European forests under global climate change: Review of tree growth processes, crises and management strategies

Z Vacek, S Vacek, J Cukor - Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 - Elsevier
The ongoing global climate change is challenging all sectors, forestry notwithstanding. On
the one hand, forest ecosystems are exposed to and threatened by climate change, but on …

Opportunities and limitations of thinning to increase resistance and resilience of trees and forests to global change

G Moreau, C Chagnon, A Achim, J Caspersen… - Forestry, 2022 - academic.oup.com
We reviewed recent literature to identify the positive and negative effects of thinning on both
stand-and tree-level resistance and resilience to four stressors that are expected to increase …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term soil water limitation and previous tree vigor drive local variability of drought-induced crown dieback in Fagus sylvatica

S Klesse, T Wohlgemuth, K Meusburger… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ongoing climate warming is increasing evapotranspiration, a process that reduces plant-
available water and aggravates the impact of extreme droughts during the growing season …

Exploring climate-smart forestry in Mediterranean forests through an innovative composite climate-smart index

D Alfieri, R Tognetti, G Santopuoli - Journal of Environmental Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract In recent years, Climate-Smart Forestry (CSF) has emerged as an innovative
approach to sustainable forest management, aiming to enhance forest resilience and to …

Empirical and process-based models predict enhanced beech growth in European mountains under climate change scenarios: A multimodel approach

M Bosela, Á Rubio-Cuadrado, P Marcis… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Process-based models and empirical modelling techniques are frequently used to (i)
explore the sensitivity of tree growth to environmental variables, and (ii) predict the future …

The effect of forest structure on drought stress in beech forests (Fagus sylvatica L.)

T Mathes, D Seidel, HJ Klemmt, D Thom… - Forest Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The unprecedented drought between 2018 and 2020 had a significant impact on European
beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forests in Central Europe. The role of different forest structures in …

Management can mitigate drought legacy effects on the growth of a moisture-sensitive conifer tree species

B Wang, T Chen, G Xu, G Wu, G Liu - Forest Ecology and Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the impact of management upon post-drought tree growth recovery and
drought legacy effects is among the fundamental challenges hindering the improvement of …

Deep learning models for improved reliability of tree aboveground biomass prediction in the tropical evergreen broadleaf forests

B Huy, NQ Truong, NQ Khiem, KP Poudel… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aboveground biomass (AGB) and carbon uptake of a forest are key ecological indicators for
various technical and scientific applications and sustainable forest management. Deep …

Changing patterns of natural dynamics in old-growth European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forests can inspire forest management in Central Europe

L Kulla, J Roessiger, M Bošeľa, S Kucbel… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
European beech is the dominant native tree species in sub-mountain and mountain zones of
the European continent and provides multiple ecosystem services to European society …

Spatial pattern of forest aboveground biomass and its environmental influencing factors in Qinling-Daba Mountains, central China

Y Yao - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Accurate estimation of forest aboveground biomass (AGB) is crucial for understanding and
managing forest ecosystems in the context of global environmental change, and also …