European forests under global climate change: Review of tree growth processes, crises and management strategies

Z Vacek, S Vacek, J Cukor - Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 - Elsevier
The ongoing global climate change is challenging all sectors, forestry notwithstanding. On
the one hand, forest ecosystems are exposed to and threatened by climate change, but on …

Ambient air quality in the Czech Republic: past and present

I Hůnová - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
Based on an analysis of related core papers and reports, this review presents a historical
perspective on ambient air pollution and ambient air quality development in the modern-day …

Tree mortality of European beech and Norway spruce induced by 2018-2019 hot droughts in central Germany

N Obladen, P Dechering, G Skiadaresis… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2021 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic climate change pushes forest ecosystems globally beyond their limits.
Widespread events of forest die-off have been attributed to direct and indirect impacts of …

The European forest carbon budget under future climate conditions and current management practices

R Pilli, R Alkama, A Cescatti, WA Kurz… - Biogeosciences …, 2022 - bg.copernicus.org
To become carbon neutral by 2050, the European Union (EU27) net carbon sink from forests
should increase from the current level of about− 360 Mt CO 2e yr− 1 to− 450 Mt CO 2e yr− 1 …

Radial growth of Larix sibirica was more sensitive to climate at low than high altitudes in the Altai Mountains, China

P Zhou, JG Huang, H Liang, S Rossi… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2021 - Elsevier
Considering climate change, there is no consensus on the impact of global warming on
forest growth. Therefore, it is crucial to investigate the effects of climate change on tree radial …

Major tree species of Central European forests differ in their proportion of positive, negative, and nonstationary growth trends

J Kašpar, J Tumajer, J Altman… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Temperate forests are undergoing significant transformations due to the influence of climate
change, including varying responses of different tree species to increasing temperature and …

Pervasive effects of drought on tree growth across a wide climatic gradient in the temperate forests of the Caucasus

D Martin‐Benito, N Pederson, N Köse… - Global Ecology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim The Caucasus is a global biodiversity hotspot that includes a wide diversity of
temperate forests, from xeric to mesic and rain forest. Little is known about their vulnerability …

Tree-ring-based disturbance reconstruction in interdisciplinary research: Current state and future directions

J Altman - Dendrochronologia, 2020 - Elsevier
Disturbances play an important role in forest dynamics. The determination of long-term
spatiotemporal characteristics of disturbance regimes is essential for understanding forest …

Climate warming drives Himalayan alpine plant growth and recruitment dynamics

J Dolezal, V Jandova, M Macek, O Mudrak… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding how climate influences plant reproduction and growth at contrasting range
limits is crucial for predicting how species' ranges may shift in response to ongoing climate …

Taxonomy, together with ontogeny and growing conditions, drives needleleaf species' sensitivity to climate in boreal North America

W Marchand, MP Girardin, H Hartmann… - Global Change …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Currently, there is no consensus regarding the way that changes in climate will affect boreal
forest growth, where warming is occurring faster than in other biomes. Some studies suggest …