Assessing the environmental factors affecting the natural regeneration of Cedrus libani A. Rich. in Jawbat Burghal, Syria

doi:10.3832/ifor4587-018

Assessing the environmental factors affecting the natural regeneration of Cedrus libani A. Rich. in Jawbat Burghal, Syria

Abeer Ibrahem⁽¹⁾ , Emad Koubaily⁽²⁾, Ali Thabeet⁽³⁾

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, Volume 19, Issue 3, Pages 237-243 (2026)
doi: https://doi.org/10.3832/ifor4587-018
Published: Jun 14, 2026 - Copyright © 2026 SISEF

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Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technologies are valuable tools for managing forest ecosystems today. This study employed a Binary Logistic Regression Model to analyze the environmental factors influencing the natural regeneration of Cedrus libani A. Rich. within its native habitat in the Jawbat Burghal forest of Syria. The effects of various environmental factors (spatial and forest structure, topography, and spectral indicators) were assessed both individually and collectively to understand their impact on the probability of C. libani seedling presence in Jawbat Burghal. The model’s accuracy significantly improved when considering the combined effects of these factors, reaching 94.3%, exceeding the accuracy of the other models evaluated (none of which surpassed 85%). Higher stone density, increased broadleaved tree cover, and favorable summer soil moisture were found to promote the natural regeneration of C. libani in Jawbat Burghal.

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Natural Regeneration, Environmental Factor Modeling, Remote Sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Forest Structure, Cedrus libani

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(1)

0000-0002-8261-8781
Higher Institute for Environmental Research, Latakia (Tishreen) University (Syria)

(2)

Department of Ecology and Forest, Latakia (Tishreen) University (Syria)

(3)

0000-0003-2597-201X
Department of Ecology and Forestry, Aleppo University (Syria)

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Abeer Ibrahem
ink_abeer@yahoo.com

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Ibrahem A, Koubaily E, Thabeet A (2026). Assessing the environmental factors affecting the natural regeneration of Cedrus libani A. Rich. in Jawbat Burghal, Syria. iForest 19: 237-243. - doi: 10.3832/ifor4587-018

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Maurizio Marchi

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Received: Feb 14, 2024
Accepted: Dec 06, 2025

First online: Jun 14, 2026
Publication Date: Jun 30, 2026
Publication Time: 6.33 months

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