Synthetic silviculture: multi-scale modeling of plant ecosystems

M Makowski, T Hädrich, J Scheffczyk… - ACM Transactions on …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
Due to the enormous amount of detail and the interplay of various biological phenomena,
modeling realistic ecosystems of trees and other plants is a challenging and open problem …

Prediction of wild pistachio ecological niche using machine learning models

JM Damaneh, J Ahmadi, S Rahmanian… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Observing vegetation dynamics and determining optimum conditions for tree species are
important for the long-term habitat conservation. In this study we evaluate the environmental …

Forest degradation promotes fire during drought in moist tropical forests of Ghana

FK Dwomoh, MC Wimberly, MA Cochrane… - Forest Ecology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Forest reserves in Ghana are the only significant refugia of natural tropical forests, but they
are threatened by land use pressures that have led to widespread forest degradation …

The effects of forest thinning on understory diversity in China: a meta‐analysis

X Li, Y Li, J Zhang, S Peng, Y Chen… - Land Degradation & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Forest management has been widely used to maintain and improve multiple ecosystem
services. However, large‐scale synthesis of the effects of forest management on understory …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change impacts the distribution of Quercus section Cyclobalanopsis (Fagaceae), a keystone lineage in East Asian evergreen broadleaved forests

L Lin, XL Jiang, KQ Guo, A Byrne, M Deng - Plant Diversity, 2023 - Elsevier
East Asian evergreen broadleaved forests (EBFLs) harbor high species richness, but these
ecosystems are severely impacted by global climate change and deforestation. Conserving …

Enhancing the WorldClim data set for national and regional applications

L Poggio, E Simonetti, A Gimona - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Climatic change in the last few decades has had a widespread impact on both natural and
human systems, observable on all continents. Ecological and environmental models using …

Temperature and soils predict the distribution of plant species along the Himalayan elevational gradient

SK Maharjan, FJ Sterck, N Raes… - Journal of Tropical …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Tropical montane systems are characterized by a high plant species diversity and complex
environmental gradients. Climate warming may force species to track suitable climatic …

Climate change and dispersion dynamics of the invasive plant species Chromolaena odorata and Lantana camara in parts of the central and eastern India

J Sharma, R Singh, S Garai, SM Rahaman… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lantana camara and Chromolaena odorata are categorized as the most obnoxious invasive
flora globally. Their ability to combat the regeneration and proliferation of neighbouring flora …

[HTML][HTML] World historical map** and potential distribution of Cinchona spp. in Peru as a contribution for its restoration and conservation

L García, J Veneros, SG Chavez, M Oliva… - Journal for Nature …, 2022 - Elsevier
Peru is a megadiverse country in neotropical flora and is home to an important genus of
plants called Cinchona and commonly all its individual species are called Cinchona Tree …

The effects of drought and shade on the performance, morphology and physiology of Ghanaian tree species

L Amissah, GMJ Mohren, B Kyereh, L Poorter - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
In tropical forests light and water availability are the most important factors for seedling
growth and survival but an increasing frequency of drought may affect tree regeneration …