Linking forest growth with stand structure: Tree size inequality, tree growth or resource partitioning and the asymmetry of competition

DI Forrester - Forest Ecology and Management, 2019 - Elsevier
Stand structure can strongly influence forest growth and other processes, such as the water
balance, carbon partitioning, nutrient cycling and light dynamics. However, individual …

Tracing drought effects from the tree to the stand growth in temperate and Mediterranean forests: insights and consequences for forest ecology and management

H Pretzsch, M Del Río, R Grote, HJ Klemmt… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
How drought affects tree and stand growth is an old question, but is getting unprecedented
relevance in view of climate change. Stress effects related to drought have been mostly …

Growth resistance and resilience of mixed silver fir and Norway spruce forests in central Europe: Contrasting responses to mild and severe droughts

A Bottero, DI Forrester, M Cailleret… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Extreme droughts are expected to increase in frequency and severity in many regions of the
world, threatening multiple ecosystem services provided by forests. Effective strategies to …

European beech dieback after premature leaf senescence during the 2018 drought in northern Switzerland

ER Frei, MM Gossner, Y Vitasse, V Queloz… - Plant …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
During the particularly severe hot summer drought in 2018, widespread premature leaf
senescence was observed in several broadleaved tree species in Central Europe …

[图书][B] Closer-to-Nature Forest Management. From Science to Policy 12.

JB Larsen, P Angelstam, J Bauhus, JF Carvalho… - 2022 - iris.unito.it
Closer-to-Nature Forest Management is a new concept proposed in the EU Forest Strategy
for 2030, which aims to improve the conservation values and climate resilience of …

Tree mortality during long-term droughts is lower in structurally complex forest stands

Q Ma, Y Su, C Niu, Q Ma, T Hu, X Luo, X Tai… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Increasing drought frequency and severity in a warming climate threaten forest ecosystems
with widespread tree deaths. Canopy structure is important in regulating tree mortality during …

The way back

A Gessler, A Bottero, J Marshall, M Arend - The New Phytologist, 2020 - JSTOR
Resilience is a key concept in ecology, describing the capacity of a system to resist a
disturbance, recover from it and return to a stable state (Lloret et al., 2011; Hodgson et al …

[HTML][HTML] Nutrient regime modulates drought response patterns of three temperate tree species

G Schmied, T Hilmers, KH Mellert, E Uhl… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Against the backdrop of global change, the intensity, duration, and frequency of droughts are
projected to increase and threaten forest ecosystems worldwide. Tree responses to drought …

Varying growth response of Central European tree species to the extraordinary drought period of 2018–2020

D Thom, A Buras, M Heym, HJ Klemmt… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2023 - Elsevier
Droughts have intensified in Central Europe and will likely become a major driver of forest
ecosystem change in the future. Regional studies are needed to understand drought …

Satellite data reveal differential responses of Swiss forests to unprecedented 2018 drought

J Sturm, MJ Santos, B Schmid… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Extreme events such as the summer drought of 2018 in Central Europe are projected to
occur more frequently in the future and may cause major damages including increased tree …