Our current 1.1° C warmer world is already affecting natural and human systems in Europe
(very high confidence1). Since AR5, there has been a substantial increase in detected or …

Abstract Models based on height-diameter (HD) are helpful for estimating forest biomass
and carbon storage on a large scale. Climate change has an impact on allometric height …

In recent decades there has been an increasing demand in environmental sciences for
harmonized climatic data at large spatial scales and long periods. Here we present …

Tree diameter distribution models are important tools for forest management decision
making. Climate change will affect tree growth and thus diameter distribution. However …

Background Tree demography is an essential indicator of various forest ecosystem services,
and understanding its changes is critical for the sustainable management of forests. During …

In forest communities, light competition is a key process for community assembly. Species'
differences in seedling and sapling tolerance to shade cast by overstory trees is thought to …

Isolating the long-term fertilization effect of CO 2 from other climate-and site-related effects
on tree growth has been proven a challenging task. To isolate long-term effects of [CO 2] on …

During the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), simulating the change trends
of terrestrial ecosystems in Eurasia under different climate scenarios is a key ecological …

Forests are currently experiencing an unprecedented period of progressively drier growing
conditions around the globe, which is threatening many forest ecosystem functions. Trees as …

Today, European forests face many challenges but also offer opportunities, such as climate
change mitigation, provision of renewable resources, energy and other ecosystem services …