Planted forests of alien tree species make significant contributions to the economy and
provide multiple products and ecosystem services On the other hand, non-native trees now …

I have attempted to reach a wide range of readers, from those with no formal forestry
education through to forest scientists involved in research. This has meant dealing with …

Site index prediction models for Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) and Scots pine
(Pinus sylvestris L.) were developed using Norwegian National Forest Inventory data. A …

Carbon storage in forests and its ability to offset global greenhouse gas emissions, as well
as biodiversity and its capacity to support ecosystem functions and services, are often …

Background Climate change is eroding forest resilience to disturbance directly through
warming climate and indirectly through increasing disturbance activity. Forests characterized …

In many second-rotation Pinus radiata forest plantations, there has been a steady trend
towards wider tree spacing and an increased rate of application of P fertiliser. Under these …

Key message Relative extractable water and reference evapotranspiration rate were the
main environmental factors affecting sap flow in black locust trees in China, while soil parent …

Soil thickness can be an important factor influencing vegetation, yet few spatially-explicit
studies have examined soil horizon thickness and vegetation composition in summer …

Key message By combining inventory data and spatially-continuous environmental
information, we were able to develop models for Atlantic populations of maritime pine (Pinus …

In degraded Mediterranean woodlands, nutrients, in addition to water, may be the major
factors controlling reforestation success. But information on nutritional status of planted …