Discover Forests

Understanding epiphytic orchid diversity and their ecological associations with phorophytes is critical for effective forest conservation. This study assessed species richness, diversity, and orchid-phorophyte interactions along eight micro-environmental habitat variables (phorophyte height, BDH, bark thickness, phorophyte crown height, orchid attachment height, nearest forest edge distance, cano…

Birds play significant ecological roles supporting pollination, seed dispersal, pest control, and avitourism, offering economic benefits for communities. However, limited data on avian diversity, distribution, and behavior in Tropical Africa, hinders effective conservation and avitourism development. This study aimed to assess the community structure and composition of avifauna across habitat typ…

Podocarpus neriifolius D. Don, a conifer species from the Podocarpaceae family confined to very specific microhabitats in tropical hill forests of Bangladesh, is highly susceptible to habitat loss under global climate change. This study employed an optimized maximum entropy model for species distribution modeling to assess the current and future habitat suitability of P. neriifolius under three S…

Forest genetic improvement is employed to increase the productivity of commercial forest plantations and involves four main stages: selection of superior trees, provenance/progeny trials, cloning of high-value genotypes, and the establishment of asexual seed orchards for the production of high-genetic-value germplasm. The objective of this review was to compile and synthesize literature on the ge…

Inani National Park (INP) is a protected area supporting a variety of threatened and endangered species. However, anthropogenic pressures, including of Rohingya refugees’ influx into the Cox’s Bazar, have imposed significant stress on its forest ecosystems. This study assessed the composition, structure, and diversity of INP’s forests to provide a scientific foundation for conservation and sustai…

A forest patch in Nirjuli, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh, supports remarkable biodiversity, including 11 species endemic to Northeast India and five species newly recorded from this area. Over the past two decades, rapid urbanisation and expansion of human settlements have driven significant land use and land cover (LULC) changes, leading to deforestation, habitat loss, and fragmentation…

Climate change and variability is impacting the forestry sector, particularly saplings survival at different growth stages. Effective adaptation strategies including application of mulching are essential for improving SS and increasing forest cover. However, the effects of various mulching materials and thicknesses on saplings survival across different agroecological zones in Eastern Amhara, Ethi…

Climate change significantly impacts the geographic distribution of plant habitats globally. This study aims to model and map the current and future distribution of the woodland forest tree Commiphora africana in Ethiopia under changing climate conditions. A MaxEnt model was used to predict the current and future potential spatiotemporal distribution of C. africana. Species occurrence data (409 f…

The Greek fir (Abies cephalonica Loudon), is a significant species in Greece of high ecological and economic value. However, despite its high importance, a notable lack of allometric models regarding its basic dendrometric attributes at tree level can be observed. The current study aimed to fill this knowledge gap. Based on a sample of 2873 well-documented fir trees from 47 sample plots in Parnas…

This study investigated the performance of three recently restored forests of Kakamega (tropical rainforest), Kaberua (moist-montane), and Kabaru-Naromoru (dry-montane) to inform restoration strategies that balance ecological and climate change mitigation goals. Using data from 43 plots with 7-year-old native trees, biodiversity was assessed using Shannon–Wiener (H') and Simpson's (D) indices. Fo…

Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn. is a leguminous tree of ecological and economic value, yet its propagation is limited by seed dormancy and inefficient vegetative methods. This study establishes a somatic embryogenesis (SE) protocol using cotyledons from immature zygotic embryos. Among the basal media tested, Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium ensured the highest explant viability by minimizin…

Miombo woodlands of the Lubumbashi Charcoal Production Basin (LCPB) are crucial for biodiversity and ecosystem services, yet are threatened by anthropogenic pressures, including rising energy demand. This study analyzes key degradation drivers and biodiversity indicators across three recovery stages—advanced, intermediate, and early recovery—using plot-based surveys. The results identified wood h…

Forests offer numerous ecosystem services that enhance human livelihoods. However, without proper regulation, human activities can deteriorate forest ecosystems. This study aims to evaluate the land use and cover dynamics in Mumosho municipality, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and assess the diversity and carbon sequestration capacity of its woody species. We conducted a supervis…

The Sankuru province, in its Lodja and Lomela territories, constitutes a vast forest province, rich in biodiversity. However, the province’s forest ecosystems are undergoing changes because of human activities. This study uses remote sensing, cartography and landscape ecology analysis tools to quantify landscape dynamics and analyze the anthropogenic drivers behind these dynamics in Lodja and Lom…

Limited data exist on the long-term effects of agroforestry systems (AFSs) on carbon fractions and biological activity in Central Himalayan soils. To fill this knowledge gap, this study was conducted using ten randomly selected 20 year-old AFSs (treatments) and pure croplands (Control) and compared using Tukey’s HSD test. Soil samples were collected from 0 to 60 cm depth under AFSs and pure cropl…

Microorganisms form intricate relationships with all living organisms on Earth, and forests are no exception. This study highlights a bibliometric analysis of microbial research from 2010 to 2025. Relevant publications were retrieved from the Scopus database. This study included all types of microorganisms and their related research in forest ecosystems. The software VOSviewer and the package for…

Forests serve as crucial reservoirs of carbon, playing a vital role in mitigating global climate change by storing atmospheric carbon in biomass and soil. The Himalayan forests, characterized by their ecological diversity and altitudinal gradients, are especially significant in this regard but remain underrepresented in localized carbon stock assessments in the study area. The present study evalu…

The province of Sankuru, located in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is home to historic rubber tree plantations (Hevea brasiliensis) that play a significant role in carbon storage. However, despite their ecological and economic importance, little is known about the actual carbon sequestration potential of these abandoned or poorly managed plantations, and their contribution to climate change mi…

Amazonian islands represent highly dynamic and unique ecosystems shaped by sedimentation, tidal influences, and ecological succession, fostering remarkable biodiversity yet remaining increasingly threatened by human activities. Despite their ecological importance, these islands are under-researched, underscoring the need for integrated management strategies that reconcile environmental protection…