[HTML][HTML] How and how much, do harvesting activities affect forest soil, regeneration and stands?

R Picchio, PS Mederski, F Tavankar - Current forestry reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Lowering the impact of forest utilisation on the forest
environment is a part of the improvement in sustainable forest management. As part of forest …

[HTML][HTML] Groundwater potential mapping combining artificial neural network and real AdaBoost ensemble technique: the DakNong province case-study, Vietnam

PT Nguyen, DH Ha, A Jaafari, HD Nguyen… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The main aim of this study is to assess groundwater potential of the DakNong province,
Vietnam, using an advanced ensemble machine learning model (RABANN) that integrates …

Application of artificial neural networks for predicting tree survival and mortality in the Hyrcanian forest of Iran

M Bayat, M Ghorbanpour, R Zare, A Jaafari… - … and Electronics in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Tree survival and mortality play a critical role in forest ecosystems. Being able to predict the
survival probability provides significant insights into forest management decision support. In …

[HTML][HTML] Soil recovery assessment after timber harvesting based on the Sustainable Forest Operation (SFO) perspective in Iranian temperate forests

H Sohrabi, M Jourgholami, M Jafari, N Shabanian… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Minimizing the impact of timber harvesting on forest stands and soils is one of the main
goals of sustainable forest operation (SFO). Thus, it is necessary to make an accurate …

Spatial modeling of forest stand susceptibility to logging operations

S Shabani, A Jaafari, P Bettinger - Environmental Impact Assessment …, 2021 - Elsevier
The susceptibility of residual, non-harvested, live trees to damage caused by the harvesting
of other nearby trees has received moderate attention over the last four decades through …

Influence of ground-based skidding on physical and chemical properties of forest soils and their effects on maple seedling growth

R Naghdi, A Solgi, ER Labelle, EK Zenner - European Journal of Forest …, 2016 - Springer
The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of skidding operations on the
physical and chemical properties of soil as well as root and height growth of maple …

[HTML][HTML] Soil Natural Recovery Process and Fagus orientalis Lipsky Seedling Growth after Timber Extraction by Wheeled Skidder

F Tavankar, R Picchio, M Nikooy, M Jourgholami… - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
The growth and quality of natural seedlings are important goals of forest management in
uneven-aged high stands. In this study, the recovery process of the physical and chemical …

Decay of fallen wood and elevation affects soil fungal community assembly and indirectly controls community diversity

Y Xu, Y Chen, P Dang, X Jiang, W Zheng, J Lei… - Applied Soil …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fallen wood has a pivotal role in the forest ecosystem and acts as an important intermediary
for material cycling and energy flow between vegetation and soil. A keystone of the forest …

An assessment of height–diameter growth variation in an unmanaged Fagus orientalis-dominated forest

CPA Bourque, M Bayat, C Zhang - European Journal of Forest Research, 2019 - Springer
Allometric variations in tree height and stem diameter are a genetically controlled trait that
reflects the ability of trees to adjust to different environmental conditions. This paper …

[HTML][HTML] Morphology, Growth and Architecture Response of Beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) and Maple Tree (Acer velutinum Boiss.) Seedlings to Soil Compaction …

R Picchio, F Tavankar, M Nikooy, G Pignatti, R Venanzi… - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
The Caspian forests of Iran were monitored and evaluated for forest natural regeneration
after logging activities for more than a decade. This large area has a substantial ecological …