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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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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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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Potential reduction in carbon fixation capacity under climate change in a Pinus koraiensis forest
2024
There has been an increasing recognition of the crucial role of forests, responsible for sequestering atmospheric CO2, as a moral imperative for mitigating the pace of climate change. The complexity...
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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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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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Predicting carbon storage of mixed broadleaf forests based on the finite mixture model incorporating stand factors, site quality, and aridity index
2024
The diameter distribution function (DDF) is a crucial tool for accurately predicting stand carbon storage (CS). The current key issue, however, is how to construct a high-precision DDF based on stand...
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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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Litter quality and decomposer complexity co-drive effect of drought on decomposition
2024
Litter decomposition is key to ecosystem carbon (C) and nutrient cycling, but this process is anticipated to weaken due to projected more extensive and prolonged drought. Yet how litter quality and...
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Tree structure and diversity shape the biomass of primary temperate mountain forests
2024
Primary forests are spatially diverse terrestrial ecosystems with unique characteristics, being naturally regenerative and heterogeneous, which supports the stability of their carbon storage through...
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Stand biomass of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica plantations benefits from high density monocultures in the boreal zone
2024
Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica (P. sylvestris) plantations are extensively established in the boreal zone. Increasing stand biomass of these plantations can effectively enhance carbon stock, which...
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Short lifespan and ‘prime period’ of carbon sequestration call for multi-ages in dryland tree plantations
2024
Enhancing forest cover is important for effective climate change mitigation. Studies suggest that drylands are promising areas for expanding forests, but conflicts arise with increased forest area and...
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Divergent changes in diversity and network complexity across different trophic-level organisms drive soil multifunctionality of fire-impacted subtropical forests
2024
Widespread forest fires pose significant challenges to the diverse communities of soil-dwelling organisms and the multiple ecosystem functions they support. However, whether the biodiversity and interactions...
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How forest age impacts on net primary productivity: Insights from future multi-scenarios
2024
Forest net primary productivity (NPP) constitutes a key flux within the terrestrial ecosystem carbon cycle and serves as a significant indicator of the forests carbon sequestration capacity, which is...
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A bibliometric analysis using machine learning to track paradigm shifts and analytical advances in forest ecology and forestry journal publications from 2010 to 2022
2024
Forest habitats are critical for biodiversity, ecosystem services, human livelihoods, and well-being. Capacity to conduct theoretical and applied forest ecology research addressing direct (e.g., deforestation)...
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Variability and determinants of vascular plant species composition in patches of old managed oak forest stands dispersed within Scots pine monocultures
2024
In the temperate zone of Europe, Scots pine forests are expected to occupy the poorest habitats which are unfavourable for deciduous trees. However, as a result of deforestation of the most fertile...
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Diversity-biomass relationships are shaped by tree mycorrhizal associations and stand structural diversity at different spatial scales
2024
Diversity-biomass relationships (DBRs) in terrestrial ecosystems tend to vary across spatial scales, but, particularly in hyperdiverse forests, the mechanisms driving these trends remain uncertain....
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Effects of phosphorus resorption on bioactive phosphorus of different-aged Pinus massoniana plantations
2024
Phosphorus (P) is an important nutrient element in the photosynthesis process of plants. The effect of stand age on P nutrient dynamics in subtropical plantations is unclear. In this study, the mechanisms...
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Disrupted connectivity within a metapopulation of a wind-pollinated declining conifer, Taxus baccata L.
2024
Population connectivity through seed and pollen dispersal determines the genetic diversity, adaptive potential, and demography of plant metapopulations. In wind-pollinated trees, population connectivity...
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Influence of crown morphology and branch architecture on tree radial growth of drought-affected Fagus sylvatica L.
2024
Trees are able to adapt to changing environmental conditions through modifications in their crown morphology and branch architecture. In light-limited environments, tree structures are mainly optimised...
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Individual tree segmentation in occluded complex forest stands through ellipsoid directional searching and point compensation
2024
Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) accurately captures tree structural information and provides prerequisites for tree-scale estimations of forest biophysical attributes. Quantifying tree-scale attributes...
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Bark biomass and nutrient concentrations in tropical secondary forest trees of Malaysia
2024
Given the high-level physiological functions and nutrient concentrations of bark that cover the entire trunks of huge trees, research into bark nutrient traits and the development of models that estimate...
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Predicting time-to-harvest in mixed-species forests using a random survival forest algorithm
2024
Survival analysis is composed of a group of analytical approaches that can be used to predict the occurrence of harvest activities, which provides insightful information about the dynamics of natural...
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Patterns and impacts of an unprecedented outbreak of bark beetles in Central Europe: A glimpse into the future?
2024
Natural disturbances have significantly intensified across European forests, with bark beetle outbreaks being the most rapidly escalating disturbance type. Since 2018, the Czech Republic (Central Europe)...
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