Journal of Forest Science, 2023 (vol. 69), issue 4
Synergism of plant microbe interactions for remediation of potentially toxic elementsReview
Ranjna Kaundal, Vipin Parkash, Supriti Paul, Meghna Thapa
J. For. Sci., 2023, 69(4):127-143 | DOI: 10.17221/1/2023-JFS 
Industrialization and urbanization are important for economic development which makes the human life easy by providing different job opportunities, increasing the production level of cheaper goods and standard of living. Despite its many positive effects, industrialization has had a negative impact on the natural ecosystem through environmental pollution. It is responsible for a greater input of potentially toxic and non-toxic substances into essential environmental components such as air, soil and water. Continuous industrialization has resulted in significant environmental problems due to the release of pollutants and extremely difficult treatment...
Distribution of genetic variability in mature and progeny populations of Abies alba Mill. from the Polish Western and Eastern CarpathiansOriginal Paper
Marcin Zarek, Marta Kempf
J. For. Sci., 2023, 69(4):144-157 | DOI: 10.17221/11/2023-JFS
This study aimed to compare patterns in the genetic structure of 27 mature stands and the natural regeneration of A. alba in the Eastern and Western Carpathians within the introgression zone of two refugial lineages from the Apennine and Balkan peninsulas. The distribution of the genetic diversity of fir stands was analysed using paternally inherited chloroplast DNA and five nuclear dominant inter simple sequence repeat markers (ISSRs). The study showed that the Balkan haplotype prevailed in both parental and progeny populations, and this haplotype was found in many mature Eastern Carpathian stands. Relatively high levels of genetic...
Evaluation of women’s participation and empowerment in community land rehabilitation programs: Lesson drawn from Wera District, Southern EthiopiaOriginal Paper
Tesfanesh Ababu, Gezahegne Siyoum, Deginet Berhanu, Gemedo Furo
J. For. Sci., 2023, 69(4):158-171 | DOI: 10.17221/165/2022-JFS
Local people’s socio-economic and natural resources, especially forest resources, have been affected by land degradation in Ethiopia in the past years. To combat this problem, rehabilitation of community-based degraded land has been performed since 1979. Rehabilitation of degraded land (RDL) is important for forest management strategy regarding the regeneration of degraded forests and related resources through women’s empowerment. Because empowered women are key users and managers of resources from rehabilitated land such as forest resources, which leads to sustainable utilization of forest products. The aim of the study was to evaluate...
A pilot study of Continuous Cover Forestry in boreal forests: Decreasing the harvest intensity during selection cutting increases piece size, which in turn increases harvester productivityShort Communication
Jussi Manner, Tobias Karlsen, Back Tomas Ersson
J. For. Sci., 2023, 69(4):172-177 | DOI: 10.17221/22/2023-JFS
While even-aged forestry is the dominating forest management system in Sweden, there is an increasing interest in Continuous Cover Forestry. Consequently, the conversion of even-aged stands into uneven-aged ones using e.g. selection cutting can be expected to become more common in Sweden. However, there are no up-to-date studies available on harvester productivity during selection cutting under Nordic conditions. Studying harvest intensity during selection cutting is of interest because lighter harvest intensities lead to higher volume growth and better-preserved forest ambience than heavier intensities. The objective of this study was to examine...