Nature communications
Dec 10, 2025
Flash droughts, characterized by rapid onset and increasing frequency, pose significant threats to ecosystem stability and function. However, there remains no global consensus regarding forest responses to flash droughts. Here, using a reconstructed ...
The Science of the total environment
Oct 17, 2025
Tracing the geographic origin of wood remains a major challenge in the fight against illegal timber in tropical countries. Methods using anatomical, chemical, isotopic and DNA markers have been successfully tested, but methods are either expensive, u...
Scientific reports
Oct 6, 2025
Industrial wood production plays a vital role in the economies of many countries by supplying raw materials for a wide range of sectors, including construction, paper, and pulp industries. However, the industry is increasingly challenged by the detri...
Environmental monitoring and assessment
Apr 9, 2025
Mapping and classifying the probability of occurrence of Populus tremula L. (aspen) in boreal forests is a complex task for sustainable forest management and biodiversity conservation. As a key broadleaved species in the taiga region, aspen supports ...
PloS one
Jan 24, 2025
Trade in wood and forest products spans the global supply chain. Illegal logging and associated trade in forest products present a persistent threat to vulnerable ecosystems and communities. Illegal timber trade has been linked to violations of tax a...
Scientific data
Apr 6, 2024
The research of plant seeds has always been a focus of agricultural and forestry research, and seed identification is an indispensable part of it. With the continuous application of artificial intelligence technology in the field of agriculture, seed...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Feb 24, 2024
This article presents the development of a vision system designed to enhance the autonomous navigation capabilities of robots in complex forest environments. Leveraging RGBD and thermic cameras, specifically the Intel RealSense 435i and FLIR ADK, the...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Jan 25, 2024
Smart forestry, an innovative approach leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), aims to enhance forest management while minimizing the environmental impact. The efficacy of AI in this domain is contingent upon the availability of extensive, high-qual...
Environmental science and pollution research international
Jan 16, 2023
The protection and sustainability of forest assets is possible with planned production of forest products to lead to minimum loss. One of the products obtained from forests is the industrial wood, which is the most important raw material for many sec...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Sep 24, 2021
Artificial intelligence (AI), together with robotics, sensors, sensor networks, internet of things (IoT) and machine/deep learning modeling, has reached the forefront towards the goal of increased efficiency in a multitude of application and purpose ...