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Forests, Volume 8, Issue 3

March 2017 - 43 articles

Cover Story: In this review, the authors synthesize innate characteristics of invading organisms (notably mating system, reproduction type, and dispersal mechanisms) and key factors of the host population (namely host diversity, host connectivity, and host susceptibility) that govern spread and impact of invasive forest pathogens at various scales post-introduction and establishment. View the paper.
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Articles (43)

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
7,093 Views
20 Pages

21 March 2017

Multi-cohort stands are increasingly recognized and valued because of their biological functioning, biological diversity, and resistance and resiliency to perturbations. These forest ecosystems are epitomized by multiple age classes, and often contai...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,532 Views
11 Pages

Phenotypic Plasticity Explains Response Patterns of European Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) Saplings to Nitrogen Fertilization and Drought Events

  • Christoph Dziedek,
  • Andreas Fichtner,
  • Leonor Calvo,
  • Elena Marcos,
  • Kirstin Jansen,
  • Matthias Kunz,
  • David Walmsley,
  • Goddert Von Oheimb and
  • Werner Härdtle

20 March 2017

Abstract: Climate and atmospheric changes affect forest ecosystems worldwide, but little is known about the interactive effects of global change drivers on tree growth. In the present study, we analyzed single and combined effects of nitrogen (N) fer...

  • Article
  • Open Access
91 Citations
8,368 Views
12 Pages

20 March 2017

Leaf surface is a multifunctional interface between a plant and its environment, which affects both ecological and biological processes. Leaf surface topography directly affects microhabitat availability and ability for deposition. In this study, ato...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
7,449 Views
12 Pages

19 March 2017

Tropical forests play an important role in regulating the global climate and the carbon cycle. With the changing temperature and moisture along the elevation gradient, the Luquillo Experimental Forest in Northeastern Puerto Rico provides a natural ap...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
8,654 Views
17 Pages

Acute Oak Decline and Agrilus biguttatus: The Co-Occurrence of Stem Bleeding and D-Shaped Emergence Holes in Great Britain

  • Nathan Brown,
  • Mike Jeger,
  • Susan Kirk,
  • David Williams,
  • Xiangming Xu,
  • Marco Pautasso and
  • Sandra Denman

17 March 2017

Acute Oak Decline (AOD) is a new condition affecting both species of native oak, Quercus robur and Quercus petraea, in Great Britain. The decline is characterised by a distinctive set of externally visible stem symptoms; bark cracks that “weep” dark...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
9,113 Views
22 Pages

Non-Destructive, Laser-Based Individual Tree Aboveground Biomass Estimation in a Tropical Rainforest

  • Muhammad Zulkarnain Abd Rahman,
  • Md Afif Abu Bakar,
  • Khamarrul Azahari Razak,
  • Abd Wahid Rasib,
  • Kasturi Devi Kanniah,
  • Wan Hazli Wan Kadir,
  • Hamdan Omar,
  • Azahari Faidi,
  • Abd Rahman Kassim and
  • Zulkiflee Abd Latif

17 March 2017

Recent methods for detailed and accurate biomass and carbon stock estimation of forests have been driven by advances in remote sensing technology. The conventional approach to biomass estimation heavily relies on the tree species and site-specific al...

  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
8,430 Views
15 Pages

Salvage-Logging after Windstorm Leads to Structural and Functional Homogenization of Understory Layer and Delayed Spruce Tree Recovery in Tatra Mts., Slovakia

  • Zuzana Michalová,
  • Robert C. Morrissey,
  • Thomas Wohlgemuth,
  • Radek Bače,
  • Peter Fleischer and
  • Miroslav Svoboda

17 March 2017

Stand-replacing disturbance and post-disturbance salvage-logging influence forest succession in different ways; however, limited knowledge regarding how salvage-logging affects vegetation patterns compared to natural development of forest ecosystems...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
8,242 Views
22 Pages

17 March 2017

Fire and timber harvesting can diminish the extent of older forests in the near term. The amount and configuration of mature and regenerating forest in the landscape (landscape structure) influences habitat suitability for mature-forest-associated sp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
74 Citations
9,152 Views
20 Pages

Tree Species Identity Shapes Earthworm Communities

  • Stephanie Schelfhout,
  • Jan Mertens,
  • Kris Verheyen,
  • Lars Vesterdal,
  • Lander Baeten,
  • Bart Muys and
  • An De Schrijver

17 March 2017

Earthworms are key organisms in forest ecosystems because they incorporate organic material into the soil and affect the activity of other soil organisms. Here, we investigated how tree species affect earthworm communities via litter and soil charact...

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