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Impact factor (WoS):

2022: 1.1

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Journal of Forest Science

  • ISSN 1212-4834 (Print)
  • ISSN 1805-935X (On-line)

An international open access peer-reviewed journal published by the Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences and financed by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic. Published since 1955 (by 1999 under the title Lesnictví-Forestry)

Aims & Scope

Original results of basic and applied research from all fields of forestry related to European forest ecosystems and their functions including those in the landscape and wood production chain are published in original scientific papers, short communications and review articles. Articles are published in English.


Current issue

Sensitivity analysis and performance evaluation of neural networks for predicting forest stand volume – A case study: District 2, Kacha, Guilan province, IranOriginal Paper

Sima Lotfi Asl, Iraj Hassanzad Navroodi, Aman Mohammad Kalteh

J. For. Sci., 2024, 70(5):209-222 | DOI: 10.17221/111/2023-JFS  

Tree volume is a characteristic used in many cases, such as determining fertility, habitat quality, growth size, allowable harvesting, and the principles of forest trade. It is imperative to develop methods that predict forest stand volume to obtain this extensive information quickly and cost-effectively. This study used supervised self-organising map (SSOM), multi-layer perceptron (MLP), and radial basis function (RBF) neural networks to predict forest stand volume based on physiography, topography, soil, and human factors. A sensitivity analysis method called the importance of prediction was used to determine how input variables influenced network...

Tree resources decline in Saudi Arabia: Climate change or pest attack causes?Original Paper

Naimah Alanazi

J. For. Sci., 2024, 70(5):223-234 | DOI: 10.17221/9/2024-JFS  

In Saudi Arabia, tree mortality has abnormally increased over the past ten years, exceeding regulatory standards without clear interpretation. The present study aimed to investigate three attacked tree populations in different biogeographic regions of Saudi Arabia. For this purpose, climatic data from the last thirty years, forest densities, soil cover, pest search, and insect damage to trees have been reported. The results of this study show a distinct climate change manifested by an increase of 2 °C in temperature accompanied by a decrease in precipitation and the extension of drought periods during the last 30 years. Analysis of satellite...

Innovations in the methodological approach to quantifying and evaluating the supported effects of forests for recreational and educational ecosystem servicesOriginal Paper

Zdeněk Odvárka, Jitka Meňházová

J. For. Sci., 2024, 70(5):235-248 | DOI: 10.17221/13/2024-JFS  

The paper deals with a new method of innovative assessment of the supported effects and ecosystem services of forests using the actual amount of their increased costs. Among the most important research findings and significance of the new method is that it contributes to the body of knowledge on valuation and payment for ecosystem services. The focus of the research task is to help address the current difficult economic situation of forest owners resulting from the impacts of climate change. The study aims to determine what work quantifies the amount of compensation for the provision of supported ecosystem services that is sufficient for owners by...

Overgrazing strongly impedes the natural regeneration of the endemic Boswellia species on Socotra IslandOriginal Paper

Salem Hamdiah, Klemen Eler, Kay Van Damme, Fabio Attorre, Dario La Montagna, Michele De Sanctis, Mohammed Shaneyehen, Mohammed Amar, Theodore Danso Marfo, Petr Maděra

J. For. Sci., 2024, 70(5):249-263 | DOI: 10.17221/3/2024-JFS  

Frankincense trees (Boswellia spp.) worldwide are affected by a number of threats, including global warming and changing land management practices. On the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen), which harbours eleven endemic Boswellia species, grazing is generally assumed to be one of the main threats preventing natural regeneration. To test the impact of overgrazing on natural regeneration, we established an in situ experiment on four different Boswellia taxa in different areas of Socotra Island. Mortality and the height increment of seedlings were measured for a period of two/three years in five plots excluded from grazing (fenced)...