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The succession patterns and drivers of soil bacterial and fungal communities with stand development in Chinese fir plantations
BackgroundSoil microbial community composition with stand development may be changed due to the variations in canopy structure, understory...
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What Is Common between Ecology and Nuclear Physics: A Random Matrix Model for the Distribution of Trees in a Stand by Inventory Data
AbstractThe interactions between trees in a forest are manifested in a decrease in phytomass growth and the weakening and disappearance of some...
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Balancing stand productivity and wood quality in chestnut coppices using chronosequence approach and productivity model
Trade-offs between high stand productivity and good wood quality exist for chestnut coppices and related wood-based products. The main objective of...
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Nonlinear mixed-effect branch growth model development for planted Korean pine in Northeast China
Branch growth is an important aspect of the tree growth process. Studying the branch growth pattern is important for understanding the growth of...
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Stand development modifies effects of soil water availability on poplar fine-root traits: evidence from a six-year experiment
PurposeRoots are the mean absorbing organ of plants and an important part of material circulation in ecosystems. Understanding long-term root system...
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Optimal species composition for stand establishment in root-rot infected forest areas
Heterobasidion root rot causes severe problems in the coniferous dominated forests of Northern hemisphere by decreasing timber value, reducing tree...
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Stand development stages and recruitment patterns influence fine-scale spatial genetic structure in two Patagonian Nothofagus species
Key messageNothofagus alpina (Poepp. et Endl.) Oerst. and Nothofagus obliqua (Mirb.) Oerst forests have strong fine-scale spatial genetic...
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Stand structural effects on growth distribution and growth efficiency in Scots pine and Mediterranean pine in Spain
Understanding the growth efficiency of individual trees, or growth per unit of resource utilization, can inform silvicultural management strategies...
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Modeling the effect of stand homogeneity on basal area growth for unthinned and thinned Pinus taeda L. stands in southern Brazil
Studies show that homogeneity among trees interferes with stand productivity, however, this information has not been incorporated into stand-level...
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Evapotranspiration Partitioning of Eucalyptus benthamii and Pinus taeda During Early Stand Development
Increasing demand for bioenergy from intensively managed woody crops raises concerns of increased evapotranspiration and potential decreases in water...
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Terrestrial laser scanning vs. manual methods for assessing complex forest stand structure: a comparative analysis on plenter forests
In continuous cover forestry, plenter silviculture is regarded as an elaborated system for optimizing the sustainable production of high-quality...
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Shifts in Ecological Legacies Support Hysteresis of Stand Type Conversions in Boreal Forests
Many disturbances are shifting in severity, frequency, and extent due to changing climate and human activities. Altered disturbance regimes can...
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Impacts of forest management on stand and landscape-level microclimate heterogeneity of European beech forests
ContextForest microclimate influences biodiversity and plays a crucial role in regulating forest ecosystem functions. It is modified by forest...
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Responses of non-structural carbohydrate content to different stand densities and configurations in poplar plantations
Non-structural carbohydrate (NSC) reserves constitute the critical cornerstone of forest resilience to adversity and post-disaster recovery. Planting...
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Dynamics of Microbial Community Structure, Function and Assembly Mechanism with Increasing Stand Age of Slash Pine (Pinus elliottii) Plantations in Houtian Sandy Area, South China
Establishing slash pine plantations is the primary method for restoring sandification land in the Houtian area of South China. However, the microbial...
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Attributing interannual variability of net ecosystem exchange to modeled ecological processes in forested wetlands of contrasting stand age
The drivers of interannual variability (IAV) of net ecosystem exchange (NEE) in forested wetlands are poorly understood, making it difficult to...
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Stand characteristics modulate secondary growth responses to drought and gross primary production in Pinus halepensis afforestation
Impacts of climate warming on forests vigour are forecasted to increase in magnitude. Yet it remains unclear how stand characteristics and...
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Stand structural diversity and edaphic properties regulate aboveground biomass of Abies fargesii var. faxoniana primary forest on the eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Plant aboveground biomass reflects the resilience of ecosystem productivity to different environmental factors and plays an important role in...
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Abandonment of Moso Bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) Plantations Could Lead to Stand Structural Complications and Changes in Soil Properties and Microbial Community
In recent years, a large number of Moso bamboo ( Phyllostachys pubescens ) plantations have been abandoned, resulting in the occurrence of vegetation...
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Evaluating tree-to-tree competition during stand development in a relict Scots pine forest: how much does climate matter?
Key messageCompetitive interactions change over time and their influence on tree growth is intensified during drought events in marginal Scots pine...
