[HTML][HTML] A global synthesis on the effects of thinning on hydrological processes: Implications for forest management

AD del Campo, K Otsuki, Y Serengil, JA Blanco… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Forest thinning can significantly affect hydrological processes. However, these effects
largely vary with forest types, climate, thinning intensity, and hydrological variables of …

Thinning increases tree growth by delaying drought-induced growth cessation in a Mediterranean evergreen oak coppice

A Cabon, F Mouillot, M Lempereur, JM Ourcival… - Forest Ecology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The Mediterranean evergreen oak coppices of Southern Europe are increasingly vulnerable
to drought because of both the ongoing climate change that increases drought length and …

Short‐and long‐term efficacy of forest thinning to mitigate drought impacts in mountain forests in the European Alps

C Elkin, A Giuggiola, A Rigling… - Ecological …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In many regions of the world, drought is projected to increase under climate change, with
potential negative consequences for forests and their ecosystem services (ES). Forest …

Managing stand density to enhance the adaptability of Scots pine stands to climate change: A modelling approach

A Ameztegui, A Cabon, M De Cáceres, L Coll - Ecological Modelling, 2017 - Elsevier
In the Mediterranean region most climatic forecasts predict longer and more intense drought
periods that can affect tree growth and mortality over broad geographic regions. One of the …

Species-specific water use by forest tree species: From the tree to the stand

I Aranda, A Forner, B Cuesta, F Valladares - Agricultural Water …, 2012 - Elsevier
Forests play a critical role in the hydrological cycle making the study of water use by trees
and forest stands of prime importance in the global change context. Very negative effects of …

Effects of thinning intensities on tree water use, growth, and resultant water use efficiency of 50-year-old Pinus koraiensis forest over four years

J Park, T Kim, M Moon, S Cho, D Ryu… - Forest Ecology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effects of thinning intensities on tree water use and growth of 50-
year-old Korean pine forests for four years. Thinning was conducted with two intensities …

Effects of forest thinning on sap flow dynamics and transpiration in a Japanese cedar forest

S Iida, S Noguchi, DF Levia, M Araki, K Nitta… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Historically, forest thinning in Japan was conducted to obtain high-quality timber from
plantations. Today, in contrast, thinning is also motivated by forest water balance and …

Juvenile thinning can effectively mitigate the effects of drought on tree growth and water consumption in a young Pinus contorta stand in the interior of British Columbia …

Y Wang, X Wei, AD del Campo, R Winkler, J Wu… - Forest Ecology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Large-scale forest disturbances including mountain pine beetle infestation and forest fires
have generated overstocked lodgepole pine stands in the interior of British Columbia. A …

Daily sap flow rate as an indicator of drought avoidance mechanisms in five Mediterranean perennial species in semi-arid southeastern Spain

E Chirino, J Bellot, JR Sánchez - Trees, 2011 - Springer
Daily sap flow rate was determined in five Mediterranean species (Pinus halepensis,
Quercus coccifera, Pistacia lentiscus, Erica multiflora, and Stipa tenacissima) under two …

Growth development and plant–soil relations in midterm silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) plantations on previous agricultural lands in hemiboreal Estonia

R Lutter, A Tullus, A Kanal, T Tullus, A Vares… - European Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
The first silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) plantations aimed at short-rotation forestry (SRF)
management were established in Estonia in 1999 on former arable land, as experimental …