A broader, more comprehensive concept of forest pest management is needed to make it a really integral part of forest resource management. A generalized model structure of a forest pest management system is presented, and the major components are discussed briefly. Predictive models are the primary mechanism of information flow to decision and action in the system. General considerations affect...

This innovative Biorefinery platform is based on the integration of a mild thermal pre-treatment and solid/liquid separation unit to parallel-integrated bioprocesses specifically selected food waste distinctive chemical composition: liquid fraction, rich in readily fermentable sugars, be transformed into valuable biobased products, solid organic residue enhance biomethane production generating ...

Our work on the potential of oxidative biocatalysts in eucalypt biorefinery, including cellulose and biofuel production, is revised in the context of related studies. Organisms selectively degrading lignin from eucalypt wood are ideal models for these biotechnological applications. Among them, the white-rot fungus Ceriporiopsis subvermispora has been largely investigated for eucalypt "biopulpin...

Dynamic yield models based on Irish research data and internationally accepted forest modelling principles have been produced for a number of Irish forest tree species. These models facilitate bespoke forest management planning and practice. The models are available to and used by the private forestry sector using a user friendly computer interface called GROWFOR. The models are also integrated...

Earthquakes can produce significant tree mortality, and consequently affect regional carbon dynamics. Unfortunately, detailed studies quantifying the influence of earthquake on forest mortality are currently rare. The committed forest biomass carbon loss associated with the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China is assessed by a synthetic approach in this study that integrated field investigation, r...

Over the last decade we have seen considerable change in social values and forest ecosystem knowledge triggering a plethora of complex forest management alternatives. Planning and forecasting the economic, social and environmental consequences of these options requires sophisticated computer models, which are seldom easy to understand. This paper describes how an interdisciplinary team integrat...

NED-2 is a sophisticated, intelligent, goal driven, and integrated multi-agent decision support system for forest ecosystem management. NED-2 currently integrates various forest mangement tools and models, including vegetation growth and yield models, wildlife models, management models for timber, ecology, water, and visual quality goals, GIS reporting tool, HTML report generating tool, etc.. T...