The relocation of local residents from ecologically vulnerable areas, with the aim of
alleviating poverty through spatial displacement, often referred to as the Poverty Alleviation …

Vegetation restoration is an eco-friendly strategy for countering land degradation and
biodiversity loss. Since 2000–2001, large-scale restoration projects have been performed in …

Aim The mechanisms underlying the maintenance of biodiversity remain to be elucidated.
Taxonomic diversity alone remains an unresolved issue, especially in terms of the …

Increased frequency and severity of stressful events affects the growth patterns and
functioning of trees which adjust their phenology to given conditions. Here, we analysed …

Intra-annual variations in leaf development, radial growth, including the phloem part, and
sap flow have rarely been studied in deciduous trees from drought-prone environments. In …

Non-structural carbohydrates (NSCs, ie, starch and soluble sugars) are frequently quantified
in the context of tree response to stressful events (eg, drought), because they serve as a …

Extensive areas of agricultural land have been abandoned to ecological restoration in
recent years in the karst region of Southwest China, which contributes to the greening of the …

Basic knowledge of the intra-annual timings of leaf development and radial growth
(including the phloem part) in different tree parts is generally missing although such …

Successional ecosystems developed spontaneously on agricultural lands cover a
substantial area worldwide, particularly in Europe and North America. The functioning of …

Patterns of drought severity in natural ecosystems depend on ecosite characteristics,
particularly on local soil water availability and microclimate (evaporative demand). At the …