Relatively little is known about the effects of anthropogenic environmental changes on
reproductive ecology of trees. Yet, recruitment is a primary determinant of the long‐term …

Forest vegetation and soils have been suggested as potentially important sinks for carbon
(C) with appropriate management and thus are implicated as effective tools in stabilizing …

The increasing duration and intensity of drought is precipitating widespread episodes of
forest decline around the world, possibly in combination with other climatic (eg soil water …

Steadily increasing damage to Norway spruce forests in Europe has caused researchers
and managers to consider whether these forests can be converted to more stable …

Fungal endophytes can be part of the defensive system of plants against multiple pathogens
by competing for resources, hyperparasitism or producing bioactive compounds with …

Climate extremes are expected to increase, which will affect oak forest ecosystems in
Central European areas. Intensively managed forests, such as sessile oak stands, may alter …

In the study of vegetation changes in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and Norway
spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) forests in the Orlické hory Mts.(the Sudetes range, Czech …

Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar L., Lymantriinae) is a major pest of pedunculate oak (Quercus
robur) forests in Europe, but how its infections scale with foliage physiological …

Many biotic and abiotic factors contribute to the onset of oak decline. Among biotic agents, a
variety of fungi and insects cause extensive disease and insect outbreaks in oak forests. To …

Acute Oak Decline (AOD) is a new condition affecting both species of native oak, Quercus
robur and Quercus petraea, in Great Britain. The decline is characterised by a distinctive set …