Utilizing quantile regressions to predict vertical distribution of branch size in Larix olgensis Henry: Capturing the differentiated responses of varying branch sizes to stand and tree factors
August 2025
Branch size is a crucial characteristic, closely linked to both tree growth and wood quality. A review of existing branch size models reveals various approaches, but the ability to estimate branch diameter...
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Foliar resorption of beech and maple along an elevation gradient in a northern hardwood forest
August 2025
Foliar resorption is a principal nutrient conservation mechanism in terrestrial vegetation that could be sensitive to ongoing changes in climate and atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition. We quantified...
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Understanding visitor preferences: Perceived importance of anthropogenic and natural forest features in supplying cultural ecosystem services
August 2025
Cultural ecosystem services (CES) provided by urban green infrastructure are essential for enhancing social well-being and resilience. Identifying and mapping CES at a local scale is crucial for informed...
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Neighborhood competition improves biomass estimation for Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) but not Pyrenean oak (Quercus pyrenaica Willd.) in young mixed forest stands
August 2025
Neighborhood competition is a critical driver of individual tree growth, and aboveground biomass (AGB) accumulation, which together play key roles in forest dynamics and carbon storage. Therefore, accurate...
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Growth dynamics of longleaf pine during conversion to uneven-aged stands
August 2025
A growing recognition that uneven-aged silviculture can offer multiple benefits to forested ecosystems has encouraged some landowners in the southern region of the United States to convert even-aged...
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Quantifying unseen woody biomass and diversity in understorey trees and shrubs at the extremes of water availability in the Miombo ecoregion
August 2025
The Miombo ecoregion covers eastern and southern Africa, with variations in plant species composition, structure, and biomass across a broad precipitation gradient. Most studies of woody plant communities...
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Lifespan of tropical trees from seed to 1-cm diameter
August 2025
The full lifespan of long-lived trees includes a seedling phase, during which a seed germinates and grows to a size large enough to be measured in forest inventories. Seedling populations are usually...
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Design strategy of advanced generation breeding population of Pinus tabuliformis based on genetic variation and inbreeding level
August 2025
The level of genetic variation within a breeding population affects the effectiveness of selection strategies for genetic improvement. The relationship between genetic variation level within Pinus tabuliformis...
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The effect of Douglas-fir on biodiversity in European forests – What do we know and what do we not know?
August 2025
1. In recent years, climate change has led to drought and severe bark beetle infestations, affecting Norway spruce (Picea abies) across Europe, with detrimental consequences for forest owners, the forestry...
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Shrub height and crown projection area are effective predictors in aboveground biomass models for multi-stemmed European hazel
August 2025
While numerous allometric models exist for estimating biomass in trees with single stems, models for multi-stemmed species are scarce. This study presents models for predicting aboveground biomass (AGB)...
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Trends in alpha diversity, community composition, and network complexity of rare, intermediate, and abundant bacterial taxa along a latitudinal gradient and their impact on ecosystem multifunctionality
August 2025
Soil microbial communities are key factors in maintaining ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF). However, the distribution patterns of bacterial diversity and how the different bacterial taxa and their...
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Endemic threatened tree species in the Mediterranean forests of central Chile are highly sensitive to ENSO-driven water availability and drought
August 2025
The Mediterranean region in central Chile is experiencing a significant decrease in precipitation due to climate change and the dynamics of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO). Droughts have increased...
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Estimating area, standing carbon stock, and potential carbon stock of degraded forests in China
August 2025
With the rapid economic development and continuous expansion of human activities, forest degradation—characterized by reduced forest stock within the forest including declining carbon storage—poses...
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Nonlinear multilevel seemingly unrelated height-diameter and crown length mixed-effects models for the southern Transylvanian forests, Romania
August 2025
In this study, we used an extensive sampling network established in central Romania to develop tree height and crown length models. Our analysis included more than 18,000 tree measurements from five...
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Drought limits tree growth more than greenness and reproduction: insights from five case studies in Spain
August 2025
Droughts impact forests by influencing various processes such as canopy greenness, tree growth, and reproduction, but most studies have only examined a few of these processes. More comprehensive assessments...
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Adaptive optimisation of the management of Korean pine plantation
August 2025
Forest management planning faces uncertainties regarding future timber prices, tree growth, and survival. Future seed production is an additional source of uncertainty in Korean pine stands managed...
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Enhancing stem volume estimation for savanna species using variable-exponent taper equation and close-range photogrammetry
August 2025
Stem volume estimation is crucial in forest ecology and management, particularly for timber harvesting strategies and carbon stock assessments. This study aimed to develop a variable-exponent taper...
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How to determine the leaf area index (LAI) of forests: A comparison of forest inventory versus satellite-driven estimates
August 2025
Leaf area index (LAI) is a key measure of forest stand physiology and biomass production, and is essential within ecosystem modeling. There are two common approaches to obtaining LAI: (i) terrestrial...
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Microbial genomic traits and mineral protection jointly regulate the temperature sensitivity of soil carbon decomposition in boreal forests
August 2025
Soil organic carbon (SOC) decomposition in high-latitude boreal forests exhibits heightened sensitivity to climate change. However, a comprehensive understanding of the underlying drivers governing...
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Bark beetle-induced salvage logging cycle is caused by weather patterns linked to the NAO and solar cycle in Central Europe
August 2025
Central Europe has faced major disasters causing fluctuations in salvage logging. These events, driven by natural or human factors, have damaged forest. Climate change is a key factor that cyclically...
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Near real-time monitoring of carbon effects from continuous forest change in rapidly urbanizing region of China from 2000 to 2020
August 2025
Forest carbon sinks are crucial for mitigating urban climate change. Their effectiveness depends on the balance between gross carbon losses and gains. However, quantitative and continuous monitoring...
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Rapid escalation and release of risks to forest ecosystems triggered by warming: Insights from tree growth synchrony in temperate forests
August 2025
Tree growth synchrony serves as a valuable ecological indicator of forest resilience to climate stress and disturbances. However, our understanding of how increasing temperature affects tree growth...
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