1. A letter to readers and authors of Journal of Forestry Research

   • Chuanping Yang

   Editorial 16 February 2014 Pages: 1 - 2

2. Afforestation, restoration and regeneration — Not all trees are created equal

   • Shaneka S. Lawson
   • Charles H. Michler

   Review Article 16 February 2014 Pages: 3 - 20

3. Biodiversity and ecological assessments of Indian sacred groves

   • Rajasri Ray
   • M. D. S. Chandran
   • T. V. Ramachandra

   Review Article 16 February 2014 Pages: 21 - 28

4. Governance of forest conservation and co-benefits for Bangladesh under changing climate

   • Ronju Ahammad
   • Mohammed Kamal Hossain
   • Panna Husnain

   Review Paper 16 February 2014 Pages: 29 - 36

5. Hydrological impacts of afforestation — A review of research in India

   • B. Venkatesh
   • N. Lakshman
   • B. K. Purandara

   Review Article 16 February 2014 Pages: 37 - 42

6. Estimating Pinus palustris tree diameter and stem volume from tree height, crown area and stand-level parameters

   • C. A. Gonzalez-Benecke
   • Salvador A. Gezan
   • Timothy A. Martin

   Original Paper 16 February 2014 Pages: 43 - 52

7. Response of Pinus koraiensis seedling growth to different light conditions based on the assessment of photosynthesis in current and one-year-old needles

   • Jiaojun Zhu
   • Kai Wang
   • Qiaoling Yan

   Original Paper 16 February 2014 Pages: 53 - 62

8. Soil quality index as a tool for Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) monoculture conversion planning on afforested, reclaimed mine land

   • Marcin Pietrzykowski

   Original Paper 16 February 2014 Pages: 63 - 74

9. Temporal patterns of storage and flux of N and P in young Teak plantations of tropical moist deciduous forest, India

   • Kaushalendra Kumar Jha

   Original Paper 16 February 2014 Pages: 75 - 86

10. Influence of climatic conditions, topography and soil attributes on the spatial distribution of site productivity index of the species rich forests of Jalisco, Mexico

    • Adel Mohamed
    • Robin M. Reich
    • Martin Mendoza Briseño

    Original Paper 16 February 2014 Pages: 87 - 95

11. Evaluation of the adaptability and response of indigenous trees to assisted rehabilitation on the degraded hillsides of Kuriftu Lake Catchment (Debre Zeit, Ethiopia)

    • Wondwossen Gebretsadik

    Original Paper 16 February 2014 Pages: 97 - 102

12. Long-term vegetation development on a wildfire slope in Innerzwain (Styria, Austria)

    • Bodo Malowerschnig
    • Oliver Sass

    Original Paper 16 February 2014 Pages: 103 - 111

13. Herbaceous species diversity in relation to fire severity in Zagros oak forests, Iran

    • Morteza Pourreza
    • Seyed Mohsen Hosseini
    • Seyed Jalil Alavai

    Original Paper 16 February 2014 Pages: 113 - 120

14. Characterizing Shorea robusta communities in the part of Indian Terai landscape

    • V. S. Chitale
    • M. D. Behera
    • V. K. Sinha

    Original Paper 16 February 2014 Pages: 121 - 128

15. Estimation of the carbon pool in soil and above-ground biomass within mangrove forests in Southeast Mexico using allometric equations

    • Jesús Jaime Guerra-Santos
    • Rosa María Cerón-Bretón
    • Emma del Carmen Guevara Carrió

    Original Paper 16 February 2014 Pages: 129 - 134

16. The impact of land afforestation on carbon stocks surrounding Tehran, Iran

    • Saeid Varamesh
    • Seyyed Mohsen Hosseini
    • Ebrahim Fataei

    Original Paper 16 February 2014 Pages: 135 - 141

17. Does tree species composition control the soil carbon stocks of the Hyrcanian forest in the Northern Iran? (A case study in Guilan province, Iran)

    • Vilma Bayramzadeh

    Original Paper 16 February 2014 Pages: 143 - 146

18. Variability in permeability and integrity of cell membrane and depletion of food reserves in neem (Azadirachta indica) seeds from trees of different age classes

    • Devendra Kumar
    • Dhruv Kumar Mishra

    Original Paper 16 February 2014 Pages: 147 - 153

19. Morphogenetic responses of Populus alba L. under salt stress

    • Mejda Abassi
    • Khaled Mguis
    • Ali Albouchi

    Original Paper 16 February 2014 Pages: 155 - 161

20. Effects of harvesting on productivity of bay leaf tree (Cinnamomum tamala Nees & Eberm): Case from Udayapur district of Nepal

    • Dyutiman Choudhary
    • S. P. Kala
    • M. Kollmair

    Original Paper 16 February 2014 Pages: 163 - 170

21. Effects of selective logging on tree diversity and some soil characteristics in a tropical forest in southwest Ghana

    • Alex Asase
    • Bismark K. Asiatokor
    • Kwasi Ofori-Frimpong

    Original Paper 16 February 2014 Pages: 171 - 176

22. Effects of harvesting intensities and techniques on re-growth dynamics and quality of Terminalia bellerica fruits in central India

    • A. K. Pandey
    • Pankaj Bhargava

    Original Paper 16 February 2014 Pages: 177 - 184

23. Spatial pattern analysis for quantification of landscape structure of Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, Central India

    • Ambica Paliwal
    • Vinod Bihari Mathur

    Original Paper 16 February 2014 Pages: 185 - 192

24. Assessment of soil erodibility and aggregate stability for different parts of a forest road

    • Aidin Parsakhoo
    • Majid Lotfalian
    • Seyed Ataollah Hosseini

    Original Paper 16 February 2014 Pages: 193 - 200

25. Fungal inoculation induces agarwood in young Aquilaria malaccensis trees in the nursery

    • Rozi Mohamed
    • Phai Lee Jong
    • Abd Kudus Kamziah

    Original Paper 16 February 2014 Pages: 201 - 204

26. Development and evaluation of local communities incentive programs for improving the traditional forest management: A case study of Northern Zagros forests, Iran

    • Jalal Henareh Khalyani
    • Manouchehr Namiranian
    • Jahangir Feghhi

    Original Paper 16 February 2014 Pages: 205 - 210

27. Future of Abies pindrow in Swat district, northern Pakistan

    • Kishwar Ali
    • Habib Ahmad
    • Stephen Jury

    Original Paper 16 February 2014 Pages: 211 - 214

28. Non-timber forest products and household incomes in Bonga forest area, southwestern Ethiopia

    • Ermias Melaku
    • Zeleke Ewnetu
    • Demel Teketay

    Original Paper 16 February 2014 Pages: 215 - 223