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 …

Seasonal variability of forest sensitivity to heat and drought stresses: a synthesis based on carbon fluxes from North American forest ecosystems

B Xu, MA Arain, TA Black, BE Law… - Global change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Climate extremes such as heat waves and droughts are projected to occur more frequently
with increasing temperature and an intensified hydrological cycle. It is important to …

Assessment of dryness conditions according to transitional ecosystem patterns in an extremely cold region of China

MA Faiz, D Liu, Q Fu, F Naz, N Hristova, T Li… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have projected that devastating natural disasters (ie, droughts) will
become more severe under changing climatic conditions. This study employed a new …

Inter-annual variability of Net Ecosystem Productivity for a temperate mixed forest: A predominance of carry-over effects?

M Aubinet, Q Hurdebise, H Chopin, A Debacq… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study presents twenty years of Net Ecosystem Productivity estimations obtained using
eddy covariance in a mixed forest, dominated by beech with sparse conifers, at the Vielsalm …

Drought tolerance of a Pinus palustris plantation

LJ Samuelson, TA Stokes, MR Ramirez… - Forest Ecology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) forests are thought to be drought tolerant and if
so, planting longleaf pine presents a forest management strategy for climate change …

[HTML][HTML] VCPNET: A new dataset to benchmark vegetation carbon phenology metrics

X Tang, G Starr, CL Staudhammer, K Zhang, L Li… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Shifts in plant phenology associated with climate change have received unprecedented
attention from land managers, policymakers, and the scientific community, with important …

Carbon dynamics and soil greenhouse fluxes in a Florida's native rangeland before and after fire

R Bracho, ML Silveira, R Boughton… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2021 - Elsevier
Grazing lands, including the native rangelands, cover an extensive area of the southeastern
United States, representing an important component of the carbon balance for the region. In …

A drought indicator reflecting ecosystem responses to water availability: The normalized ecosystem drought index

KY Chang, L Xu, G Starr - Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2018 - Elsevier
Drought, one of the most destructive natural disasters is projected by numerous studies to
become more severe and widespread under climate change. These water limitations will …

Identify ecological corridors and build potential ecological networks in response to recent land cover changes in **njiang, China

Y Zhang, W Song - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Using Linkage Mapper corridor simulation software, which is based on minimum cost
distance, we identify ecological corridors and build potential ecological networks in …

Vegetation structure drives forest phenological recovery after hurricane

Y Gong, CL Staudhammer, G Kenney… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hurricanes affect the structure and function of forests by removing leaf area, reducing
biomass, and causing plant mortality. Quantifying the effects of hurricanes on the …