[HTML][HTML] An overview of monitoring methods for assessing the performance of nature-based solutions against natural hazards

P Kumar, SE Debele, J Sahani, N Rawat… - Earth-Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
To bring to fruition the capability of nature-based solutions (NBS) in mitigating hydro-
meteorological risks (HMRs) and facilitate their widespread uptake require a consolidated …

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 …

Agricultural drought mitigating indices derived from the changes in drought characteristics

B Wu, Z Ma, N Yan - Remote sensing of environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Droughts can cause tremendous losses to agricultural and economic development; humans
have explored many anti-drought measures to mitigate the influence of drought and …

Thermal sensitivity across forest vertical profiles: patterns, mechanisms, and ecological implications

N Vinod, M Slot, IR McGregor, EM Ordway… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Rising temperatures are influencing forests on many scales, with potentially strong variation
vertically across forest strata. Using published research and new analyses, we evaluate how …

Temporal changes in size inequality and stand growth partitioning between tree sizes under various thinning intensities in subtropical Cunninghamia lanceolata …

R Liang, Y **e, Y Sun, B Wang, Z Ding - Forest Ecology and Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Stand structural complexity and growth partitioning between different tree sizes influence
trees competition and resource use efficiency, and thus are closely linked to stand …

Magnitude and timing of density reduction are key for the resilience to severe drought in conifer-broadleaf mixed forests in Central Europe

JC Zamora-Pereira, R Yousefpour, M Cailleret… - Annals of Forest …, 2021 - Springer
Key message We applied a modified forest gap model (ForClim) to depict changes in stand
water transpiration via density reduction as a forest adaptation strategy. This approach is the …

Carbon, climate, and natural disturbance: a review of mechanisms, challenges, and tools for understanding forest carbon stability in an uncertain future

AW Dye, RM Houtman, P Gao, WRL Anderegg… - Carbon Balance and …, 2024 - Springer
In this review, we discuss current research on forest carbon risk from natural disturbance
under climate change for the United States, with emphasis on advancements in analytical …

The Past Matters: Previous Management Strategies Modulate Current Growth and Drought Responses of Norway Spruce (Picea abies H. Karst.)

G Schmied, T Hilmers, E Uhl, H Pretzsch - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to high productivity and past management approaches, the forests of Central Europe
are heavily dominated by conifers, even on sites where they do not occur naturally at all …

God save the queen! How and why the dominant evergreen species of the Mediterranean Basin is declining?

F Alderotti, E Verdiani - AoB Plants, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Quercus ilex may be considered the queen tree of the Mediterranean Basin, dominating
coastal forest areas up to 2000 m above sea level at some sites. However, an increase in …

Scaling up tree growth to assess forest resilience under increasing aridity: the case of Iberian dry-edge pine forests

MA Zavala, Ó Angulo, RB de la Parra… - Landscape …, 2024 - Springer
Context Mediterranean managed dry-edge pine forests maintain biodiversity and supply key
ecosystem services but are threatened by climate change and are highly vulnerable to …