Search Results - "Forest ecology and management"

Tamm Review: Influence of forest management activities on soil organic carbon stocks: A knowledge synthesis by Mayer, Mathias, Prescott, Cindy E., Abaker, Wafa E.A., Augusto, Laurent, Cécillon, Lauric, Ferreira, Gabriel W.D., James, Jason, Jandl, Robert, Katzensteiner, Klaus, Laclau, Jean-Paul, Laganière, Jérôme, Nouvellon, Yann, Paré, David, Stanturf, John A., Vanguelova, Elena I., Vesterdal, Lars

“…•Afforestation of former croplands increases soil C stocks, but stocks are unchanged or reduced in former grasslands and peatlands.•Removal of biomass through…”
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Dynamics of global forest area: Results from the FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015 by Keenan, Rodney J., Reams, Gregory A., Achard, Frédéric, de Freitas, Joberto V., Grainger, Alan, Lindquist, Erik

“…•Global forest area fell by 3% from 1990 (4128Mha) to 2015 (3999Mha).•The rate of net forest loss between 2010 and 2015 was half that in the 1990s.•Net forest…”
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Devastating outbreak of bark beetles in the Czech Republic: Drivers, impacts, and management implications by Hlásny, T., Zimová, S., Merganičová, K., Štěpánek, P., Modlinger, R., Turčáni, M.

“…•The Czech Republic has become an epicentre of bark beetle outbreaks in Europe.•We identified the transition from wind- to drought-driven outbreak…”
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Mechanisms of forest resilience by Falk, Donald A, van Mantgem, Philip J, Keeley, Jon E, Gregg, Rachel M, Guiterman, Christopher H, Tepley, Alan J, JN Young, Derek, Marshall, Laura A

“…•Resilience is an emergent outcome of persistence, recovery, and reorganization processes, reflecting mechanisms specific to each type of response.•Persistence…”
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Linking forest growth with stand structure: Tree size inequality, tree growth or resource partitioning and the asymmetry of competition by Forrester, David I.

“…•The effects of stand structure on growth can be described using 3 variables.•Competition asymmetry can be poorly correlated with growth partitioning.•Stand…”
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Tree mortality following drought in the central and southern Sierra Nevada, California, U.S by Fettig, Christopher J., Mortenson, Leif A., Bulaon, Beverly M., Foulk, Patra B.

“…•48.9% of trees died.•Pinus ponderosa exhibited the highest levels of mortality (89.6%), with 39.4% of plots losing all P. ponderosa.•Mortality of P. ponderosa…”
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Changes in planted forests and future global implications by Payn, Tim, Carnus, Jean-Michel, Freer-Smith, Peter, Kimberley, Mark, Kollert, Walter, Liu, Shirong, Orazio, Christophe, Rodriguez, Luiz, Silva, Luis Neves, Wingfield, Michael J.

“…•We analysed global planted forest data from 1990 to 2015 as part of FRA 2015.•Forest expansion rate slowing, implications for future wood supply.•Population…”
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Decomposition and transformations along the continuum from litter to soil organic matter in forest soils by Prescott, Cindy E., Vesterdal, Lars

“…[Display omitted] •Plant litter is transformed into soil organic matter through activities of soil fauna and microbes.•Decomposition and transformation can…”
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The greater resilience of mixed forests to drought mainly depends on their composition: Analysis along a climate gradient across Europe by Pardos, M., del Río, M., Pretzsch, H., Jactel, H., Bielak, K., Bravo, F., Brazaitis, G., Defossez, E., Engel, M., Godvod, K., Jacobs, K., Jansone, L., Jansons, A., Morin, X., Nothdurft, A., Oreti, L., Ponette, Q., Pach, M., Riofrío, J., Ruíz-Peinado, R., Tomao, A., Uhl, E., Calama, R.

“…•Higher resilience and resistance to drought events in mixed stands compared to monospecifics.•Higher benefits of mixture in conifer-broadleaved stands.•The…”
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Increasing trends in high-severity fire in the southwestern USA from 1984 to 2015 by Singleton, Megan P., Thode, Andrea E., Sánchez Meador, Andrew J., Iniguez, Jose M.

“…•Fires are getting more frequent, larger, and more severe across all vegetation types in the Southwest.•Trends in area burned and area burned severely were…”
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Potential of forest thinning to mitigate drought stress: A meta-analysis by Sohn, Julia A., Saha, Somidh, Bauhus, Jürgen

“…•First meta-analysis on effects of thinning to mitigate drought stress in trees.•Thinning improves the physiological and growth response of trees to…”
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Individual tree detection and species classification of Amazonian palms using UAV images and deep learning by Ferreira, Matheus Pinheiro, Almeida, Danilo Roberti Alves de, Papa, Daniel de Almeida, Minervino, Juliano Baldez Silva, Veras, Hudson Franklin Pessoa, Formighieri, Arthur, Santos, Caio Alexandre Nascimento, Ferreira, Marcio Aurélio Dantas, Figueiredo, Evandro Orfanó, Ferreira, Evandro José Linhares

“…•We demonstrate the potential of low-cost UAV images to map Amazonian palm species.•We developed a method based on the score maps of fully convolutional…”
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Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) beloved and despised: A story of an invasive tree in Central Europe by Vítková, Michaela, Müllerová, Jana, Sádlo, Jiří, Pergl, Jan, Pyšek, Petr

“…[Display omitted] •Controversial Robinia has positive economic but negative environmental impacts.•We summarize the ecological and socio-economic impact of…”
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The impact of fire on soil-dwelling biota: A review by Certini, Giacomo, Moya, Daniel, Lucas-Borja, Manuel Esteban, Mastrolonardo, Giovanni

“…[Display omitted] •Fire is a disruptive event for terrestrial ecosystems, especially for their living component.•Fire effects on soil-dwelling biota are…”
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Observed and anticipated impacts of drought on forest insects and diseases in the United States by Kolb, Thomas E., Fettig, Christopher J., Ayres, Matthew P., Bentz, Barbara J., Hicke, Jeffrey A., Mathiasen, Robert, Stewart, Jane E., Weed, Aaron S.

“…•Intense drought increases bark beetle outbreaks in arid forests of the western US.•Drought does not have a large role in bark beetle outbreaks in the eastern…”
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Generalized biomass and leaf area allometric equations for European tree species incorporating stand structure, tree age and climate by Forrester, David I., Tachauer, I.H.H., Annighoefer, Peter, Barbeito, Ignacio, Pretzsch, Hans, Ruiz-Peinado, Ricardo, Stark, Hendrik, Vacchiano, Giorgio, Zlatanov, Tzvetan, Chakraborty, Tamalika, Saha, Somidh, Sileshi, Gudeta W.

“…•A database containing nearly 1000 European biomass equations was developed.•Biomass and leaf area allometry were influenced by stand structure.•Species traits…”
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Responses to drought stress in Prunus sargentii and Larix kaempferi seedlings using morphological and physiological parameters by Bhusal, Narayan, Lee, Minsu, Reum Han, Ah, Han, Areum, Kim, Hyun Seok

“…The frequency and severity of drought are expected to increase due to climate change; therefore, drought tolerance of tree species should be considered before…”
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Terrain gradient variations in ecosystem services of different vegetation types in mountainous regions: Vegetation resource conservation and sustainable development by Ma, Shuai, Qiao, Yong-Peng, Wang, Liang-Jie, Zhang, Jin-Chi

“…•Ecosystem services differed for different vegetation types.•Ecosystem services and vegetation types have large spatial heterogeneity.•Organic agriculture and…”
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On promoting the use of lidar systems in forest ecosystem research by Beland, Martin, Parker, Geoffrey, Sparrow, Ben, Harding, David, Chasmer, Laura, Phinn, Stuart, Antonarakis, Alexander, Strahler, Alan

“…•We present lidar system types and some considerations with regards to applications.•Current usage of lidar in forest ecology and productivity research is…”
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The impact of heavy traffic on forest soils: A review by Cambi, Martina, Certini, Giacomo, Neri, Francesco, Marchi, Enrico

“…[Display omitted] •Heavy vehicles used for logging impact the physical properties of forest soils.•Soil compaction and rutting are the most common effects of…”
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