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...
Coarse woody debris requirements for maintaining land snail diversity in managed spruce forests
December 2025
Coarse woody debris (CWD) plays a crucial role in maintaining biodiversity in forest ecosystems by supporting habitat complexity and influencing soil properties. This study investigates the effects...
Both composition and configuration of forests and urban development shape bat activity and diversity in North American temperate forests
December 2025
Temperate forest ecosystems are important habitats for many bat species. However, these habitats are increasingly affected by anthropogenic disturbances, particularly urban development, leading to landscapes...
Large-scale modelling wind damage vulnerability through combination of high-resolution forest resources maps and ForestGALES
December 2025
Assessing forest vulnerability to disturbances at a high spatial resolution and for regional and national scales has become attainable with the combination of remote sensing-derived high-resolution...
Changes in climate–growth relationships in Larix decidua revealed by daily climatic data in the Tatra Mountains
December 2025
Understanding climate–growth relationships is essential for adaptive forest management. By using a more detailed approach (daily climatic data), we sought to uncover finer-scale climatic effects on...
Context-dependent effects of woody layer complexity on arthropod biomass and abundance in deciduous forests
December 2025
Forest structural complexity influences arthropod communities by shaping habitat availability, microclimatic conditions, and resource distribution. However, the extent to which structural complexity...
Old-growthness level assessed by structural heterogeneity indices in Mediterranean Quercus pubescens forests
December 2025
Old-growth forests are of major importance for biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation, as well as being a benchmark for the implementation of sustainable forest management. Although...
Slope mediates drought sensitivity but does not affect drought recovery for young trees along elevation gradients in temperate planted larch forests
December 2025
Climate warming causes mountainous species to shift their distributions towards higher elevations. How elevation influences growth–climate relationship in mountain regions has been intensively investigated....
Predicting gross primary productivity of poplar plantations based on solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence using an improved machine learning model
December 2025
Gross primary production (GPP) is closely associated with processes such as photosynthesis and transpiration within ecosystems, which is a vital component of the global carbon–water–energy cycle. Accurate...
Up-to-date high-resolution understory terrain extraction based on satellite stereo photogrammetry and spaceborne LiDAR
December 2025
Accurate digital terrain models (DTMs) are essential for a wide range of geospatial and environmental applications, yet their derivation in forested regions remains a significant challenge. Existing...
Developing and evaluating satellite-derived phenology and physiology indicators for modeling annual gross primary productivity variability
December 2025
Vegetation annual gross primary production (AGPP), the total yearly carbon assimilation via photosynthesis, serves as a key indicator of ecosystem carbon uptake. While AGPP variations are jointly influenced...
Biodiversity in primary vs. managed forests: Biological legacies of old living and large dead trees drive lichen diversity
December 2025
Anthropogenic activities have significantly contributed to the loss and fragmentation of primary forests across the globe, which has accelerated biodiversity decline, particularly among highly specialised...
Size heterogeneity, growth dominance development, and relationships with stand growth in unthinned and thinned loblolly pine plantations
December 2025
This study examined size inequality and size-growth relationships as essential aspects of stand structure in loblolly pine plantations (Pinus taeda L.), particularly focusing on a critical stage with...
Potential for improved groundwater recharge and dry-season flows through forest landscape restoration on degraded lands in the tropics
December 2025
As interest in tropical forest restoration accelerates, understanding its hydrological implications is increasingly urgent. While concerns persist that reforestation will reduce annual water yields—particularly...
Black locust under long-term rainfall exclusion treatment changed its drought-resistance strategy to an adventurous pattern that potentially raised the risk of hydraulic damage
December 2025
The mechanism of plant response to water availability is a crucial research area in ecosystem adaptation to dry environments. Global change in precipitation patterns exacerbates drought risks in many...
Variation in pine growth response to site preparation methods in the Lower Coastal Plain of the southeastern US
December 2025
This study evaluated the long-term growth responses of pine plantations in the Lower Coastal Plain of Florida to different site preparation (SP) treatments, including variations in bedding timing (early...
Dynamics of fine root biomass and morphology of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forest stands along a soil moisture gradient
December 2025
Increasing evidence suggests that fine roots are particularly sensitive to environmental changes, making them essential in responding and adapting forest ecosystems to climate change. However, we still...
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...
Assessment of wood decay in middle-aged Norway spruce (Picea abies) stands in Estonia using PiCUS 3 Sonic Tomography
December 2025
Tree mortality due to wood decay significantly affects the accuracy of growth and yield calculations, especially in forest management context. In Estonia, middle-aged and mature Norway spruce (Picea...
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...