Threshold-dependent plant-microbe interactions shape soil microbial life-history strategies and stability across an elevational gradient
August 2026
Despite growing recognition of nonlinear plant–microbe relationships, the ecological thresholds at which plant multidimensional diversity triggers shifts in microbial life-history strategies and community...
Modeling adaptive growth in forest trees: Integrating individual variation to understand climate responses in widely-distributed species
August 2026
An improved understanding of how forest trees may respond individually and differentially to climate across broad environmental gradients, due to adaptation or physiological acclimation, may facilitate...
Integrating solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence and nighttime temperature to enhance the detection of the start of growing season in evergreen broadleaf forests under monsoon climates
August 2026
Accurate phenological information is crucial for assessing ecosystem dynamics and carbon budgets. Evergreen broadleaf forests (EBF), as a typical evergreen vegetation type in tropical and subtropical...
Patterns of decomposition rates in central European forests differ among carrion, leaf litter and deadwood
August 2026
Decomposition of dead organic matter is essential for ecosystem functioning and nutrient cycling, but carrion, leaf litter, and deadwood vary in their physicochemical characteristics, associated decomposer...
Allometric models generalisation adding more variables to estimate aboveground biomass for algarrobo (Neltuma flexuosa) across environmental gradients in Argentinian Monte Desert woodlands
August 2026
Dryland forests provide essential contributions to human communities, including timber production and carbon sequestration. Estimating forest biomass and productivity is an essential input for forest...
The footprint of fire history on fuel structure strongly shapes fire severity in Mediterranean and Oceanic ecosystems of southern Europe
August 2026
Extreme wildfires are increasingly frequent across southern Europe, yet the extent to which fire history legacies modulate ecosystem-specific fire severity responses remains poorly understood in this...
Aggregate-associated organic carbon regulates soil organic carbon during conversion from natural forest to Moso bamboo plantations and subsequent regeneration
August 2026
Forest conversion and management cessation can alter soil organic carbon (SOC) through changes in aggregates, minerals, and microbes, but it remains unclear how these factors jointly regulate SOC recovery...
Unveiling the climatic tolerance and refugia potential of Abies cilicica Carr. through integrative niche modeling under climate change
August 2026
Understanding the climatic responses of regionally restricted species is essential for developing robust conservation strategies. This study focuses on Abies cilicica, an oro-Mediterranean fir species...
Drought rather than warming increases the ratio of rare species by producing a larger quantity of low-quality foliar litter
August 2026
The decomposition of foliar litter and the release of nutrients, which are sensitive to climate changes, are critical regulators of forest ecosystem function. Yet, how litter nutrient allocation responds...
Silvicultural methods and landscape features affect tree browsing by deer: Scots pine as a model tree species
August 2026
Browsing pressure by deer is one of the most important factors impeding forest regeneration and leading to simplified forest structure. There is a growing awareness that silvicultural methods can reduce...
Elongated gaps provide a good compromise between abiotic and competitive conditions for sessile oak regeneration
August 2026
Continuous cover forestry is gaining importance in temperate forests as an alternative to rotation forestry. However, for light-demanding oaks, especially when coexisting with shade-tolerant tree species,...
Contrasting responses of above- and belowground carbon stocks and arthropods in relation to forest management
August 2026
Forest ecosystems play a key role in mitigating both climate change and biodiversity loss, as they store large amounts of carbon and provide habitat for a diverse flora and fauna. However, for temperate...
Severe droughts alter the resistance–recovery tradeoff in the drylands of northern China
August 2026
Increasing drought intensity under global climate change poses significant threats to the stability of terrestrial vegetation carbon uptake, represented by net primary productivity (NPP), particularly...
Neighborhood interactions and soil chemical properties co-regulate woody plant species diversity across different relative densities of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM)-associated tree species in subtropical natural forests of southern China
August 2026
Mycorrhizal fungi play a functional role in nutrient absorption and transfer in ecosystems, influencing plant survival and interspecific interactions. However, it is unclear how different types of mycorrhizae...
Progressively synergizing individual-tree and area-based approaches for regional forest biomass mapping using aerial LiDAR
August 2026
Aerial LiDAR provides essential three-dimensional structural information for accurate forest biomass estimation across large spatial extents. However, conventional approaches, including the area-based...
Scaling of phyllosphere epiphyllous bacterial diversity with tree size across temperate forests
August 2026
Phyllosphere bacteria form a part of the extended phenotype of host plants, and can strongly influence plant environmental adaptability. However, little is known about whether and how phyllosphere bacterial...
Nitrogen additions modify the nursing effect of Scots pine on Sitka spruce via plant-soil feedback
August 2026
Nitrogen availability is thought to be a key factor that modifies the strength and direction of plant-soil feedback (PSF), but how nitrogen availability and PSF interact in forests remains unresolved....
Characterizing reference sites to inform restoration of the last remnants of the endangered Nothofagus alessandrii forest ecosystem
August 2026
The ecological restoration of threatened ecosystems is a global priority, particularly for those with only a few remaining intact fragments. A critical first step in restoring such ecosystems is the...
Aquaculture stress destabilizes iron–organic carbon coupling and alters nitrogen pathways in mangrove soils
August 2026
Mangrove carbon sequestration and nitrogen removal processes are threatened by coastal aquaculture, but the underlying biogeochemical mechanisms remain poorly understood. Using geochemical profiling,...
Sustainability in managed forests of Central Europe
August 2026
Here we investigate the concept of sustainability in forestry, using the central European forests as an example and applying the Rio criteria of sustainability. We come to the conclusion that European...
Disentangling the determinants of and mapping the root-to-shoot ratio of Chinese forest ecosystems
August 2026
The root-to-shoot ratio (R/S) is a key parameter for estimating forest carbon stocks and modeling carbon cycles at global and regional scales. We compiled a large dataset (n = 7,980) from Chinese forest...
The impact of different management methods on the growth and structure of Quercus aliena var. acuteserrata secondary forests
August 2026
Continuous cover forestry (CCF) can maintain sustainable production while balancing ecological, economic, and social functions. Based on its basic principles, many management methods have been developed....
Understanding drivers of eucalypt spatial patterns in temperate forests using point process modelling
August 2026
The spatial patterning of trees in forests reflects past ecological processes. Mechanisms such as seed dispersal, competition, niche segregation, and facilitation operate across a range of scales, depending...