Why ecosystem characteristics predicted from remotely sensed data are unbiased and biased at the same time – and how this affects applications
2024
Remotely sensed data are frequently used for predicting and mapping ecosystem characteristics, and spatially explicit wall-to-wall information is sometimes proposed as the best possible source of information...
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No treeline shift despite climate change over the last 70 years
2022
The recent rise in temperature and shifting precipitation regimes threaten ecosystems around the globe to different degrees. Treelines are expected to respond to climate warming by shifting to higher...
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Grouping tree species to estimate basal area increment in temperate multispecies forests in Durango, Mexico
2024
Multispecies forests have received increased scientific attention, driven by the hypothesis that biodiversity improves ecological resilience. However, a greater species diversity presents challenges...
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Forest height mapping using inventory and multi-source satellite data over Hunan Province in southern China
2022
Accurate mapping of forest canopy heights at a fine spatial resolution over large geographical areas is challenging. It is essential for the estimation of forest aboveground biomass and the evaluation...
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How can the forest sector mitigate climate change in a changing climate? Case studies of boreal and northern temperate forests in eastern Canada
2022
Forest based climate mitigation emerged as a key component of the Paris Agreement, and thus requires robust science to reduce uncertainties related to such strategies. The aim of this study was to assess...
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Old-growth mixed dipterocarp forests show variable losses and gains in aboveground biomass and standing carbon over forty years
2024
No studies have documented long-term trends in aboveground biomass (AGB) for mixed-dipterocarp forests (MDF), the dominant rain forest type in tropical wet equatorial Asia. In our study, we sought to...
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Current climate overrides past climate change in explaining multi-site beta diversity of Lauraceae species in China
2022
We aimed to characterise the geographical distribution of Sørensen-based multi-site dissimilarity (βsor) and its underlying true turnover (βsim) and nestedness (βsne) components for Chinese Lauraceae...
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How do nitrogen-limited alpine coniferous forests acquire nitrogen? A rhizosphere perspective
2022
Alpine coniferous forest ecosystems dominated by ectomycorrhizal (ECM) tree species are generally characterized by low soil nitrogen (N) availability but stabilized plant productivity. Thus, elucidating...
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Aboveground carbon sequestration of Cunninghamia lanceolata forests: Magnitude and drivers
2024
Understanding the spatial variation, temporal changes, and their underlying driving forces of carbon sequestration in various forests is of great importance for understanding the carbon cycle and carbon...
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The storage and utilization of carbohydrates in response to elevation mediated by tree organs in subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests
2024
Global climate change can affect tree growth and carbon sink function by influencing plant carbohydrate synthesis and utilization, while elevation can be used as an ideal setting under natural conditions...
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Allometry-based estimation of forest aboveground biomass combining LiDAR canopy height attributes and optical spectral indexes
2022
Accurate estimates of forest aboveground biomass (AGB) are essential for global carbon cycle studies and have widely relied on approaches using spectral and structural information of forest canopies...
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A tree detection method based on trunk point cloud section in dense plantation forest using drone LiDAR data
2023
Single-tree detection is one of the main research topics in quantifying the structural properties of forests. Drone LiDAR systems and terrestrial laser scanning systems produce high-density point clouds...
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The interaction between temperature and precipitation on the potential distribution range of Betula ermanii in the alpine treeline ecotone on the Changbai Mountain
2024
Alpine treeline ecotones are highly sensitive to climate warming. The low temperature-determined alpine treeline is expected to shift upwards in response to global warming. However, little is known...
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Plant functional trait diversity and structural diversity co-underpin ecosystem multifunctionality in subtropical forests
2023
Tree species diversity is assumed to be an important component in managing forest ecosystems because of effects on multiple functions or ecosystem multifunctionality. However, the importance of tree...
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Competitive effect, but not competitive response, varies along a climatic gradient depending on tree species identity
2024
Understanding the role of species identity in interactions among individuals is crucial for assessing the productivity and stability of mixed forests over time. However, there is limited knowledge concerning...
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Developing allometric equations to estimate forest biomass for tree species categories based on phylogenetic relationships
2023
The development of allometric biomass models is important process in biomass estimation because the reliability of forest biomass and carbon estimations largely depends on the accuracy and precision...
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An improved area-based approach for estimating plot-level tree DBH from airborne LiDAR data
2023
The diameter at breast height (DBH) of trees and stands is not only a widely used plant functional trait in ecology and biodiversity but also one of the most fundamental measurements in managing forests....
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What diameter? What height? Influence of measures of average tree size on area-based allometric volume relationships
2024
Volume is an important attribute used in many forest management decisions. Data from 83 fixed-area plots located in central New Brunswick, Canada, are used to examine how different measures of stand-level...
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Subtropical forest macro-decomposers rapidly transfer litter carbon and nitrogen into soil mineral-associated organic matter
2024
Forest soils in tropical and subtropical areas store a significant amount of carbon. Recent frameworks to assess soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics under evolving global conditions suggest that dividing...
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Ground-based/UAV-LiDAR data fusion for quantitative structure modeling and tree parameter retrieval in subtropical planted forest
2022
Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) has contributed immensely to forest mapping and 3D tree modelling. From the perspective of data acquisition, the integration of LiDAR data from different platforms...
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Encroachment drives facilitation at alpine shrublines
2024
Ongoing encroachment is driving recent alpine shrubline dynamics globally, but the role of shrub-shrub interactions in shaping shrublines and their relationships with stem density changes remain poorly...
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No generality in biodiversity-productivity relationships along elevation in temperate and subtropical forest landscapes
2024
An improved understanding of biodiversity-productivity relationships (BPRs) along environmental gradients is crucial for effective ecosystem management and biodiversity conservation. The stress-gradient...
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Orchid diversity and distribution pattern in karst forests in eastern Yunnan Province, China
2023
Global biodiversity loss and mass extinction of species have raised serious global concerns, especially in fragile ecosystems. Karst forest, a well-known fragile ecosystem, is served as a natural laboratory...
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Forest management causes soil carbon loss by reducing particulate organic carbon in Guangxi, Southern China
2023
The loss of soil organic carbon (SOC) following conversion of natural forests to managed plantations has been widely reported. However, how different SOC fractions and microbial necromass C (MNC) respond...
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Deadwood position matters: Diversity and biomass of saproxylic beetles in a temperate beech forest
2024
Deadwood plays a key role for biodiversity in forests. A significant number of beetles from this group are currently listed as endangered in the Red List. In addition to other management recommendations,...
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