[HTML][HTML] Carpathian forests: past and recent developments

D Kholiavchuk, W Gurgiser, S Mayr - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Forests of the Carpathians are of increasing research interest, as they cover a large area (>
9 Mha) within European forests and are influenced by diverse environmental conditions and …

Environmental and political implications of underestimated cropland burning in Ukraine

JV Hall, SV Zibtsev, L Giglio, S Skakun… - Environmental …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Open burning is illegal in Ukraine, yet Ukraine has, on average, 300 times more fire activity
per year (2001–2019) than most European countries. In 2016 and 2017, 47% of Ukraine …

Energy assessment of sorghum cultivation in southern Ukraine

O Bazaluk, V Havrysh, M Fedorchuk, V Nitsenko - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
Global climate changes and fossil fuel reserve depletion are drivers for the search for
environmentally friendly renewable energy sources. In Europe, biomass represents the main …

War drives forest fire risks and highlights the need for more ecologically-sound forest management in post-war Ukraine

M Matsala, A Odruzhenko, T Hinchuk, V Myroniuk… - Scientific reports, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Since 24 February 2022, Ukraine has experienced full-scale military aggression
initiated by the Russian Federation. The war has had a major negative impact on vegetation …

The return of nature to the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone: increases in forest cover of 1.5 times since the 1986 disaster

M Matsala, A Bilous, V Myroniuk, D Holiaka… - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
For 34 years since the 1986 nuclear disaster, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (ChEZ)
landscapes have been protected with very limited human interventions. Natural afforestation …

[HTML][HTML] Vulnerability assessments of mountain forest ecosystems: A global synthesis

S Thakur, VS Negi, R Dhyani, KV Satish… - Trees, Forests and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study synthesizes existing literature on Forest Ecosystem Vulnerability (FEV)
assessments across the world's mountain regions. The synthesis reveals a globally …

Wall-to-wall mapping of carbon loss within the Chornobyl exclusion zone after the 2020 catastrophic wildfire

M Matsala, V Myroniuk, O Borsuk, D Vishnevskiy… - Annals of Forest …, 2023 - Springer
Key message We propose a framework to derive the direct loss of aboveground carbon
stocks after the 2020 wildfire in forests of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone using optical and …

Antifungal Activity and Effect of Plant-Associated Bacteria on Phenolic Synthesis of Quercus robur L.

S Bilous, A Likhanov, V Boroday, Y Marchuk, L Zelena… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Europe's forests, particularly in Ukraine, are highly vulnerable to climate change. The
maintenance and improvement of forest health are high-priority issues, and various …

Future forest landscapes of the Carpathians: vegetation and carbon dynamics under climate change

I Kruhlov, D Thom, O Chaskovskyy, WS Keeton… - Regional Environmental …, 2018 - Springer
Climate change will alter forest ecosystems and their provisioning of services. Forests in the
Carpathian Mountains store high amounts of carbon and provide livelihoods to local people; …

Climatic Stress Test of Scots Pine Provenances in Northeastern Europe Reveals High Phenotypic Plasticity and Quasi-Linear Response to Warming

C Mátyás, P Balázs, L Nagy - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Research Highlights: Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) phenotypic plasticity will buffer and
even benefit from temperature increases in Northeast Europe this century, except for the …