Journal of Forest Science, 2023 (vol. 69), issue 6
Road network designing in a forested watershed using network connectivity indicesOriginal Paper
Mohsen Mostafa, Shaban Shataee Jouibary, Majid Lotfalian, Amir Sadoddin
J. For. Sci., 2023, 69(6):229-243 | DOI: 10.17221/8/2023-JFS 
Designing and constructing a road network is one of the most critical steps of the development process in managing natural resources. The current research is going to investigate the application of network connectivity indices to the analysis of road networks in the forested watershed. First, the road network suitability map (RNSM) was created to emphasize the technical and physiographic criteria and integrated management scenarios using a weighted linear combination (WLC) and analytic network process (ANP). Subsequently, three road network alternatives (RNA) were assigned based on the priorities in the RNSM. In order to try to determine the appropriate...
The beneficial role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on population rates of aboveground herbivory: Zyginella pulchra (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) in plane treesOriginal Paper
Hamed Aalipour, Ali Nikbakht, Jahangir Khajehali, Mohammad Taghizadeh
J. For. Sci., 2023, 69(6):244-253 | DOI: 10.17221/158/2022-JFS
Herbivorous pests and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) coexist on the same host plant, having an indirect effect on one another. We established an experiment in a randomised complete block design with four treatments and six replications to examine the impact of AMF on the population and the damage caused to plane trees by the leafhopper Zyginella pulchra. Manure, manure plus fertiliser, manure plus fertiliser plus AMF, and non-inoculated plants (control) were all of the treatments. The findings revealed that while the nutritional content and soluble carbohydrate content were significantly enhanced by all treatments, they largely reached...
Forest cover change detection using Normalized Difference Vegetation Index in the Oued Bouhamdane watershed, Algeria – A case studyOriginal Paper
Boubaker Khallef, Rabah Zennir
J. For. Sci., 2023, 69(6):254-265 | DOI: 10.17221/192/2022-JFS
The Algeria forest, particularly in the northeastern region, has undergone profound changes in recent years. The Oued Bouhamdane watershed has a great forest potential, which is threatened by several factors of natural and human origin, resulting in a decrease in forest cover. It requires adequate forest monitoring to support the sustainable forest management of this watershed, which is possible thanks to satellite imagery. The objective of this research is to study the spatiotemporal dynamics of the vegetation cover of the Oued Bouhamdane watershed between 2013 and 2022 using remote sensing data. This study is based on the use of Landsat 8 and 9 images...
Analysis of the propensity of Italian and German forest owners towards forest certification for ecosystem servicesOriginal Paper
Emanuela Lombardo
J. For. Sci., 2023, 69(6):266-276 | DOI: 10.17221/193/2022-JFS
This study analyses the perception of the relationship between forest certification and the production of ecosystem services by Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) sustainable forest management (SFM) certification holders. In addition, the psychological constructs that govern the use of certification for ecosystem services are investigated. Specifically, online questionnaire surveys were submitted to a sample of Italian and German forest owners and managers to study reasons for and against and global motives to adopt certification for ecosystem services through the application of Behavioural...