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 …

[HTML][HTML] Governing Europe's forests for multiple ecosystem services: Opportunities, challenges, and policy options

G Winkel, M Lovrić, B Muys, P Katila… - Forest Policy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Europe's forest provide multiple ecosystem services for societies, ranging from provisioning
(eg wood) and regulating (eg climate mitigation and biodiversity) to cultural (eg recreation) …

Projecting tree species composition changes of European forests for 2061–2090 under RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 scenarios

A Buras, A Menzel - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Climate change poses certain threats to the World's forests. That is, tree performance
declines if species-specific, climatic thresholds are surpassed. Prominent climatic changes …

[HTML][HTML] What is Climate-Smart Forestry? A definition from a multinational collaborative process focused on mountain regions of Europe

E Bowditch, G Santopuoli, F Binder, M Del Rio… - Ecosystem Services, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Climate-Smart Forestry (CSF) is an emerging branch of sustainable forest
management that aims to manage forests in response to climate change. Specific CSF …

Remote sensing of forest burnt area, burn severity, and post-fire recovery: A review

E Kurbanov, O Vorobev, S Lezhnin, J Sha, J Wang… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wildland fires dramatically affect forest ecosystems, altering the loss of their biodiversity and
their sustainability. In addition, they have a strong impact on the global carbon balance and …

Can nature conservation and wood production be reconciled in managed forests? A review of driving factors for integrated forest management in Europe

F Aggestam, A Konczal, M Sotirov, I Wallin… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Integrated forest management (IFM) can help reconcile critical trade-offs between goals in
forest management, such as nature conservation and biomass production. The challenge of …

Forest vulnerability to climate change: A review for future research framework

Roshani, H Sajjad, P Kumar, M Masroor, MH Rahaman… - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
Climate change has caused vulnerability not only to the forest ecosystem but also to forest-
dependent communities. Therefore, its management is essential to increase forest …

Adaptive forest management improves stand-level resilience of temperate forests under multiple stressors

A Guignabert, M Jonard, C Messier, F André… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Forests are expected to be strongly affected by modifications in climate and disturbance
regimes, threatening their ability to sustain the provision of essential services. Promoting …

Reducing rotation age to address increasing disturbances in Central Europe: Potential and limitations

S Zimová, L Dobor, T Hlásny, W Rammer… - Forest Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Forest disturbance regimes are intensifying in many parts of the globe. In order to mitigate
disturbance impacts a number of management responses have been proposed, yet their …

The determinants of adapting forest management practices to climate change: Lessons from a survey of French private forest owners

J Thomas, M Brunette, A Leblois - Forest Policy and Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change seriously impacts forest ecosystems. In order to maintain a healthy and
sustainable forest cover, adaptation strategies should be implemented. This article proposes …