Recent advances in LiDAR sensors and robotic technologies have raised the question of
whether handheld mobile laser scanning (HMLS) systems can allow for the performing of …

Chinese pine (Pinus tabuliformis) is one of the main tree species for water and soil
conservation on the Loess Plateau. However, most of these plantations face a series of …

Background Functional genomic studies using genetics approaches of conifers are
hampered by the complex and enormous genome, long vegetative growth period, and …

A better understanding of the relationship between tree growth and climate in natural forests
(NF) and planted forests (PF) may help in predicting the potential impacts of climate change …

Eucalyptus plantations play an important role in capturing and storing atmospheric carbon,
mitigating global climate change. Forest management policies encouraging integrated …

There has been a global increase in the demand for woody biomass in the last decade. The
imperative to achieve the highest production per unit of land while preserving natural forest …

In the absence of exogenous disturbance, natural forests usually display stable and orderly
distribution patterns. Recent studies have demonstrated that the random framework (RF) …

The maintenance of genetic diversity across seed orchard generations is an important
management objective. Here, we used Pinus tabuliformis Carrière as a model to explore the …

This study brings insight into interpreting forest structural diversity and explore the
classification of individuals according to the distribution of the neighbours in natural forests …

Natural forests serve as the main component of the forest ecosystem. An in-depth
interpretation of tree composition and structure of forest community is of great significance …