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,...
Variation of above-ground tree biomass and soil carbon stocks across neotropical forest types
April 2026
Neotropical forests encompass a diverse array of forest types, each with distinct structures and species compositions shaped by varying soil and climate conditions. Despite their global importance in...
Enhanced warming due to afforestation and deforestation driven by both radiative and non-radiative effects in the mid-latitude Greater and Lesser Khingan mountains ecoregion of China
April 2026
Temperate forests are vital for maintaining ecological security and regulating the global climate. Despite considerable controversy surrounding the biophysical impacts of temperate forests on mid-latitude...
Prediction of individual tree seedling volume, biomass, and carbon content via allometric projection
April 2026
When making assessments of forest resources, there is nearly ubiquitous interest in quantifying current status and trends in tree biomass and carbon stocks. While important at various spatial scales,...
Height-based biomass models differ for naturally regenerated and planted young trees
April 2026
This study investigated biomass allocation in young stands of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) across 31 forest sites in the Western Carpathians, Slovakia....
Canopy and understory nitrogen additions differentially regulate soil organic carbon fractions via litter–microbe–mineral interactions
April 2026
The effects of nitrogen (N) deposition on forest soil organic carbon (SOC) are largely unclear, likely due to the divergent responses of particulate (POC) and mineral-associated carbon (MAOC). Conventional...
Temperature determines the biomass of forest floor bryophytes: A cross-regional investigation in 413 sites
April 2026
Understory bryophytes play unique and disproportionately important roles in water retention, biogeochemical cycling, and biodiversity conservation, and serve as bioindicators of environmental health...
Old-growth mixed beech-dominated forests continue accumulating carbon with advancing age
April 2026
Old-growth forests uniquely support biodiversity while serving as some of the planet's most important carbon stocks. The influence of tree and stand age on carbon flux dynamics remains debated—an urgent...
Non-native shrub overrides understory assembly rules through ecosystem engineering
April 2026
Non-native plants are increasingly recognized as ecosystem engineers across a wide range of ecosystems. While their impacts on understory composition have been widely documented, consequences for community...
Wildfire increased summer low flows in snow-dominated watersheds: A combined approach of hydrometric monitoring and geochemical tracing
April 2026
Forests are experiencing more frequent and intense wildfires in Canada, which pose considerable threats to water quantity and quality, particularly during the summer low-flow period when water demand...
Modeling eccentric growth explicitly to investigate intra-annual drivers of xylem cell production using xylogenetic data
April 2026
Xylogenesis, the process through which wood cells are formed, results in the long-term storage of carbon in woody biomass, making it a key component of the global carbon cycle. Understanding how environmental...
The overlooked role of individual variability in autumn xylem phenology and carbon sequestration
April 2026
Accurate modeling of carbon sequestration by forests requires scaling wood formation processes from trees to the landscape. The quantification of growth and carbon dynamics requires deep knowledge of...