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No evidence that coring affects tree growth or mortality in three common European temperate forest tree species
Tree cores are a highly valuable scientific resource. Annual growth ring data can, for example, improve our understanding of climate change impacts...
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Improving tree health assessment accuracy at low temperatures: considering the effect of trunk ice content on electrical resistance and stress wave tomography
Accurate decay detection and health assessment of trees at low temperatures is an important issue for forest management and ecology in cold areas....
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Insights into fruit tree models relevant to simulate fruit tree-based agroforestry systems
Agroforestry, the integration of trees, crops, and animals, is expected to increase environmental sustainability of fruit production compared to...
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Evaluating criteria weights of street tree selection between residents and experts
Selecting suitable street trees is critical for avoiding these problems of street trees. Resident experiences should be considered in street tree...
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Tree-distance and tree-species effects on soil biota in a temperate agroforestry system
AimsCropland agroforestry systems are land-use systems with numerous environmental advantages over monoculture croplands including promotion of soil...
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Quantifying the influence of tree species richness on community drought resistance using drone-derived NDVI and ground-based measures of Plant Area Index and leaf chlorophyll in a young tree diversity experiment
Tree diversity may buffer the negative impact of drought events according to the diversity insurance hypothesis. During the extreme pan-European...
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Tree growth rate under urban limiting conditions
The benefits of green areas mostly depend on the trees’ dimension, which in the urban environment is not as predictable as it is in woodland. Growth...
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Tree mycorrhizal types and the interaction between tree and shrub species richness shape soil fungal communities in a subtropical forest in China
PurposeElucidating the interactions of above- and below-ground communities in forest ecosystems is of great importance for comprehending biodiversity...
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Tree diversity and community characteristics of a tropical moist deciduous forest of Assam, India
The plant species composition, diversity and regeneration are critical in affecting forest health and are important for the conservation of forest...
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Towards an objective assessment of tree vitality: a case study based on 3D laser scanning
Key messageAnalyzing fine branch length characteristics in beech trees using single-tree QSMs derived from laser scanning reveals insights into...
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Forest top canopy bacterial communities are influenced by elevation and host tree traits
BackgroundThe phyllosphere microbiome is crucial for plant health and ecosystem functioning. While host species play a determining role in sha**...
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The Interplay of the Tree and Stand-Level Processes Mediate Drought-Induced Forest Dieback: Evidence from Complementary Remote Sensing and Tree-Ring Approaches
Drought-induced forest dieback can lead to a tip** point in community dominance, but the coupled response at the tree and stand-level response has...
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Tree Diseases
Tree diseases are important agents of ecological disturbance in wooded ecosystems. Native tree diseases create forest gaps, thus diversifying forest...
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Typhoon-related tree damage and conservation implications for homestead windbreaks on the Ryukyu Archipelago: a case study of Yonaguni Island, Japan
Homestead windbreaks are used on the Ryukyu Islands to protect houses from the tidal water blowing from the sea, strong typhoons in the summer, and...
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The Baobab and Health
Traditional medicinal plants worldwide have received a great deal of attention from ethnobotanists and other scholars, from commercial interest in...
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Africa’s Premier Fiber Tree
Although the baobab can be described as a multipurpose tree wherever it grows, it is also true that different groups throughout its range emphasize...
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Tree ecophysiology in the context of climate change
Forest structure and function strongly depend on and concurrently influence environmental conditions. Tree performance is generally governed by its...
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Tree insect pests and pathogens: a global systematic review of their impacts in urban areas
Trees contribute greatly to urban environments and human well-being, yet relatively little is known about the extent to which a rising incidence of...
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Plant invasion drives liana and tree community assemblages and liana-tree network structure in two moist semi-deciduous forests in Ghana
Invasive plants are one of the greatest threats leading to biodiversity loss and species extinction worldwide. Understanding the responses of liana...
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Impact of On-Tree Storage and Genotype on Citrus Granulation: Physico-chemical Analysis
This research aims to establish a link between advanced fruit maturity during on-tree storage and granulation incidence across nine commercially...
