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Growth response of five co-occurring conifers to drought across a wide climatic gradient in Central Europe by LEVESQUE, Mathieu, RIGLING, Andreas, BUGMANN, Harald, WEBER, Pascale, BRANG, Peter

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Drought response of five conifer species under contrasting water availability suggests high vulnerability of Norway spruce and European larch by Lévesque, Mathieu, Saurer, Matthias, Siegwolf, Rolf, Eilmann, Britta, Brang, Peter, Bugmann, Harald, Rigling, Andreas

“…The ability of tree species to cope with anticipated decrease in water availability is still poorly understood. We evaluated the potential of Norway spruce,…”
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Site factors are more important than salvage logging for tree regeneration after wind disturbance in Central European forests by Kramer, Kathrin, Brang, Peter, Bachofen, Hansheinrich, Bugmann, Harald, Wohlgemuth, Thomas

“…•Regeneration density is high in gaps with a high soil pH.•Regeneration density is high in gaps with a low cover of competing species.•Salvage logging did not…”
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Quantifying the relative influence of terminal shoot browsing by ungulates on tree regeneration by Kupferschmid, Andrea D., Bütikofer, Lukas, Hothorn, Torsten, Schwyzer, Andreas, Brang, Peter

“…•Browsing probability is not linearly related to seedling density.•Regeneration variables decrease until a browsing probability of <10%.•Thus, browsing in the…”
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Post-windthrow management in protection forests of the Swiss Alps by Wohlgemuth, Thomas, Schwitter, Raphael, Bebi, Peter, Sutter, Flurin, Brang, Peter

“…The two storms Vivian (1990) and Lothar (1999) left an area of roughly 9000 ha of fully damaged protection forests in Swiss mountain regions. Given this huge…”
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The Swiss common garden network: testing assisted migration of tree species in Europe by Streit, Kathrin, Brang, Peter, Frei, Esther R.

“…A warmer climate with drier summers will affect the suitability of tree species in their current range in most of Europe. To preserve ecosystem services in the…”
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Grow slowly, persist, dominate—Explaining beech dominance in a primeval forest by Petrovska, Roksolana, Brang, Peter, Gessler, Arthur, Bugmann, Harald, Hobi, Martina Lena

“…Being able to persist in deep shade is an important characteristic of juvenile trees, often leading to a strong dominance of shade‐tolerant species in forests…”
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Does one model fit all? Patterns of beech mortality in natural forests of three European regions by Hülsmann, Lisa, Bugmann, Harald K. M., Commarmot, Brigitte, Meyer, Peter, Zimmermann, Stephan, Brang, Peter

“…Large uncertainties characterize forest development under global climate change. Although recent studies have found widespread increased tree mortality, the…”
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Ungulate Species and Abundance as well as Environmental Factors Determine the Probability of Terminal Shoot Browsing on Temperate Forest Trees by Andrea Doris Kupferschmid, Lukas Bütikofer, Torsten Hothorn, Andreas Schwyzer, Peter Brang

“…Ungulate browsing is a major factor influencing tree regeneration. However, it is unclear if the observed increase in ungulate abundance in Central Europe…”
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Changes in Root–Shoot Allometric Relations in Alpine Norway Spruce Trees After Strip Cutting by Nikolova, Petia Simeonova, Geyer, Jan, Brang, Peter, Cherubini, Paolo, Zimmermann, Stephan, Gärtner, Holger

“…Silvicultural interventions such as strip cuttings can change the resource availability of the edge trees. This may alter tree allometry, as light regime,…”
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European Mixed Forests: definition and research perspectives by Bravo-Oviedo, Andres, Pretzsch, Hans, Ammer, Christian, Andenmatten, Ernesto, Barbati, Anna, Barreiro, Susana, Brang, Peter, Bravo, Felipe, Coll, Lluis, Corona, Piermaria, Den Ouden, Jan, Ducey, Mark J., Forrester, David I., Giergiczny, Marek, Jacobsen, Jette B., Lesinski, Jerzy, Löf, Magnus, Mason, William L., Matovic, Bratislav, Metslaid, Marek, Morneau, François, Motiejunaite, Jurga, O'Reilly, Conor, Pach, Maciej, Ponette, Quentin, Del Rio, Miren, Short, Ian, Skovsgaard, Jens Peter, Soliño, Mario, Spathelf, Peter, Sterba, Hubert, Stojanovic, Dejan, Strelcova, Katarina, Svoboda, Miroslav, Verheyen, Kris, Von Lüpke, Nikolas, Zlatanov, Tzvetan

“…Aim of study: We aim at (i) developing a reference definition of mixed forests in order to harmonize comparative research in mixed forests and (ii) review the…”
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Impacts of salvage-logging on the status of deadwood after windthrow in Swiss forests by Priewasser, Kathrin, Brang, Peter, Bachofen, Hansheinrich, Bugmann, Harald, Wohlgemuth, Thomas

“…Downed and standing deadwood (DW) is a key resource for maintaining forest biodiversity. Although extreme events such as windthrow and fires produce large…”
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Crown defoliation improves tree mortality models by Dobbertin, Matthias, Brang, Peter

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the predictive power of crown defoliation, assessed in 5% classes, in predicting year-to-year tree mortality. A…”
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How to kill a tree: empirical mortality models for 18 species and their performance in a dynamic forest model by Hülsmann, Lisa, Bugmann, Harald, Cailleret, Maxime, Brang, Peter

“…Dynamic Vegetation Models (DVMs) are designed to be suitable for simulating forest succession and species range dynamics under current and future conditions…”
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How to close the science-practice gap in nature conservation? Information sources used by practitioners by Fabian, Yvonne, Bollmann, Kurt, Brang, Peter, Heiri, Caroline, Olschewski, Roland, Rigling, Andreas, Stofer, Silvia, Holderegger, Rolf

“…Professionals working in practical conservation management and scientists often complain about an information gap between science and practice. Which kinds of…”
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Réponse à la sécheresse de conifères indigènes et exotiques : une étude dendroécologique by Mathieu Lévesque, Andreas Rigling, Peter Brang

“…Dans le cadre des changements climatiques, une meilleure connaissance de la réponse à la sécheresse des arbres forestiers est un enjeu important pour les…”
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What is the potential of silver fir to thrive under warmer and drier climate? by Vitasse, Yann, Bottero, Alessandra, Rebetez, Martine, Conedera, Marco, Augustin, Sabine, Brang, Peter, Tinner, Willy

“…Foresters from many countries are seeking for tree species or provenances able to cope with expected climate change. While it becomes clear that some temperate…”
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Long-term biomass dynamics of temperate forests in Europe after cessation of management by Idoate-Lacasia, Jokin, Stillhard, Jonas, Portier, Jeanne, Brang, Peter, Zimmermann, Stephan, Bigler, Christof, Bugmann, Harald, Hobi, Martina L.

“…Forests can contribute to climate change mitigation by sequestering carbon when management intensity is reduced. However, there is high uncertainty regarding…”
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Limited influence of air temperature and precipitation on six-year survival and growth of non-native tree species in a Central European multi-site field trial by Glatthorn, Jonas, Maier, Bernhard, Binder, Franz, Brang, Peter, Frischbier, Nico, Horna, Viviana, Klumpp, Raphael, Nikolova, Petia Simeonova, Aas, Gregor

“…The biggest challenge for forest management in the near future will be the silvicultural adaptation of forests on sites where climate change will increase the…”
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Structural changes in a primeval beech forest at the landscape scale by Stillhard, Jonas, Hobi, Martina L., Brang, Peter, Brändli, Urs-Beat, Korol, Mykola, Pokynchereda, Vasyl, Abegg, Meinrad

“…•Forest characteristics from two sample plot inventories in a primeval beech forest.•Species composition is characterized by a pronounced dominance of beech of…”
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