Journal Of Forestry Research Articles

Community forestry and peoples livelihoods

Journal of Forestry and Livelihood ForestAction16 LIVELIHOODS, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND EQUITY The author highlights the successes of community forestry in improving local livelihoods. Using a livelihood framework, he assesses the nature and extent ofcontributions of community forestry in improving the different livelihoods capitals – including social and human, natural, and physical. He also identifies broader positive changes in social, organizational and policy aspects. Finally, some challenges ahead are also identified.

Journal of Forestry Quiz

Journal Article Journal of Forestry Quiz Get access Journal of Forestry, Volume 121, Issue 3, May 2023, Pages 297–298, https://doi.org/10.1093/jofore/fvad017 Published: 15 May 2023

Journal of Forestry Quiz

Journal Article Journal of Forestry Quiz Get access Journal of Forestry, Volume 120, Issue 5, September 2022, Pages 604–605, https://doi.org/10.1093/jofore/fvac027 Published: 01 September 2022

Journal of Forestry Quiz

Journal Article Journal of Forestry Quiz Get access Journal of Forestry, Volume 120, Issue 3, May 2022, Pages 358–359, https://doi.org/10.1093/jofore/fvac011 Published: 04 May 2022

Journal of Forestry Quiz

Journal of Forestry Quiz Get access Journal of Forestry, Volume 120, Issue 1, January 2022, Pages 121–122, https://doi.org/10.1093/jofore/fvab066 Published: 05 January 2022 Article history Received: 02 December 2021 Published: 05 January 2022

Response to theJournal of ForestryArticle: “US Forest Service Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act: Fast, Variable, Rarely Litigated, and Declining”

AbstractThe Fleischman et al. (2020a) article on US Forest Service (FS) implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) correctly identified a decline in the number of NEPA analyses, but several conclusions were not supported by the data used. After analyzing their and other relevant data, we reached substantially different conclusions. Using FS budget data, we found budgets supporting NEPA analyses to be flat to increasing. Likewise, using FS accomplishment data, we found several FS land-management activities increased as others remained flat or decreased. The three types of NEPA analyses took statistically significant different times to complete, and time to complete analyses declined little over 15 years. We also found that litigation rates varied substantially by NEPA analysis type, resource purpose, and FS region. Conducting NEPA analyses is a necessary step in federal land management. However, resources invested in NEPA analyses represent an opportunity cost, and the success of the FS is better measured by on-the-ground accomplishments rather than number of NEPA analyses produced.

Assessing the impact of the adoption of agroforestry technology on food production and poverty reduction among farming households in Oyo State, Nigeria

Assessing the impact of the adoption of agroforestry technology on food production and poverty reduction among farming households in Oyo State, Nigeria

Characteristics of university websites (Science Communication)

A topic-independent systematic approach according to Deuze (2003) enables to describe websites of universities based on three main characteristics: Hypertextuality, multimediality and interactivity (Metag & Schäfer, 2017). Other important dimensions to characterize a website are multilingualism (e. g. Chapleo et al., 2011) as well as the content of those websites (e. g. Bozyigit & Akkan, 2014), but also their dialogical dimension (e. g. McAllister-Spooner & Kent, 2009) and the prevalence of ethnic and gender diversity (Bal & Sharik, 2019). Field of application/theoretical foundation: According to Deuze (2003), whose systematic approach was applied in the content analysis of Metag and Schäfer (2017), three basic characteristics of online communication can be distinguished: Hypertextuality can be understood as the linking of individual pages on the internet, whereby a differentiation is made between internal (links lead to one's own website) and external hypertextuality (links lead to other websites). Multimediality means offering information in various formats (e.g. text, or audio and video formats). The term interactivity encompasses different ways for users to disseminate or access information (Kopper, Kolthoff, & Czepek, 2000), but also different options for producers and users to interact with each other (e.g. giving feedback). References/combination with other methods of data collection: In some studies, such as those by Chapleo et al. (2011) or Metag and Schäfer (2017), cluster analyses were carried out following the content analyses. The study by Bal and Sharik (2019) also incorporated enrollment data from the universities in order to compare it with the results of the content analysis and to examine whether the website portrays the actual diversity of students at the university. In other cases, combinations of quantitative and qualitative techniques were applied (Lederbogen & Trebbe, 2003) or a critical discourse analysis (Zhang & O’Halloran, 2013) was conducted. Example studies: Bal & Sharik (2019); Bozyigit & Akkan (2014); Chapleo et al. (2011); Else & Crookes (2015); Gordon & Berhow (2009); Lederbogen & Trebbe (2003); McAllister-Spooner & Kent (2009); Metag & Schäfer (2017); Shadinger (2013); Zhang & O'Halloran (2013) Information on Metag & Schäfer 2017 Authors: Julia Metag, Mike S. Schäfer Research questions: What is the content of the online communication of German, Austrian and Swiss universities? Is it possible to distinguish different types of universities in terms of their communication methods? Which structural features are constituting the identified types? Object of analysis: Websites, Facebook and Twitter accounts of all universities which are entitled to award doctorates in Germany (N = 146), Austria (N = 33) and German-speaking Switzerland (N = 11) Unit of analysis I: Website, Facebook and Twitter presence as a whole Unit of analysis II: The three largest posts on the website, the first five Facebook posts and the first five tweets of the research week Timeframe of analysis: 19.-25.05.2014 (Switzerland) & 02.-08.06.2014 (Germany and Austria) Information about variables Variable name/definition: Formal categories: Structure of the website Level of analysis: Website Values: - Language: German, English, other - Ressort structure: Information about studying; information about the university - Clearly visible navigation point for public/press/media - Number of employees in the press office - Multimediality: Number of pictures in general & referring to science; number of video files; number of graphics in general & referring to science; number of audio files - Hypertextuality and Interactivity: Integration of the Twitter feed or Twitter icon on the home page; integration of the Facebook icon on the home page; integration of other social media icons on the homepage; embedded app for campus life on the homepage Scale of measurement: Nominal, except for number of employees and Multimediality (metric) Reliability: intercoder reliability according to Holsti: 0,90 (in total; no variable below 0,71) Codebook: in the appendix (in German) Variable name/definition: Content variables for articles on the website Level of analysis: Articel on website Values: - Type of article: Presentation of scientific results, scientific interview with a scientist, scientific news article, event information with scientific relevance, article/interview without scientific reference, event information without scientific reference - Author - Multimediality: number of pictures; number of graphics; number of audio files; number of video files - Topic of the article - Addressee of the article - Number of speakers in the article - Different speakers in the article - Address (direct/indirect/unclear & form of address) - Language (scientific/formal/everyday language) - Hypertextuality and Interactivity: Possibility to link on LinkedIn/blogs; links to other websites/further information; possibility to rate/like/share the article; possibility to give feedback/to comment; number of comments; reactions of university towards e.g. comments; number of comments from university; response time to comments from other users Scale of measurement: Nominal, except for Multimediality, number of speakers in the article, number of comments (from university), response time (metric) Reliability: intercoder reliability according to Holsti: 0,90 (in total; no variable below 0,71) Codebook: in the appendix (in German)

Fatty acid profile analysis of grape by-products from Slovakia and Austria

Fatty acid profile analysis of grape by-products from Slovakia and Austria

Erratum: The Evolution of a Seedling Market for Genetically Improved Loblolly Pine in the Southern United States, Journal of Forestry

Erratum: The Evolution of a Seedling Market for Genetically Improved Loblolly Pine in the Southern United States, Journal of Forestry

Influence of soil texture and compost on the early growth and nutrient uptake of Moringa oleifera Lam

Influence of soil texture and compost on the early growth and nutrient uptake of Moringa oleifera Lam

Distribution of Vascular Plants along Altitudinal Gradients in Hoang Lien National Park, Vietnam

Short Retraction Notice The paper does not meet the standards of "Open Journal of Forestry". This article has been retracted to straighten the academic record. In making this decision the Editorial Board follows COPE's Retraction Guidelines. The aim is to promote the circulation of scientific research by offering an ideal research publication platform with due consideration of internationally accepted standards on publication ethics. The Editorial Board would like to extend its sincere apologies for any inconvenience this retraction may have caused. Editor guiding this retraction: Prof. Dr. Valeriy Perminov (EiC of OJF) The full retraction notice in PDF is preceding the original paper, which is marked "RETRACTED".

Editorial of the First Edition Journal of Sylva Indonesiana

This editorial is an opening remark of the first edition Journal of Sylva Indonesiana (JSI) containing the growth and development of the journal managed by Faculty of Forestry Universitas Sumatera Utara (“Fahutan USU”). In the first stage, “Jurnal Ilmiah Pertanian Kultura” published by Faculty of Agriculture USU has been targeted by faculty member of “Fahutan USU” for dissemination of their research results. This journal has been accredited by Directorate General of Higher Education in 2003 consequently its scope become specific, forestry science did not include therein. Hence, at that time, Program Study of Forestry Science under management of Faculty of Agriculture USU initiated the issuing of Peronema Forestry Science Journal in 2005 in order to accommodate scope of forestry science. Unfortunately the service and production of this journal become stagnant because most of the editorial staff pursued higher education in outside Medan city and the funding for publishing and printing vanished. In 2012, with the new spirit, Program of Forestry Science re-issued the new journal called “Foresta” Indonesian Journal of Forestry. It was a pity, the production process of this journal discontinued regarding to no submission of the manuscripts. All of the research results of undergraduate students of Program Study of Forestry Science have been uploaded into Peronema Forestry Science Journal in online version since 2014. In connection with establishment of organization structure of Faculty of Forestry completely, the publishing of JSI has been started in 2018 even though the editorial works of this journal has been begin since 2017, comprise call of paper, blind-review process, correspondence with the authors, layout and editing, including upload in the journal website. Supply of the manuscripts is provided not only from undergraduate research results of Faculty of Forestry’s students but also from the outside. With the commitment of the funding from the Faculty of Forestry USU, hopefully JSI can reach the target as the national accredited journal and it can achieve the status to be a reputation journal in the field of forestry in the future.

Regional patterns of increasing Swiss needle cast impacts on Douglas-fir growth with warming temperatures.

The fungal pathogen, Phaeocryptopus gaeumannii, causing Swiss needle cast (SNC) occurs wherever Douglas‐fir is found but disease damage is believed to be limited in the U.S. Pacific Northwest (PNW) to the Coast Range of Oregon and Washington (Hansen et al., Plant Disease, 2000, 84, 773; Rosso & Hansen, Phytopathology, 2003, 93, 790; Shaw, et al., Journal of Forestry, 2011, 109, 109). However, knowledge remains limited on the history and spatial distribution of SNC impacts in the PNW. We reconstructed the history of SNC impacts on mature Douglas‐fir trees based on tree‐ring width chronologies from western Oregon. Our findings show that SNC impacts on growth occur wherever Douglas‐fir is found and is not limited to the coastal fog zone. The spatiotemporal patterns of growth impact from SNC disease were synchronous across the region, displayed periodicities of 12–40 years, and strongly correlated with winter and summer temperatures and summer precipitation. The primary climatic factor limiting pathogen dynamics varied spatially by location, topography, and elevation. SNC impacts were least severe in the first half of the 20th century when climatic conditions during the warm phase of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (1924–1945) were less conducive to pathogen development. At low‐ to mid‐elevations, SNC impacts were most severe in 1984–1986 following several decades of warmer winters and cooler, wetter summers including a high summer precipitation anomaly in 1983. At high elevations on the west slope of the Cascade Range, SNC impacts peaked several years later and were the greatest in the 1990s, a period of warmer winter temperatures. Climate change is predicted to result in warmer winters and will likely continue to increase SNC severity at higher elevations, north along the coast from northern Oregon to British Columbia, and inland where low winter temperatures currently limit growth of the pathogen. Our findings indicate that SNC may become a significant forest health problem in areas of the PNW beyond the coastal fog zone.

A Special Issue of the Journal of Forestry—Tribal Forest Management: Innovations for Sustainable Forest Management

Native American forests and tribal forest management practices have sustained indigenous communities, economies, and resources for millennia. These systems provide a wealth of knowledge and successful applications of long-term environmental stewardship and integrated, sustainable forest management. Tribal forestry has received an increasing amount of attention from forest managers, academics, and tribal communities in recent years. Tribal forestry is seen as a way to provide approaches for solving our most complex social, economic, and environmental issues facing natural resource managers today. It is also considered as an important approach to build landscape- level partnerships and leverage funding for landscape- scale management. Tribal forest management provides numerous examples of balancing complex, multiple objectives in an era of shrinking budgets, novel ecologic interactions, and increasing human demands on our natural resources. This special issue of the Journal of Forestry seeks to capture a broad range of forest management practices occurring in Indian Country and beyond; to increase general recognition of the role that tribal forest plays in the greater landscape; and to engage broad audiences regarding the value of tribal forests and how they can serve as models for sustainability, integrated management, resilience, and restoration.

A Special Issue of the Journal of Forestry—Proceedings of the 2015 National Silviculture Workshop

A Special Issue of the <i>Journal of Forestry</i>—Proceedings of the 2015 National Silviculture Workshop

To the Next 100 Years of the Journal of Forestry

To the Next 100 Years of the <i>Journal of Forestry</i>

A Special Issue of the &lt;I&gt;Journal of Forestry&lt;/I&gt;—Wilderness Science and Its Role in Wilderness Stewardship

A Special Issue of the &lt;I&gt;Journal of Forestry&lt;/I&gt;—Wilderness Science and Its Role in Wilderness Stewardship

Money Trees: The Douglas Fir and American Forestry, 1900–1944 by Emily K. Brock

Reviews MONEY TREES: THE DOUGLAS FIR AND AMERICAN FORESTRY, 1900–1944 by Emily K. Brock Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, 2015. Illustrations, maps, notes, bibliography, index. 256 pages. $27.95 paper. In her new book Money Trees, environmental historian Emily Brock traces the evolution of forestry as a scientific field of study and the outsized role that Douglas fir forests in the Pacific Northwest played in shaping the profession. Federal land managers and private timberland owners alike wanted to maximize profit on the Doug fir lands but avoid the damage caused by aggressive harvests that years earlier wrecked lands and economies across the Northeast, the Great Lakes, and the South. According to Brock, local imperatives from the Oregon and Washington coasts shaped national debates about the utility of forestry as a science and its role in forest management. American forestry at the turn of the century was primarily a prescriptive science, meaning it focused on how to efficiently grow trees. Ecology, on the other hand, was a descriptive science that studied the components of a forest and how they interacted. The heart of the book is Brock’s examination of the differences between these two fields as well as early foresters ’ efforts to direct the profession toward one approach or the other. The first Chief of the Forest Service, Gifford Pinchot — himself the first American trained as a forester — placed the agency at the cutting edge of this debate. He created a science and research branch within the Forest Service and placed Raphael Zon at its head. Together they advocated and set the agency on a course to examine and study how trees interacted with local environments using the descriptive pattern of inquiry from ecology. Money and politics, particularly in the Doug fir lands, soon changed the course of forestry and the management of the National Forests. In the 1930s, the Great Depression tightened its grip on the American economy. The enormous amount of potential capital in harvestable timber in Oregon and Washington promised relief and changed the political calculus of the timber industry, the federal government, and the debate within forestry about the purpose of the new profession. New Deal programs directed the Forest Service to employ Americans in forestry-related work and focus on sustainable harvests in the Pacific Northwest. Some professional foresters saw an opportunity to put their knowledge of silviculture to good use while Zon and Pinchot favored, in their minds, a purer scientific focus of analyzing the ecosystem and how it worked. This debate played out in the policy corridors of the Forest Service in Washington, D.C., as well as on the pages of profession’s leading journal, the Journal of Forestry. Zon and ecological foresters lost the war over the direction of forestry. The profession took a decided turn on federal and private lands in the 1940s toward maximizing harvests. Beginning in the Pacific Northwest, sustainable yield shaped the profession for decades to come. So thoroughly did the profession and the Forest Service adopt sustainable yield and maximizing harvests on the profession and the Forest Service that a number of influential foresters, including Aldo Leopold and Robert Marshall, left the agency and formed the Wilderness Society in part to advocate for a different focus within the forestry profession. The battles fought in the 1930s and 1940s over the direction of the forestry profession were re-fought in the 1970s when ecological forestry reappeared. By the 1990s, ecological forestry was the de facto policy — a transition that is chronicled in Samuel Hays’s book War in the Woods. Such was the impact of this shift within the profession and the management of federal lands as a whole. Brock’s book is a good primer to understanding that science is never static and is rarely the sole determiner in land management policy: culture, politics, economics, and capital all play parts in determining the course of federal forest policy. This book would be very appropriate for graduate classes in the history of science and environmental history, particularly for those interested in the history of public land management and in Oregon history. Lincoln Bramwell Washington, D.C. 103 ...

Forest Science Education in Research Universities

Forest Science Education in Research Universities