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...
Thinning counteracts drought-induced reduction in soil interception capacity during heavy rainfall in a larch plantation
April 2026
Forest management and climate change critically shape forest ecosystem functions. The efficacy of thinning in mitigating drought impacts on forest soil–water conservation remains uncertain. In this...
Compound heatwave-drought alters eco-hydrological processes in subtropical evergreen and deciduous forests
April 2026
In recent years, extreme climate events have occurred globally with increasing frequency, posing severe challenges to forest water cycles. Particularly during the summer of 2022, an unprecedented compound...
Considering tree species of the future: Tree species in Mexico predicted to have suitable current climate in the United States and Canada
April 2026
Suitable climate for tree species currently located in Mexico may shift to the United States and Canada under future warming, resulting in the potential for tree species shifts, with new species gained...
Effects of topography and fine roots on soil nitrogen transformations in acidic coniferous forest soils
April 2026
Topographical variation shapes soil organic matter (SOM) accumulation, influencing soil nitrogen (N) flows, including fine root uptake. In this study, we quantified fine root uptake of inorganic N (NH4+...
Six years of nitrogen addition reduced ecosystem carbon sequestration capacity in a subtropical forest
April 2026
Nitrogen (N) deposition profoundly influences carbon (C) cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. However, integrated studies on dynamics of net ecosystem C stock (NEC) under N deposition in subtropical forests...
Comparison of multiple satellite-derived products for assessing vegetation productivity and evapotranspiration in Nepal: Toward understanding carbon and water coupling in a mountainous region
April 2026
Mountain ecosystems are highly sensitive to climate change, as they regulate carbon–water dynamics that underpin critical ecosystem services. Satellite remote sensing serves as a powerful tool for large-scale...
Tree species mixing enhances the diversity–function relationship in subtropical Cunninghamia lanceolata plantations
April 2026
Forest biodiversity enhances ecosystem functionality and underpins sustainable forest management by improving soil nutrient cycling. As a representative sustainable management practice, tree species...
Floristic diversity and forest structure in two protected miombo woodlands: Insights from permanent plots in Gilé and Niassa, Mozambique
April 2026
This study investigates the floristic diversity, structural attributes, and spatial organisation of woody communities in miombo woodlands within Gilé National Park (GNP) and Niassa Special Reserve (NSR),...
New and established regression techniques to address design-bias trends in fixed populations
April 2026
In many studies applying remotely sensed data and regression analysis for assessing ecosystem characteristics, such as biomass or growing stock volume in forests, a trend from over-predicting small...
Land use and landscape pattern changes dominated ecosystem service trade-offs and synergies in a temperate mountain region
April 2026
Climate change, land use/cover changes (LUCC), and landscape pattern alterations have increasingly complicated interactions among ecosystem services (ES) in temperate mountain forests, underscoring...
Effects of habitat fragmentation on multiple ecosystem functions in urban remnant forests
April 2026
Urbanization-driven habitat fragmentation threatens ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF) in remnant forests through biodiversity erosion. This study investigates the effects of habitat fragmentation on...
Response of woody vegetation and soils to modern climate change in the Altai Mountains
April 2026
The upper forest boundary in the mountains is a reliable bioindicator of modern climate change, though its dynamics are influenced by multiple factors. Conjugate studies on the structure of tree stands...
Higher planting density accelerates structural heterogeneity and shifts growth dominance earlier toward large trees in Chinese fir plantations
April 2026
Growth dominance (GD) is an important indicator of structure—function coupling that describes how trees of different sizes contribute to stand growth. It plays a key role in understanding stand competition...
Invasive bamboo removal enhances soil multifunctionality via increasing fungal but not bacterial community stability
April 2026
Removing invasive plants is widely considered an effective approach for restoring invaded ecosystems. While the impacts of such removal on aboveground vegetation have been well-documented, its influences...
Growing season extension does not lead to uniform growth response in Qinghai spruce
April 2026
Mountain forests experience some of the strongest impacts of global warming among terrestrial ecosystems, particularly due to exacerbated warming-induced moisture deficits. Previous tree-ring width-based...