Tree vitality and forest health: can tree-ring stable isotopes be used as indicators?

P Cherubini, G Battipaglia, JL Innes - Current Forestry Reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Society is concerned about the long-term condition of the
forests. Although a clear definition of forest health is still missing, to evaluate forest health …

Short and long-term impacts of nitrogen deposition on carbon sequestration by forest ecosystems

W de Vries, E Du, K Butterbach-Bahl - Current Opinion in Environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights•Carbon (C) responses to N inputs are derived from stoichiometric scaling, meta-
analysis of N addition experiments and field observations.•Hypotheses are presented on …

On underestimation of global vulnerability to tree mortality and forest die‐off from hotter drought in the Anthropocene

CD Allen, DD Breshears, NG McDowell - Ecosphere, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Patterns, mechanisms, projections, and consequences of tree mortality and associated
broad‐scale forest die‐off due to drought accompanied by warmer temperatures—“hotter …

Ecology and silviculture of silver fir (Abies alba Mill.): a review

D Dobrowolska, A Bončina… - Journal of Forest Research, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) is one of the most valuable conifer trees in Europe for
historical and economic reasons. Growing interest in the species, along with the recognition …

Distinct effects of climate warming on populations of silver fir (Abies alba) across Europe

A Gazol, JJ Camarero, E Gutiérrez, I Popa… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Climate change is expected to modify growth trends of forests around the world.
However, this modification may vary in strength and intensity across a species' …

Climate warming induced synchronous growth decline in Norway spruce populations across biogeographical gradients since 2000

M Bosela, J Tumajer, E Cienciala, L Dobor… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Covering large parts of Europe, Norway spruce (Picea abies L Karst.) plays an important
role in the adaptation strategy of forest services to future climate change. Although …

What is the potential of silver fir to thrive under warmer and drier climate?

Y Vitasse, A Bottero, M Rebetez, M Conedera… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Foresters from many countries are seeking for tree species or provenances able to cope with
expected climate change. While it becomes clear that some temperate tree species will …

Dendroarchaeology in Europe

W Tegel, B Muigg, G Skiadaresis… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Human evolution was strongly related to environmental factors. Woodlands and their
products played a key role in the production of tools and weapons, and provided unique …

Climate extremes and predicted warming threaten Mediterranean Holocene firs forests refugia

R Sánchez-Salguero, JJ Camarero… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Warmer and drier climatic conditions are projected for the 21st century; however, the role
played by extreme climatic events on forest vulnerability is still little understood. For …

[HTML][HTML] Contrasting effects of environmental change on the radial growth of co-occurring beech and fir trees across Europe

M Bosela, M Lukac, D Castagneri, R Sedmák… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Under predicted climate change, native silver fir (Abies alba) and European beech (Fagus
sylvatica) are the most likely replacement species for the Norway spruce (Picea abies) …