Tree vitality and forest health: can tree-ring stable isotopes be used as indicators?

P Cherubini, G Battipaglia, JL Innes - Current Forestry Reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Society is concerned about the long-term condition of the
forests. Although a clear definition of forest health is still missing, to evaluate forest health …

Long-term ecological consequences of forest fires in the continuous permafrost zone of Siberia

AV Kirdyanov, M Saurer, R Siegwolf… - Environmental …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Wildfires are an important factor in controlling forest ecosystem dynamics across the
circumpolar boreal zone. An improved understanding of their direct and indirect, short-to …

Vegetation structure parameters determine high burn severity likelihood in different ecosystem types: A case study in a burned Mediterranean landscape

JM Fernández-Guisuraga, S Suárez-Seoane… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The design and implementation of pre-fire management strategies in heterogeneous
landscapes requires the identification of the ecological conditions contributing to the most …

Effects of wildfire on growth, transpiration and hydraulic properties of Pinus pinaster Aiton forest

F Niccoli, A Pacheco-Solana, S Delzon, JP Kabala… - …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the last decades, forests have been seriously threatened by the effects of climate change.
In Mediterranean regions, increasing fire occurrence and drought have a substantial impact …

Impact of intra-annual wood density fluctuation on tree hydraulic function: insights from a continuous monitoring approach

F Niccoli, JP Kabala, A Pacheco-Solana… - Tree …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Climate change significantly impacts global forests, leading to tree decline and dieback. To
cope with climate change, trees develop several functional traits, such as intra-annual …

Fire affects wood formation dynamics and ecophysiology of Pinus pinaster Aiton growing in a dry Mediterranean area

F Niccoli, A Pacheco-Solana, V De Micco… - …, 2023 - Elsevier
The increase in frequency and intensity of wildfires is seriously affecting forest ecosystems,
especially in drought-prone areas. Trees' recovery after fire is related to direct tree damage …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of drought and minimum temperature on tree growth and water use efficiency of Mediterranean species

S Altieri, F Niccoli, JP Kabala, I Liyaqat, G Battipaglia - Dendrochronologia, 2024 - Elsevier
The world's forests are currently facing the impacts of climate change and associated
extreme events, which are adversely affecting natural ecosystems and increasing risks of …

[HTML][HTML] Medium-term effects of wildfire severity on soil physical, chemical and biological properties in Pinus halepensis Mill. woodland (Southern Italy): an opportunity …

L Marfella, R Marzaioli, G Pazienza, P Mairota… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wildfire frequency and severity have greatly increased in Mediterranean areas in recent
decades affecting ecosystems functioning due to alteration in the above-and below-ground …

Fire Affects Tree Growth, Water Use Efficiency and Carbon Sequestration Ecosystem Service of Pinus nigra Arnold: A Combined Satellite and Ground-Based Study in …

F Niccoli, S Altieri, JP Kabala, G Battipaglia - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Mediterranean basin is an area particularly exposed to fire risk due to its climate and fire-
prone vegetation. In recent decades, the frequency and intensity of wildfires increased …

Short-term recovery of the aboveground carbon stock in Iberian shrublands at the extremes of an environmental gradient and as a function of burn severity

JM Fernández-Guisuraga, L Calvo, PM Fernandes… - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
The degree to which burn severity influences the recovery of aboveground carbon density
(ACD) of live pools in shrublands remains unclear. Multitemporal LiDAR data was used to …