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Effects of Climate Change on Tree-Ring Growth—2nd Edition
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Effects of Climate Change on Tree-Ring Growth—2nd Edition

A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Ecology and Management".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 November 2025 | Viewed by 363

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Qiang Li

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Institute of Global Environmental Change, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Interests: tree-ring isotopes; climate change; climate reconstruction
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Prof. Dr. Yafeng Wang

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College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
Interests: treeline ecotone; dendroecology; alpine shrub; climate warming; Tibetan Plateau
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Dr. Liang Shi

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Institute of Geographic Resources and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Interests: ecosystem ecology; forest ecology; climate change
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Prof. Dr. Xianliang Zhang

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College of Forestry, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, China
Interests: climate modeling; tree-ring analysis; tree growth; climate dynamics; climatology
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Forest dynamics have shown pervasive shifts in our changing world. Climate change can cause tree growth decline and high tree mortality across global forests. Tree ring growth is affected by climate change, and this determines whether a tree species has a high rate of mortality. We therefore invite contributions to this Special Issue studying the effects of climate change on tree ring growth. These contributions can explore all aspects of tree ring studies, related to topics such as the following:

  • Forest carbon dynamics and climate change;
  • Climate change-induced treeline or shrubline movement, insect outbreaks or forest dynamics with tree rings;
  • Response and adaptation of tree or shrub growth to climate change;
  • Tree ring-based past climate reconstruction;
  • Wood anatomy of tree rings, tree growth monitoring and climate change;
  • Fusing tree ring and forest inventory data;
  • Linking remote sensing and dendrochronology.

Prof. Dr. Qiang Li
Prof. Dr. Yafeng Wang
Dr. Liang Shi
Prof. Dr. Xianliang Zhang
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Forests is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • tree ring
  • dendroecology
  • stable isotopes
  • extreme climate events
  • drought
  • forest growth
  • climate changes
  • trees and shrubs

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Effects of Drainage Maintenance on Tree Radial Increment in Hemiboreal Forests of Latvia
by Kārlis Bičkovskis, Guntars Šņepsts, Jānis Donis, Āris Jansons, Diāna Jansone, Ieva Jaunslaviete and Roberts Matisons
Forests 2025, 16(8), 1318; https://doi.org/10.3390/f16081318 - 13 Aug 2025
Abstract
Under cool and moist climates, timely implementation of ditch network maintenance (DNM) is crucial for sustaining productivity of drained forests, thus reducing operational costs, while mitigating environmental risks. This underscores the need to understand tree growth responses to DNM. This study evaluated the [...] Read more.
Under cool and moist climates, timely implementation of ditch network maintenance (DNM) is crucial for sustaining productivity of drained forests, thus reducing operational costs, while mitigating environmental risks. This underscores the need to understand tree growth responses to DNM. This study evaluated the effects of DNM on tree radial increment in sites with both organic and mineral drained soils, focusing on regionally commercially important species: Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), Norway spruce (Picea abies), and silver birch (Betula pendula). Responses of relative growth changes over eight years post-DNM to site and tree characteristics were assessed using a linear mixed-effects model. Species- and site-specific growth responses to DNM were indicated by significant interactions between tree species, site type, and distance from the drainage ditch. While growth responses were generally neutral (non-significant), variability among sites and species suggests that both organic and mineral soils might be prone to site-level moisture depletion near drainage infrastructure in the post-DNM period. The effect of stand age and density suggested higher responsiveness of older and less dense stands, hence positive effects of thinning to resilience of stands to DNM. These findings highlight the importance of adapting DNM strategies to local site conditions and stand characteristics to minimize drought-related growth limitations. Full article
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