Evaporation dominates growing season evapotranspiration: A case study from a boreal larch forest with synchronized water supply and energy demand in China
April 2026
Understanding the relative contributions of transpiration (T) and evaporation (E) to evapotranspiration (ET) is critical for evaluating water use efficiency, ecosystem productivity, and soil–plant–atmosphere...
Tree community composition modulates early-stage decomposition of standard litter through chemical and physical engineering
April 2026
Litter decomposition is an essential ecosystem process influenced by multiple factors, including substrate quality, climate, edaphic environment, and decomposer communities. However, the role of canopy...
Nitrogen addition alleviates negative effects of drought on root growth but aggravates them on leaf growth of Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) seedlings
April 2026
Forest ecosystems are increasingly susceptible to droughts and nitrogen (N) deposition. However, the effects of N addition on the growth of bamboo under drought stress remain unclear. This study conducted...
Leveraging missing-data remote sensing for forest inventory
April 2026
Remote sensing plays a pivotal role in forest inventory by enabling efficient large-scale monitoring while minimizing fieldwork costs. However, missing values pose a critical challenge in remote sensing...
Photoperiod as the primary determinant regulating the onset and cessation of wood formation in temperate trees
April 2026
Accurate prediction of xylem phenology is essential for evaluating the long-term impacts of climate change on carbon sequestration, forest productivity, and ecosystem resilience. However, the environmental...
Spatial variation in non-structural carbohydrates reserves of pine species along climatic gradients: A global synthesis
April 2026
Non-structural carbohydrates (NSCs) are crucial for tree growth and survival under climatic stress, yet their spatial dynamics across broad climate gradients remain unclear. Pines (Pinus spp.), one...
Impact of heatwave and thinning on tree growth and soil water content in young lodgepole pine forests
April 2026
Extreme climate events (e.g., heatwaves and droughts) are becoming increasingly frequent due to global climate change, which inevitably affects tree growth and various other ecological processes. While...
Global warming levels exceeding 2 °C may cause tipping point of low elevation forests in a peri-urban forest of the black forest foothills
April 2026
Climate change is impacting forests in Central Europe, causing increased mortality and degradation of forest ecosystem services (FES). As global warming intensifies, these effects are likely to worsen,...
Understory floristic composition of planted western white pine stands in the northern Rocky Mountains
April 2026
Understory plants are an integral part of forests, serving a variety of functions that help maintain healthy ecosystems. The structure and composition of the understory are influenced by numerous biotic...
To clear-cut or not to clear-cut: Diversifying benefits from small-scale forestry in Sweden
April 2026
This study explores the motivations, perceived benefits, and challenges associated with the adoption of clearcut-free forestry by early adopters among non-industrial private forest (NIPF) owners in...
Tree biomass allocation is governed by allometry but modulated by optimization
April 2026
Understanding the patterns and drivers of biomass allocation among organs at a broad scale is crucial for predicting the responses of plant growth and carbon sequestration to environmental change. However,...
Simulating silver fir provenance responses to climate change: A forest modelling approach in the Northern Apennines
April 2026
Understanding how genetic variation within forest species influences growth responses under climate change is essential for improving the accuracy of forest models and guiding adaptive management strategies....
Discrepancies between predictions of mainstream empirical growth models and observed forest growth of Pinus radiata (D. Don) plantations in New Zealand
April 2026
Pinus radiata (D. Don) dominates New Zealand's forestry industry, constituting 91% of plantations, and is among the world's most important plantation species. Given the socio-economic and environmental...
Comparing ecological memory effects of the bimodal radial growth in the Qinling Mountains and Mediterranean forests
April 2026
Intra-annual climatic variability plays a critical role in regulating wood formation dynamics during the growing season, particularly in seasonally arid regions—such as the Qinling Mountains, China,...
Contrasting controls on symbiotic and asymbiotic nitrogen fixation rates along altitudinal gradients in subtropical forests
December 2025
Symbiotic and asymbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF and ANF), two forms of biological nitrogen (N) fixation, are the main pathways for external N inputs into natural terrestrial ecosystems. However, the...
Quantifying spatiotemporal inconsistencies in runoff responses to forest logging in a subtropical watershed, China
December 2025
Global forest cover is undergoing significant transformations due to anthropogenic activities and natural disturbances, profoundly impacting hydrological processes. However, the inherent spatial heterogeneity...
Biotic and abiotic factors jointly drive the temperature sensitivity of soil respiration in forests worldwide
December 2025
The sensitivity of soil respiration (Rs) to temperature (Q10) is a key parameter for benchmarking the carbon (C) cycle and climate feedbacks in the context of global warming. However, previous studies...
Disentangling drivers of organic layer and charcoal carbon stocks in boreal pine and spruce forests with different fire histories
December 2025
A key property of the boreal forest is that it stores huge amounts of carbon (C), especially belowground in the soil. Amounts of C stored in the uppermost organic layer of boreal forest soils vary greatly...
Effects of environmental variables on canopy transpiration in two coniferous forests at different growing-season stages
December 2025
Soil water content (SWC) and meteorological conditions, as key environmental variables influencing tree water use, vary highly within the growing season, hindering a better understanding of environmental...
Migrating Populus with climate change: Phenology, coppice management, cold spell susceptibility, leaf dynamics, and biomass production
December 2025
Understanding the phenology and productivity of Populus species is crucial for effective management and conservation strategies amid climate change. We investigated leaf budbreak timing, susceptibility...
Optimizing competitor definitions for the sustainable management of dominant silver fir trees (Abies alba Mill.) in uneven-aged mixed Dinaric forests
December 2025
Understanding competition between trees is essential for sustainable forest management as interactions between trees in uneven-aged mixed forests play a key role in growth dynamics. This study investigated...
A two-scale framework for mapping site productivity of Eucalyptus globulus Labill. plantations in northern Spain in the context of climate change and using spatially explicit environmental variables as predictors
December 2025
This research aimed to obtain accurate estimates of the productivity of eucalyptus plantations under different climate change scenarios without the need for additional fieldwork. Thus, we used tree...
Minimal expansion of shrubland on the Tibetan Plateau over the past three decades
December 2025
Shrubland expansion is a globally occurring phenomenon under global change and has caused a wide range of ecological consequences. However, due to the visual similarity between shrubland and grassland,...
Leaf morphological trait integration and modularity provide insights into ecological adaptation in evergreen oaks
December 2025
The integration and modularity of leaf morphological traits are fundamental to plant adaptations, yet their responses to diverse environmental pressures remain unclear. In this study, we investigate...
Allometric equations quantify accelerated growth and carbon fixation in trees of northeastern north America
December 2025
A tree's basal area (BA) and wood volume scale exponentially with tree diameter in species-specific patterns. Recent observed increases in tree growth suggest these allometric relationships are shifting...