Influences of evergreen gymnosperm and deciduous angiosperm tree species on the functioning of temperate and boreal forests

L Augusto, A De Schrijver, L Vesterdal… - Biological …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
It has been recognized for a long time that the overstorey composition of a forest partly
determines its biological and physical–chemical functioning. Here, we review evidence of …

Environmental effects of short‐rotation woody crops for bioenergy: What is and isn't known

NA Griffiths, BM Rau, KB Vaché, G Starr… - GCB …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Logging and mill residues are currently the largest sources of woody biomass for bioenergy
in the United States, but short‐rotation woody crops (SRWCs) are expected to become a …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of afforestation tree species mixing on soil organic carbon stock, nutrients accumulation, and understory vegetation diversity on reclaimed coastal …

H **e, Y Tang, M Yu, GG Wang - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021 - Elsevier
Establishing mixed-species plantations on the reclaimed coastal lands has become a new
paradigm in forest management in China, because it increases the provision of ecosystem …

Nutrient leaching potential along a time series of forest water reclamation facilities in northern Idaho

E Joshi, MR Schwarzbach, B Briggs, ER Coats… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Forest water reclamation is a decades-old practice of repurposing municipal reclaimed
water using land application on forests to filter nutrients and increase wood production …

Effect of afforestation mode on rhizosphere soil physicochemical properties and bacterial community structure of two major tree species in **ong'an New Area

K Wang, Z Qiu, M Zhang, X Li, X Fang, M Zhao… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Two major afforestation species in **ong'an New Area: Armeniaca vulgaris and Sabina
chinensis were selected as research objects. We determined soil physicochemical …

Growth responses of narrow or broad site adapted tree species to a range of resource availability treatments after a full harvest rotation

DR Coyle, DP Aubrey, MD Coleman - Forest Ecology and Management, 2016 - Elsevier
Understanding the processes driving forest productivity is a critical element in our efforts to
maximize production of biomass and wood products and more efficiently utilize resources …

Stand development and other intrinsic factors largely control fine-root dynamics with only subtle modifications from resource availability

MD Coleman, DP Aubrey - Tree physiology, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Forest productivity depends on resource acquisition by ephemeral roots and leaves. A
combination of intrinsic and environmental factors influences ephemeral organs; however …

Herbicide, fertilization, and planting density effects on intensively managed loblolly pine early stand development

GWD Ferreira, BM Rau, DP Aubrey - Forest ecology and management, 2020 - Elsevier
Production forestry in the southeast US has been partially transitioned to intensively
managed short rotations (~ 10 years), in which multiple silvicultural interventions are …

Woody bioenergy crop selection can have large effects on water yield: A southeastern United States case study

PV Caldwell, CR Jackson, CF Miniat, SE Younger… - Biomass and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Short-rotation woody crops in the southeastern United States will make a significant
contribution to the growing renewable energy supply over the 21st century; however, there …

Groundwater depths affect phosphorus and potassium resorption but not their utilization in a desert phreatophyte in its hyper-arid environment

B Zhang, G Tang, H Yin, S Zhao, M Shareef… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Nutrients are vital for plant subsistence and growth in nutrient-poor and arid ecosystems.
The deep roots of phreatophytic plants are necessary to access groundwater, which is the …