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Towards resilient forest establishment in Europe: functional traits, genetic diversity and multifunctional designNARA Subscribed
Forest restoration and afforestation across Europe are accelerating, yet the decision-making processes governing forest establishment remain unevenly examined, especially from a biodiversity perspective. Considering this and the global environmental changes of climate shifts, land-use transitions, and biological invasions, the present review provides guidance for planning and establishment of multifunctional forests that enhan...
Provenance‐Specific Chilling and Forcing Requirements Shape Spring Phenology in Three European Temperate Tree SpeciesNARA Subscribed
Global warming is altering spring phenology in temperate forests, with important consequences for tree survival, growth, and ecological interactions. However, temperature requirements for dormancy release and budburst vary among populations adapted to different climatic conditions, complicating predictions of spring phenology across broad geographic regions. Here, we quantified the chilling and forcing requirements of three de...
Climate is a primary, but non‐stationary, driver of tree growth. Climate change is altering the sensitivity of forest growth to water availability and temperature over time. It is considered that pedunculate oak ( Quercus robur L.) will cope with the changing climatic conditions in Europe in the near future. However, while species distribution models project expansion zones, they also identify reductions in occurrence at the d...
Seasonal dynamics of fine root length in European beech: unveiling unexpected winter peaks and summer declinesNARA Subscribed
Fine roots play a crucial role in many ecological and biogeochemical processes in temperate forests. Generally, fine root biomass is expected to increase during the growing season, when water and nutrient demands are high, but information on seasonal variability is still scarce. Here, seasonal differences in root length of European beech ( Fagus sylvatica L.) were analysed at eight sites within its north-eastern distribution r...
Aim Climate change challenges temperate forest trees by increasingly irregular precipitation and rising temperatures. Due to long generation cycles, trees cannot quickly adapt genetically. Hence, the persistence of tree populations in the face of ongoing climate change depends largely on phenotypic variation, that is the capability of a genotype to express variable phenotypes under different environmental conditions, known as...
Monitoring and control of forest seedling quality in EuropeNARA Subscribed
Global maps of soil temperatureNARA Subscribed
Research in global change ecology relies heavily on global climatic grids derived from estimates of air temperature in open areas at around 2 m above the ground. These climatic grids do not reflect conditions below vegetation canopies and near the ground surface, where critical ecosystem functions occur and most terrestrial species reside. Here, we provide global maps of soil temperature and bioclimatic variables at a 1‐km 2 r...
The magnitude and frequency of soil frost events might increase in northern temperate regions in response to climate warming due to reduced insulation caused by declining snow cover. In temperate deciduous forests, increased soil frost severity can hamper tree growth and increase the mortality of fine roots, soil fauna and microorganisms, thus altering carbon and nutrient cycling. From single-site studies, however, it is uncle...
High plasticity in germination and establishment success in the dominant forest tree Fagus sylvatica across EuropeNARA Subscribed
Aim Distribution ranges of temperate tree species are shifting poleward and upslope into cooler environments due to global warming. Successful regeneration is crucial for population persistence and range expansion. Thus, we aimed to identify environmental variables that affect germination and seedling establishment of Europe's dominant forest tree, to compare the importance of plasticity and genetic variation for regeneration,...