Search Results - "Albrecht, Axel"

Structural diversity promotes productivity of mixed, uneven-aged forests in southwestern Germany by Dănescu, Adrian, Albrecht, Axel T., Bauhus, Jürgen

“…Forest diversity-productivity relationships have been intensively investigated in recent decades. However, few studies have considered the interplay between…”
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Light absorption and light-use efficiency in mixtures of Abies alba and Picea abies along a productivity gradient by Forrester, David I., Albrecht, Axel T.

“…•Growth of Picea abies and Abies alba was greater in mixed compared with monospecific neighbourhoods.•Light absorption and light-use efficiency increased in…”
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Complementarity in mixed-species stands of Abies alba and Picea abies varies with climate, site quality and stand density by Forrester, David I., Kohnle, Ulrich, Albrecht, Axel T., Bauhus, Jürgen

“…•Productivity of Picea abies and Abies alba were compared in mixed and monospecific neighbourhoods.•Inter-specific competition was often less intense than…”
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Climate-Adapted Potential Vegetation—A European Multiclass Model Estimating the Future Potential of Natural Vegetation by Jonas Hinze, Axel Albrecht, Hans-Gerhard Michiels

“…Climate change will alter the site conditions for European vegetation. This is likely to shift the potential distribution of species and habitats outside its…”
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Survival of Norway spruce remains higher in mixed stands under a dryer and warmer climate by Neuner, Susanne, Albrecht, Axel, Cullmann, Dominik, Engels, Friedrich, Griess, Verena C, Hahn, W. Andreas, Hanewinkel, Marc, Härtl, Fabian, Kölling, Christian, Staupendahl, Kai, Knoke, Thomas

“…Shifts in tree species distributions caused by climatic change are expected to cause severe losses in the economic value of European forestland. However, this…”
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Assessing natural hazards in forestry for risk management: a review by Hanewinkel, Marc, Hummel, Susan, Albrecht, Axel

“…We address the problem of how to integrate risk assessment into forest management and therefore provide a comprehensive review of recent and past literature on…”
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How does silviculture affect storm damage in forests of south-western Germany? Results from empirical modeling based on long-term observations by Albrecht, Axel, Hanewinkel, Marc, Bauhus, Jürgen, Kohnle, Ulrich

“…Storms represent the most important disturbance factor in forests of Central Europe. Using data from long-term growth and yield experiments in…”
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Review on the Projections of Future Storminess over the North Atlantic European Region by Mölter, Tina, Schindler, Dirk, Albrecht, Axel, Kohnle, Ulrich

“…This is an overview of the results from previously published climate modeling studies reporting on projected aspects of future storminess over the North…”
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Ninety-five years of observed disturbance-based tree mortality modeled with climate-sensitive accelerated failure time models by Maringer, Janet, Stelzer, Anne-Sophie, Paul, Carola, Albrecht, Axel T.

“…Modeling disturbance-based tree mortality is becoming increasingly important in the discussion of how to adapt forests to climate change and to preserve their…”
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Storm damage of Douglas-fir unexpectedly high compared to Norway spruce by Albrecht, Axel, Kohnle, Ulrich, Hanewinkel, Marc, Bauhus, Jürgen

“…CONTEXT : Since storm damage has a large impact on forest management in Central Europe, we investigated the main storm risk factors for two important conifer…”
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The Role of Highly-Resolved Gust Speed in Simulations of Storm Damage in Forests at the Landscape Scale: A Case Study from Southwest Germany by Jung, Christopher, Schindler, Dirk, Albrecht, Axel Tim, Buchholz, Alexander

“…Routinely collected booking records of salvaged timber from the period 1979-2008 were used to empirically model the (1) storm damage probability; (2)…”
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The Range Potential of North American Tree Species in Europe by Axel Tim Albrecht, Henry Heinen, Olef Koch, Angela Luciana de Avila, Jonas Hinze

“…European forest ecosystems are projected to change severely under climate change especially due to an anticipated decline in the distribution of major tree…”
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Using a stand-level model to predict light absorption in stands with vertically and horizontally heterogeneous canopies by Forrester, David I, Guisasola, Rubén, Tang, Xiaolu, Albrecht, Axel T, Dong, Tran Lam, le Maire, Guerric

“…Background Forest ecosystem functioning is strongly influenced by the absorption of photosynthetically active radiation (APAR), and therefore, accurate…”
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The Impact of Windstorm Damage in the Assessment of the Carbon Balance in Even-Aged Fagus sylvatica L. Stands by Mathieu Fortin, Axel Albrecht, Ulrich Kohnle, François Ningre

“…Due to the fact that forest ecosystems can potentially mitigate the impact of climate change, the carbon balance of managed forests has caught the attention of…”
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Improving empirical storm damage models by coupling with high-resolution gust speed data by Albrecht, Axel T., Jung, Christopher, Schindler, Dirk

“…•New high-resolution wind gust data were correlated with forest storm damage data.•Quantified correlations were moderate to high using random forest models and…”
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Drought tolerance differs between urban tree species but is not affected by the intensity of traffic pollution by Hirsch, Mareike, Böddeker, Helena, Albrecht, Axel, Saha, Somidh

“…Key Message In an urban area, resistance and resilience of stem diameter growth differ substantially between tree species. Traffic emissions are reflected in…”
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Stability of tree increment in relation to episodic drought in uneven-structured, mixed stands in southwestern Germany by Dănescu, Adrian, Kohnle, Ulrich, Bauhus, Jürgen, Sohn, Julia, Albrecht, Axel T.

“…•We analyzed stem growth reactions to the extreme 2003 drought in irregular stands.•Structural and compositional diversity had no influence on increment…”
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Long-term development of natural regeneration in irregular, mixed stands of silver fir and Norway spruce by Dănescu, Adrian, Kohnle, Ulrich, Bauhus, Jürgen, Weiskittel, Aaron, Albrecht, Axel T.

“…•Regeneration development can be modeled with understory and overstory attributes.•High canopy cover and low structural diversity slowed juvenile height…”
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Geocentric alternatives to site index for modeling tree increment in uneven-aged mixed stands by Dănescu, Adrian, Albrecht, Axel T., Bauhus, Jürgen, Kohnle, Ulrich

“…•We explored phytocentric and geocentric site quality measures in irregular stands.•A growth index was calculated based on the past growth of dominant…”
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Coupling a tree growth model with storm damage modeling – Conceptual approach and results of scenario simulations by Albrecht, Axel Tim, Fortin, Mathieu, Kohnle, Ulrich, Ningre, François

“…The purpose of this study was to develop, test and evaluate a software prototype capable of modeling forest growth in consideration of winter storm disturbance…”
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