Functional traits and adaptive capacity of European forests to climate change

F Bussotti, M Pollastrini, V Holland… - … and Experimental Botany, 2015 - Elsevier
Increasing temperatures and drought risks through climate change are expected to have
several consequences for European forests. Adaptive strategies may include:(i) persistence …

Land use/land cover (LULC) using landsat data series (MSS, TM, ETM+ and OLI) in Azrou Forest, in the Central Middle Atlas of Morocco

M Mohajane, ALI Essahlaoui, F Oudija, ME Hafyani… - Environments, 2018 - mdpi.com
The study of land use/land cover (LULC) has become an increasingly important stage in the
development of forest ecosystems strategies. Hence, the main goal of this study was to …

The impact of climate change on the future geographical distribution range of the endemic relict tree Gleditsia caspica (Fabaceae) in Hyrcanian forests

H Yousefzadeh, N Amirchakhmaghi, B Naseri… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Caspian locust (Gleditsia caspica) is an endemic relict tree that occurs in
Hyrcanian forests. Many of its habitats have been destroyed in the last half-century. This …

Size-mediated effects of climate on tree growth and mortality in Mediterranean Brutia pine forests

A Christopoulou, CI Sazeides, NM Fyllas - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Eastern Mediterranean Basin is experiencing long-term drought conditions that
affect the growth and mortality of many forest tree species. We analysed tree rings from 113 …

Are Cedrus atlantica forests in the Rif Mountains of Morocco heading towards local extinction?

D Abel-Schaad, E Iriarte, JA López-Sáez… - The …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Cedrus atlantica (Atlas cedar) is a relict and endemic endangered species from
northwestern African mountains, whose distribution range has undergone a dramatic …

Asymmetric changes of growth and reproductive investment herald altitudinal and latitudinal range shifts of two woody species

L Matías, AS Jump - Global Change Biology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Ongoing changes in global climate are altering ecological conditions for many species. The
consequences of such changes are typically most evident at the edge of the geographical …

Performance of Pd-Based Membranes and Effects of Various Gas Mixtures on H2 Permeation

K Kian, CM Woodall, J Wilcox, S Liguori - Environments, 2018 - mdpi.com
H2 permeation and separation properties of two Pd-based composite membranes were
evaluated and compared at 400° C and at a pressure range of 150 kPa to 600 kPa. One …

Radial growth of Qinghai spruce (Picea crassifolia Kom.) and its leading influencing climate factor varied along a moisture gradient

B Wang, T Chen, C Li, G Xu, G Wu, G Liu - Forest Ecology and Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Understanding the spatial–temporal tree growth variability and its associative climatic
response is fundamental in the assessment of forest vulnerability and the appraisal of forest …

Present status and future of boletoid fungi (Boletaceae) on the island of Cyprus: Cryptic and threatened diversity unravelled by ten-year study

M Loizides, JM Bellanger, B Assyov, PA Moreau… - Fungal Ecology, 2019 - Elsevier
Fungi historically placed in the iconic genera of Boletus, Leccinum and Xerocomus have
been the subject of major taxonomic revisions in recent years. Yet, despite all advancements …

Structure and Regeneration Patterns of Pinus nigra subsp. salzmannii Natural Forests: A Basic Knowledge for Adaptive Management in a Changing Climate

PA Tíscar, JC Linares - Forests, 2011 - mdpi.com
Since climate change projections contain many uncertainties and are normally unable to
predict the direction and magnitude of change at the small scale needed by forest …