Abstract The Pan European Phenology (PEP) project is a European infrastructure to
promote and facilitate phenological research, education, and environmental monitoring. The …

Mankind expects from forests and forest soils benefits like pure drinking water, space for
recreation, habitats for nature-near biocenoses and the production of timber as unrivaled …

Against the backdrop of global change, the intensity, duration, and frequency of droughts are
projected to increase and threaten forest ecosystems worldwide. Tree responses to drought …

During the summer of 2022, an acute drought once more afflicted central and southern
Europe. This marked the third episode (after 2015 and 2018) of severe aridity in large parts …

The questions of how much abiotic environment contributes to explain species distributions,
and which abiotic factors are the most influential, are key when projecting species realized …

Key message Climate-warming related replacement of beech by oak forests in the course of
natural forest succession or silvicultural decisions may considerably reduce ecosystem …

The research topic 'parent material for soil formation'is at the interface between the
disciplines of geology and soil science; interdisciplinary research will be of mutual benefit. In …

The aim of this study was to investigate the importance of soil characteristics on tree
performance in recent afforestation projects in Flanders (northern Belgium) subjected to …

The understanding of spatial distribution patterns of native riparian tree species in Europe
lacks accurate species distribution models (SDMs), since riparian forest habitats have a …

Aim of study: Detecting possible small-scale soil effects on height growth of single trees in
monospecific stands of three important tree species (Abies alba, Fagus sylvatica, and Picea …