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Substantial light woodland and open vegetation characterized the temperate forest biome before Homo sapiens. [PDF]

Sci Adv, 2023
The extent of vegetation openness in past European landscapes is widely debated. In particular, the temperate forest biome has traditionally been defined as dense, closed-canopy forest; however, some argue that large herbivores maintained greater ...
Pearce EA, Mazier F, Normand S, Fyfe R, Andrieu V, Bakels C, Balwierz Z, Bińka K, Boreham S, Borisova OK, Brostrom A, de Beaulieu JL, Gao C, González-Sampériz P, Granoszewski W, Hrynowiecka A, Kołaczek P, Kuneš P, Magri D, Malkiewicz M, Mighall T, Milner AM, Möller P, Nita M, Noryśkiewicz B, Pidek IA, Reille M, Robertsson AM, Salonen JS, Schläfli P, Schokker J, Scussolini P, Šeirienė V, Strahl J, Urban B, Winter H, Svenning JC.   +36 more
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Laser scanning reveals potential underestimation of biomass carbon in temperate forest

Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 2022
1. Quantifying climate mitigation benefits of biosphere protection or restoration requires accurate assessment of forest above-ground biomass (AGB). This is usually estimated using tree size-to-mass allometric models calibrated with harvested biomass ...
K. Calders, H. Verbeeck, A. Burt, N. Origo, J. Nightingale, Y. Malhi, P. Wilkes, P. Raumonen, R. Bunce, M. Disney   +9 more
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Elevated growth and biomass along temperate forest edges

Nature Communications, 2021
Fragmentation transforms the environment along forest edges. The prevailing narrative, driven by research in tropical systems, suggests that edge environments increase tree mortality and structural degradation resulting in net decreases in ecosystem ...
L. Morreale, Jonathan R. Thompson, Xiaojing Tang, A. Reinmann, L. Hutyra   +4 more
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Assessment of leaf morphological, physiological, chemical and stoichiometry functional traits for understanding the functioning of Himalayan temperate forest ecosystem

Scientific Reports, 2021
Leaf functional traits support plant survival and growth in different stress and disturbed conditions and respond according to leaf habit. The present study examined 13 leaf traits (3 morphological, 3 chemical, 5 physiological, and 2 stoichiometry) of ...
Monika Rawat, K. Arunachalam, A. Arunachalam, J. Alatalo, R. Pandey   +4 more
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Responses of soil microbial communities to freeze–thaw cycles in a Chinese temperate forest

Ecological Processes, 2021
Background Freeze–thaw events are common in boreal and temperate forest ecosystems and are increasingly influenced by climate warming. Soil microorganisms play an important role in maintaining ecosystem stability, but their responses to freeze–thaw ...
Changpeng Sang, Zongwei Xia, Lifei Sun, Hao Sun, P. Jiang, Chao Wang, E. Bai   +6 more
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Understory Vegetation Dynamics in Non-Native Douglas Fir Forests after Management Abandonment—A Case Study in Two Strict Forest Reserves in Southwest Germany

Diversity, 2022
The non-native Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) is widely distributed in Europe and promoted by forestry due to its assumed resistance against climate change.
Steffi Heinrichs, Michaela Dölle, Torsten Vor, Patricia Balcar, Wolfgang Schmidt   +4 more
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Biomass production in mixed short rotation coppice with poplar‐hybrids (Populus spp.) and black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.)

GCB Bioenergy, 2021
Short rotation coppice plays an important role for biomass production. Mixing fast‐growing tree species in short rotation coppices may lead to overyielding if the species have complementarity traits.
Jessica Rebola‐Lichtenberg, Peter Schall, Christian Ammer   +2 more
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Climate Change Alters Temperate Forest Canopies and Indirectly Reshapes Arthropod Communities

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2021
Global change challenges the adaptive potential of forests. Large-scale alterations of forest canopies have been reported across Europe, and further modifications are expected in response to the predicted changes in drought and windstorm regimes.
A. Sallé, J. Cours, E. Le Souchu, C. Lopez‐Vaamonde, S. Pincebourde, C. Bouget   +5 more
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Spatial Patterns of Structural Complexity in Differently Managed and Unmanaged Beech-Dominated Forests in Central Europe

Remote Sensing, 2020
One of the main goals of modern silviculture is to emulate the structural complexity of old-growth forests. In this context, it is of advantage to identify a target state of structural complexity at the stand level and to analyze the spatial ...
Katharina Willim, Melissa Stiers, Peter Annighöfer, Martin Ehbrecht, Christian Ammer, Dominik Seidel   +5 more
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Mixing Public and Private Agri-Environment Schemes: Effects on Farmers Participation in Quebec, Canada

International Journal of the Commons, 2020
Incentive-based mechanisms, such as payments for ecosystem services (PES) are increasingly being employed to encourage adoption of biodiversity conservation practices in agriculture.
Alejandra Zaga-Mendez, Vijay Kolinjivadi, Jean-François Bissonnette, Jerome Dupras   +3 more
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