Proactive management should be applied within a forest conservation context to prevent
extinction or degradation of those forest ecosystems that we suspect will be accepted by …

In a spatially explicit climate change impact assessment the modified patch model PICUS
v1. 2 was applied to simulate the transient response of current forests in Austria under three …

Abstract Two European pine species, Pinus sylvestris and Pinus nigra, are experiencing
dieback as a result of the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme climatic events …

Climate models predict that the Mediterranean region will experience a particularly marked
increase in aridity during the 21st century when compared to other regions. This study …

Key message Climate change is likely to heavily affect the provision of goods and services
of Mediterranean forests. Our results strongly point out the need to develop adaptive …

An ecological risk assessment is described for determining the adaptation potential of the
approximately 11 000 Swiss Forest Inventory points (FIP) to a hypothetically changing …

The high portion of secondary Norway spruce in Central European forests constitutes a
major problem because a significant part of these forests is moving further away from their …

Aim To integrate two major components of vulnerability to climate change: adaptive capacity
(approached by genetic groups) and exposure (approached by risk of habitat loss) …

Protection forests play a key role in protecting settlements, people, and infrastructures from
gravitational hazards such as rockfalls and avalanches in mountain areas. Rapid climate …

Global change is expected to impact on the distribution and abundance of forests. Spain
represents the southwestern limit of distribution for several types of deciduous forests and …