Tree recruitment is determined by stand structure and shade tolerance with uncertain role of climate and water relations

Y Käber, P Meyer, J Stillhard… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Tree regeneration is a key process for long‐term forest dynamics, determining changes in
species composition and shaping successional trajectories. While tree regeneration is a …

Evaluating the Development and Application of Stand Density Index for the Management of Complex and Adaptive Forests

E Chivhenge, DG Ray, AR Weiskittel… - Current Forestry …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The objective quantification of stand density (SD) is necessary
for predicting forest dynamics over space and time. Despite the development of various …

Drivers of vegetation and soil determine natural regeneration of a single plantation at different slope positions

W Liang, Y Feng, F Li, Y Zhao, J Zhu, J Yao… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Promoting natural regeneration in artificial forest ecosystems is crucial for sustainable
management. Understanding the fundamental mechanisms and drivers of tree regeneration …

Modelling natural regeneration of European beech in Saxony, Germany: identifying factors influencing the occurrence and density of regeneration

M Axer, S Martens, R Schlicht, S Wagner - European Journal of Forest …, 2021 - Springer
The potential utilisation of natural regeneration of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) for
forest conversion has received little attention to date. Ecological knowledge is necessary to …

Tree regeneration responds more to shade casting by the overstorey and competition in the understorey than to abundance per se

E De Lombaerde, K Verheyen, H Van Calster… - Forest Ecology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Manipulating the overstorey is the key tool for forest managers to steer natural regeneration.
Opening up the canopy does not only create favourable light conditions for tree seedling …

The spatial pattern of Populus euphratica competition based on competitive exclusion theory

Y Liu, Y Zeng, P Wang, J He, P Li, Y Liang - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Population-level competition and spatial patterns may explain the role of
competitive exclusion in communities, which is important for vegetation restoration and …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial prediction of plant species richness and density in high-altitude forests of Indian west Himalaya

B Rawat, KS Gaira, S Gairola, LM Tewari… - Trees, Forests and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The spatial distributions of plant species are results of variable environmental gradients,
including climatic and edaphic factors, biotic factors, different eco-physiological processes …

Factors promoting the natural regeneration of Larix principis-rupprechtii plantation in the Lvliang Mountains of central China

W Liang, X Wei - PeerJ, 2020 - peerj.com
Given their complexity, targeted care and management of different areas and tree species
are necessary for enhancing the natural regeneration of forests. Thus, an understanding of …

Early emergence increases survival of tree seedlings in Central European temperate forests despite severe late frost

E Bianchi, H Bugmann, C Bigler - Ecology and evolution, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Global warming is expected to result in earlier emergence of tree seedlings that may
experience higher damages and mortality due to late frost in spring. We monitored …

Moisture and vegetation cover limit ponderosa pine regeneration in high-severity burn patches in the southwestern US

MP Singleton, AE Thode, AJ Sanchez Meador… - Fire Ecology, 2021 - Springer
Background Fire regimes are shifting in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Lawson & C.
Lawson)-dominated forests, raising concern regarding future vegetation patterns and forest …