Managing carbon sinks by changing rotation length in European forests

T Kaipainen, J Liski, A Pussinen… - Environmental Science & …, 2004 - Elsevier
Elongation of rotation length is a forest management activity countries may choose to apply
under Article 3.4 of the Kyoto Protocol to help them meet their commitments for reduction of …

Alleviation of Summer Drought Boosts Establishment Success of Pinus sylvestris in a Mediterranean Mountain: An Experimental Approach

J Castro, R Zamora, JA Hódar, JM Gómez - Plant Ecology, 2005 - Springer
We performed an irrigation experiment to study the impact of summer drought on Pinus
sylvestris establishment at its southernmost distribution limit. Watering was done during the …

Towards forest sustainability in Mediterranean countries using biomass as fuel for heating

AJ Perea-Moreno, MÁ Perea-Moreno… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2017 - Elsevier
The increasing fossil fuels price is a direct result of a growth in worldwide demand of energy
and has become a major concern of many countries. The special conditions of …

Allometry and biomass dynamics in temperate mixed and monospecific stands: Contrasting response of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and sessile oak (Quercus …

E Cudjoe, F Bravo, R Ruiz-Peinado - Science of the Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Mixed forests generally outperform monospecific forests in terms of productivity, stability, and
resilience and are becoming increasingly important for sustainable forest management …

Characterizing forest structural types and shelterwood dynamics from Lorenz-based indicators predicted by airborne laser scanning

R Valbuena, P Packalen, L Mehtätalo… - Canadian Journal of …, 2013 - cdnsciencepub.com
In this study, Lorenz curve descriptors of tree diameter inequality were used to characterize
the dynamics of forest development in a shelterwood-managed Pinus sylvestris (L.) …

Trends in evergreen oak suitability from assembled species distribution models: assessing climate change in south-western Europe

J López-Tirado, F Vessella, B Schirone, PJ Hidalgo - New Forests, 2018 - Springer
The expected changes to the environmental conditions have concerned the scientific
community over the last few decades. A rise in the mean temperature and a variation in …

Growth and yield models for Pinus halepensis Mill.

G Montero, I Cañellas, R Ruiz-Peinado - Forest Systems, 2001 - fs.revistas.csic.es
Growth and yield models of silviculture applied to four site indices have been drawn up. The
data were obtained in 72 plots, installed in 1965 in man made stands of Pinus halepensis …

Temporal carbon dynamics over the rotation period of two alternative management systems in Mediterranean mountain Scots pine forests

D Moreno-Fernandez, E Díaz-Pinés, I Barbeito… - Forest Ecology and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Forests play an important role in the mitigation of global warming, acting as carbon sinks.
However, the effects of forest management on the carbon pools over the rotation period in …

Results from a thinning experiment in a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) natural regeneration stand in the Sistema Ibérico Mountain Range (Spain)

G Montero, I Cañellas, C Ortega, M Del Rio - Forest Ecology and …, 2001 - Elsevier
In this paper, we present data and results about a thinning experiment in a natural
regeneration stand of Pinus sylvestris L. in Burgos (Spain). The stand has a site index of …

Tree species composition shapes the assembly of microbial decomposer communities during litter decomposition

MJ Fernández-Alonso, E Díaz-Pinés, B Kitzler, A Rubio - Plant and Soil, 2022 - Springer
Aims Litter decomposition is a complex process closely linked to terrestrial ecosystem
dynamics. We examined how forest succession from Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) to …