Surviving in changing forests: abiotic disturbance legacy effects on arthropod communities of temperate forests

J Cours, C Bouget, N Barsoum, J Horák… - Current Forestry …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The increasing impact of droughts, wildfires and windstorms in
temperate areas poses a significant challenge to the adaptation capacity of forests and their …

Competition‐induced tree mortality across Europe is driven by shade tolerance, proportion of conspecifics and drought

N Kulha, J Honkaniemi, J Barrere, S Brandl… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Forest stand densities are increasing in the boreal and temperate biomes, suggesting that
tree‐tree competition is intensifying. Anticipating the consequences of this intensified …

Damage to living trees contributes to almost half of the biomass losses in tropical forests

D Zuleta, G Arellano, SM McMahon… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Accurate estimates of forest biomass stocks and fluxes are needed to quantify global carbon
budgets and assess the response of forests to climate change. However, most forest …

The Relationship Between Maturation Size and Maximum Tree Size From Tropical to Boreal Climates

V Journé, M Bogdziewicz, B Courbaud… - Ecology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The fundamental trade‐off between current and future reproduction has long been
considered to result in a tendency for species that can grow large to begin reproduction at a …

Adaptive forest management improves stand-level resilience of temperate forests under multiple stressors

A Guignabert, M Jonard, C Messier, F André… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Forests are expected to be strongly affected by modifications in climate and disturbance
regimes, threatening their ability to sustain the provision of essential services. Promoting …

Forest storm resilience depends on the interplay between functional composition and climate—Insights from European‐scale simulations

J Barrere, B Reineking, M Jaunatre… - Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Tree species composition is known to influence forest productivity, but its effect on forest
resilience to disturbances such as storms remains largely unexplored. Furthermore, climate …

Long-term risk assessment of uprooting and stem breakage under drought conditions and at high N deposition in beech and Norway spruce

S Braun, B Rihm, S Tresch, C Schindler - Agricultural and Forest …, 2023 - Elsevier
Damage by wind in forests has increased in recent decades, counteracting possible growth
increases by nitrogen (N) deposition. This is also shown by the long-term forest monitoring …

Recent increase in tree damage and mortality and their spatial dependence on drought intensity in Mediterranean forests

P Rebollo, D Moreno-Fernández, V Cruz-Alonso… - Landscape …, 2024 - Springer
Context Global change is leading to more frequent and intense tree damage and mortality
events. Drought-induced tree mortality is occurring worldwide leading to broad-scale events …

Evaluating the Development and Application of Stand Density Index for the Management of Complex and Adaptive Forests

E Chivhenge, DG Ray, AR Weiskittel… - Current Forestry …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The objective quantification of stand density (SD) is necessary
for predicting forest dynamics over space and time. Despite the development of various …

Exploring forest changes in an Ips typographus L. outbreak area: insights from multi-temporal multispectral UAS remote sensing

M Östersund, E Honkavaara, RA Oliveira… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) offer a versatile solution for monitoring forest
ecosystems. This study aimed to develop and assess an individual tree-based methodology …