The purpose of this paper is to review studies relevant to potential climate change impacts
on natural stands of eucalypts, with a view to identifying not only specific lessons for the …

Reforestation schemes, which encompass environmental plantings and natural
regeneration of vegetation on cleared land, are increasingly being established for the …

Ongoing global climate change is increasing the risk of drought stress in some areas, which
may compromise forest health. Such drought events also increase outbreaks of insect …

Seedlings in regenerating layer are frequently attacked by herbivorous insects, while the
combined effects of defoliation and shading are not fully understood. In the present study …

Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) is frequently used for the assessment of key
nutrients of forage or crops but remains underused in ecological and physiological studies …

Key message Defoliation modality significantly affected leaf traits and carbon allocation
especially in the early recovery period of two Leguminosae woody species. Robinia …

An individual's genes may influence the phenotype of neighboring conspecifics. Such
indirect genetic effects (IGEs) are important as they can affect the apparent total heritable …

Gonipterus scutellatus Gyllenhal is a leaf feeding weevil that is a major defoliator of the
genus Eucalyptus. Understanding the relationship between levels of weevil induced …

As a drought tolerant plant, jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) is commonly planted in Chinese
semiarid Loess Plateau Region under rain-fed conditions. To evaluated the effectiveness of …

Soil desiccation and water shortage are major challenges of rain-fed crop production in the
semi-arid areas of the Loess Plateau of China. Mulching and pruning were considered …