margaret Skutsch, Valerio Avitabile, Ken MacDicken Carbon Balance and Management 2011, 6:13 (24 November 2011)
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Forest cover: setting targets for the future
Georgii A Alexandrov Carbon Balance and Management 2011, 6:12 (24 November 2011)
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Dr Georgii Alexandrov, co Editor-in-Chief of Carbon Balance and Management, introduces the new thematic series 'Forests: Looking to the Future' and discusses the importance of Land-Use/Land-Cover Change models in setting forest conservation targets.
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