Forest Ecology

Nov 21, 2024 | resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Forest Ecology |Jörg Müller |Rosa Gindhart |Biocenter Julius-Maximilians

INTRODUCTION Tropical rainforests are some of the most biodiverse regions on Earth (Raven et al., 2020; Wilson, 1988). However, in recent decades large areas have been lost primarily due to forest clearance for agriculture (Curtis et al., 2018; Potapov et al., 2017). Particularly for old-growth endemic species, these drastic changes in habitat structure can lead to a high extinction risk (Stork et al., 2009).

Oct 23, 2024 | besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Julia Rieder |Roman M. Link |Konstantin Köthe |Forest Ecology

1 INTRODUCTION In the wake of climate change-driven mass tree mortality events in Europe (Schuldt et al., 2020) and elsewhere (Hammond et al., 2022), there is a growing interest in the biotic and abiotic factors that influence tree vitality (Cailleret et al., 2017; Chakraborty et al., 2017). This is particularly true for competition, which is directly amenable to silvicultural measures such as thinning and therefore important for forest management (cf. Bose et al., 2021).

Sep 8, 2024 | academic.oup.com | Forest Ecology

Mixed-species forests are, for multiple reasons, promising options for forest management in Central Europe. However, the extent to which interspecific competition affects tree hydrological processes is not clear. High-resolution dendrometers capture sub-daily variations in stem diameter; they can simultaneously monitor stem growth (irreversible changes in diameter) and water status (reversible changes) of individual trees.