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1. Changes in the phosphorus and nitrogen status and supply in the young spruce stands in the Lužické, the Jizerské and the Orlické Mts. in the Czech Republic during the 2004–2014 period

Author:
Novotný, Radek; Lomský, Bohumír; Šrámek, Vít
Source:
European journal of forest research 2018 v.137 no.6 pp. 879-894
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
Picea; mineral soils; nitrogen; phosphorus; soil horizons; temporal variation; Czech Republic; Germany; Poland
Abstract:
... The contribution shows changes in the phosphorus and nitrogen status in long-term investigated spruce stands in the Lužické, the Jizerské and the Orlické Mts. on the border between the Czech Republic and Germany and Poland. During the 11 evaluated years, low phosphorus concentrations were measured, often below the deficiency limit 1.2 mg P/g, and an N/P ratio exceeding the optimal range (6–12), pr ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-018-1146-8

2. Forest as a place for recreation but also the source of allergenic plant pollen: to come or avoid?

Author:
Dudek, Tomasz; Kasprzyk, Idalia; Dulska-Jeż, Agata
Source:
European journal of forest research 2018 v.137 no.6 pp. 849-862
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
Fagus; Pinus sylvestris; allergenicity; allergens; cities; coniferous forests; edge effects; forest canopy; forest recreation; mosses and liverworts; palynology; people; pollen; risk; traffic; urban areas; urban forests; urban population; Poland
Abstract:
... For many years, we have observed a significant rise in urban population, the spatial development of cities, and an increase in urbanized areas. More and more people feel the need to have contact with nature. The interest in forest recreation is growing, though the forest is a serious source of allergenic plant pollen. The aim of the present study was to compare two forest types in the context of t ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-018-1144-x

3. Location set-covering inspired models for designing harvesting and cable road layouts

Author:
Bont, Leo Gallus; Church, Richard L.
Source:
European journal of forest research 2018 v.137 no.6 pp. 771-792
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
forest management; forests; harvesting; models
Abstract:
... One of the classic operations problems in forest management is to select the harvesting system and to plan the layout, which has a significant impact on overall operational and environmental efficiency. This paper addresses the design of a harvesting system in areas characterized by steep slopes requiring cable-based harvesting under central European conditions. We present two computationally effi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-018-1139-7

4. Nutrient supply at the local tree level in mixed forests of sessile oak and beech

Author:
Nickmans, Hans; Titeux, Hugues; Verheyen, Kris; Ponette, Quentin
Source:
European journal of forest research 2018 v.137 no.6 pp. 807-817
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
Fagus; Quercus petraea; ion exchange; mixed forests; nutrient availability; nutrient content; resins; soil; soil nutrients; species diversity; stand composition; tree nutrition; trees
Abstract:
... In mixed-species forests, tree species composition can affect nutrient return through litter fall. This in turn is expected to have an effect on soil available nutrients, which could influence the nutrient status at the local tree level. Using ion-exchange resins, we estimated resin available soil nutrients at two depths beneath target trees of sessile oak and beech in the Belgian Ardennes. First ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-018-1141-0

5. Operational flexibility in forest fire prevention and suppression: a spatially explicit intra-annual optimization analysis, considering prevention, (pre)suppression, and escape costs

Author:
Pacheco, Abílio Pereira; Claro, João
Source:
European journal of forest research 2018 v.137 no.6 pp. 895-916
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
climate change; decision making; fire prevention; fire season; forest fire management; forest fires; fuels; issues and policy; landscapes; models; uncertainty
Abstract:
... Increasing wildfire threats and costs escalate the complexity of forest fire management challenges, which is grounded in complex interactions between ecological, social, economic, and policy factors. It is immersed in this difficult context that decision-makers must settle on an investment mix within a portfolio of available options, subject to limited funds and under great uncertainty. We model i ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-018-1147-7

6. Responses of decomposition of green leaves and leaf litter to stand density, N and P additions in Acacia auriculaeformis stands

Author:
Feng, Huifang; Xue, Li; Chen, Hongyue
Source:
European journal of forest research 2018 v.137 no.6 pp. 819-830
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
Acacia auriculiformis; canopy; leaves; nitrogen; phosphorus; plant litter; stand density; China
Abstract:
... The effects of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and N + P additions on the decomposition of green leaves and leaf litter were studied over 2 years using the litterbag technique in Acacia auriculaeformis stands with different densities in southern China. The green leaves and leaf litter were treated with four fertility treatments: control, N addition, P addition and N + P addition to test the effect of ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-018-1142-z

7. Scarce population genetic differentiation but substantial spatiotemporal phenotypic variation of water-use efficiency in Pinus sylvestris at its western distribution range

Author:
Santini, F.; Ferrio, J. P.; Hereş, A.-M.; Notivol, E.; Piqué, M.; Serrano, L.; Shestakova, T. A.; Sin, E.; Vericat, P.; Voltas, J.
Source:
European journal of forest research 2018 v.137 no.6 pp. 863-878
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
Pinus sylvestris; carbon isotopes; conifers; ecosystems; forests; gas exchange; genetic variance; genetic variation; growth rings; leaves; phenotypic variation; photosynthesis; plant response; provenance; soil depth; soil water retention; spatial data; stomatal conductance; summer; water use efficiency; Iberian Peninsula
Abstract:
... Water and carbon fluxes in forests are largely related to leaf gas exchange physiology varying across spatiotemporal scales and modulated by plant responses to environmental cues. We quantified the relevance of genetic and phenotypic variation of intrinsic water-use efficiency (WUEᵢ, ratio of net photosynthesis to stomatal conductance of water) in Pinus sylvestris L. growing in the Iberian Peninsu ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-018-1145-9

8. Soil carbon stocks and exchangeable cations in monospecific and mixed pine forests

Author:
López-Marcos, Daphne; Martínez-Ruiz, Carolina; Turrión, María-Belén; Jonard, Mathieu; Titeux, Hugues; Ponette, Quentin; Bravo, Felipe
Source:
European journal of forest research 2018 v.137 no.6 pp. 831-847
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
Pinus pinaster; Pinus sylvestris; carbon nitrogen ratio; carbon sequestration; carbon sinks; climate change; coniferous forests; ecosystem services; exchangeable cations; fine roots; forest litter; mixed stands; mixing; soil carbon; soil profiles; topsoil; total organic carbon; trees; Iberian Peninsula; Spain
Abstract:
... Many studies highlight the role of mixed versus monospecific forests to supply numerous ecosystem services. Most reports of positive mixture effects on carbon storage focus on mixtures that combine tree species with contrasting traits, but little is known on the effect of mixing species that are expected to behave quite similarly as they belong to the same genus. In this study, we assessed the eff ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-018-1143-y

9. The impact of road disturbance on vegetation and soil properties in a beech stand, Hyrcanian forest

Author:
Deljouei, Azade; Sadeghi, Seyed Mohammad Moein; Abdi, Ehsan; Bernhardt-Römermann, Markus; Pascoe, Emily Louise; Marcantonio, Matteo
Source:
European journal of forest research 2018 v.137 no.6 pp. 759-770
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
Fagus sylvatica subsp. orientalis; botanical composition; calcium; canopy; ecological function; forest roads; forests; landscapes; leaf area index; magnesium; photoperiod; road construction; sodium; soil density; soil electrical conductivity; soil organic matter; soil pH; soil water; stand characteristics; trees
Abstract:
... The ‘road-effect zone’ is a concept developed to describe the impact of road construction on the surrounding area. Although many aspects of the road-effect zone have been investigated, the road-effect zone on soil properties (pH, bulk density, soil moisture, electrical conductivity, organic matter (%), C (%), total N (%), available Na, Ca, Mg, P, and K), light regimes (leaf area index and canopy c ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-018-1138-8

10. Tree species could have substantial consequences on topsoil fauna: a feedback of land degradation/restoration

Author:
Kooch, Yahya; Tavakoli, Mahmood; Akbarinia, Moslem
Source:
European journal of forest research 2018 v.137 no.6 pp. 793-805
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
Acari; Alnus subcordata; Collembola; Cupressus sempervirens; Nematoda; Protozoa; Quercus castaneifolia; acid soils; alkaline soils; autumn; bioactive properties; earthworms; forest litter; forests; land degradation; land use; nutrients; plant communities; soil quality; spring; topsoil; trees; vegetation cover; Iran
Abstract:
... The characteristics of the faunal community in the soil are closely related to soil quality and function. Land degradation, which reduces vegetation cover, may affect the soil surface-active fauna because both the above ground and below ground invertebrates depend on complex plant communities. In this study, we evaluated the effect of land degradation/restoration and factors affecting soil fauna i ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-018-1140-1

11. A continuum of dead wood with various habitat elements maintains the diversity of wood-inhabiting fungi in an old-growth boreal forest

Author:
Ruokolainen, Anna; Shorohova, Ekaterina; Penttilä, Reijo; Kotkova, Vera; Kushnevskaya, Helena
Source:
European journal of forest research 2018 v.137 no.5 pp. 707-718
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
Picea; bark; boreal forests; branches; coarse woody debris; conifers; fruiting bodies; fungal communities; fungi; indicator species; linear models; multidimensional scaling; niches; old-growth forests; species diversity; surveys; tree mortality; trees; wood
Abstract:
... Evidence on habitat associations of threatened wood-inhabiting species in boreal forests may contribute to a better understanding of their ecology and conservation needs. We examined the diversity of wood-inhabiting fungal communities in an old-growth boreal forest with high substrate availability and continuity based on repeated surveys of fruit bodies. The number of species in morphological and ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-018-1135-y

12. Age and weather effects on between and within ring variations of number, width and coarseness of tracheids and radial growth of young Norway spruce

Author:
Lundqvist, Sven-Olof; Seifert, Stefan; Grahn, Thomas; Olsson, Lars; García-Gil, Maria Rosario; Karlsson, Bo; Seifert, Thomas
Source:
European journal of forest research 2018 v.137 no.5 pp. 719-743
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
Picea abies; cambium; cell walls; climate; climate change; dry matter partitioning; earlywood; genetics; genotype; latewood; models; plant improvement; temperature; tracheids; tree age; trees; weather; wood properties; Sweden
Abstract:
... Annual growth, fibre and wood properties of Norway spruce are all under strong influence from genetics, age and weather. They change dynamically, particularly at young ages. Most genetic research and tree improvement programs are based on data from this most dynamic phase of the life of trees, affected by differences in weather among sites and years. In the work presented, influences of age and we ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-018-1136-x

13. Carabids benefit more from pine stands with added understory or second story of broad-leaved trees favored by climate change than from one-storied pine stands

Author:
Skłodowski, Jarosław; Bajor, Paula; Trynkos, Michał
Source:
European journal of forest research 2018 v.137 no.5 pp. 745-757
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
Carabidae; broadleaved trees; carbon; climate change; environmental factors; habitats; humus; nitrogen; plant litter; understory
Abstract:
... The released excess anthropogenic nitrogen and carbon produces habitat enrichment, as exemplified by the modification of one-storied pine stands by introducing deciduous species into the understory or second story. In this study, we discuss the validity of pine stand modification by pitfall-trapping epigeic carabid beetles. Two hypotheses were formulated: (1) proportion of late-successional specie ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-018-1137-9

14. Carbon and nitrogen dynamics along the log bark decomposition continuum in a mesic old-growth boreal forest

Author:
Romashkin, Ivan; Shorohova, Ekaterina; Kapitsa, Ekaterina; Galibina, Natalia; Nikerova, Ksenia
Source:
European journal of forest research 2018 v.137 no.5 pp. 643-657
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
Betula; Picea; Pinus; bark; boreal forests; carbon; carbon nitrogen ratio; chronosequences; coarse woody debris; conifers; forest ecosystems; forest litter; forest stands; nitrogen; old-growth forests; pH; trees; uncertainty
Abstract:
... Narrowing the uncertainties in carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) dynamics during decomposition of coarse woody debris (CWD) can significantly improve our understanding of forest ecosystem functioning. We examined C, N and pH dynamics in the least studied CWD component—tree bark in a 66-year-long decomposition chronosequence. The relative C concentration decreased by ca. 32% in pine bark, increased by ca ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-018-1131-2

15. Change and persistence: exploring the driving forces of long-term forest cover dynamics in the Swiss lowlands

Author:
Loran, Christin; Kienast, Felix; Bürgi, Matthias
Source:
European journal of forest research 2018 v.137 no.5 pp. 693-706
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
deforestation; forests; land use; landscapes; lowlands; natural regeneration; police; politics; Alps region; Switzerland
Abstract:
... By the end of the twentieth century, the forest cover over most of Europe had stabilized or was increasing after many decades of decline. Persistence and change in forest cover are driven by complex human–environmental interactions and feedback loops operating on different temporal and spatial scales. A promising method to detect these complex interactions between driving forces is a causal analys ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-018-1134-z

16. Dry mass production, allocation patterns and water use efficiency of two conifers with different water use strategies under elevated [CO2], warming and drought conditions

Author:
Duan, Honglang; Huang, Guomin; Zhou, Shuangxi; Tissue, David T.
Source:
European journal of forest research 2018 v.137 no.5 pp. 605-618
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
Callitris; Pinus radiata; carbon dioxide; climate change; conifers; drought; environmental factors; greenhouses; leaves; roots; seedlings; stomatal movement; temperature; trees; water stress; water use efficiency
Abstract:
... Knowledge regarding the interactive effects of elevated [CO₂], warming and drought on dry mass production, allocation and water use efficiency (WUE) of tree seedlings is limited, particularly in trees exhibiting different stomatal regulation strategies. Seedlings of Callitris rhomboidea (relatively anisohydric) and Pinus radiata (relatively isohydric) were grown in two [CO₂] (Cₐ (400 μmol mol⁻¹) a ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-018-1128-x

17. Effects of using certain tree species in forest regeneration on volume growth, timber yield, and carbon stock of boreal forests in Finland under different CMIP5 projections

Author:
ALRahahleh, L.; Kilpeläinen, A.; Ikonen, V.-P.; Strandman, H.; Asikainen, A.; Venäläinen, A.; Kaurola, J.; Kangas, J.; Peltola, H.
Source:
European journal of forest research 2018 v.137 no.5 pp. 573-591
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
Betula pendula; Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris; boreal forests; carbon sinks; climate; climate change; climate models; forest ecosystems; forest inventory; forest regeneration; highlands; national forests; planting; prediction; simulation models; trees; Finland
Abstract:
... We studied how the use of certain tree species in forest regeneration affected the volume growth, timber yield, and carbon stock of boreal forests in Finland under the current climate (1981–2010) and recent-generation global climate model (GCM) predictions (i.e., multi-model means and individual GCMs of CMIP5), using the representative concentration pathways RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 over the period 2010– ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-018-1126-z

18. Growth–climate relationship of European beech at its northern distribution limit

Author:
Farahat, Emad; Linderholm, Hans W.
Source:
European journal of forest research 2018 v.137 no.5 pp. 619-629
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
Fagus sylvatica subsp. sylvatica; climate; conservation areas; drought; growing season; summer; temperature; tree growth; Sweden
Abstract:
... In general, trees growing at or near their limit of distribution are more sensitive to climate than those growing at their ecological core. Here we examined the growth–climate relationship of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) close to its northern distribution limit in southern Sweden. Tree-ring width chronologies were developed from four well-separated sites where the species was dominant (Djup ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-018-1129-9

19. Importance of soil extractable phosphorus distribution for mature Norway spruce nutrition and productivity

Author:
Manghabati, Hadi; Weis, Wendelin; Göttlein, Axel
Source:
European journal of forest research 2018 v.137 no.5 pp. 631-642
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
Picea abies; aboveground biomass; acid soils; bark; branches; citric acid; ecosystems; forest growth; forest stands; nutrition; phosphorus; sodium bicarbonate; soil depth; stemwood; total phosphorus; trees; Germany
Abstract:
... Phosphorus is an essential nutrient for forest growth. In this study, we assessed the impact of soil extractable phosphorus using two simple extraction methods on nutrition and productivity of Norway spruce in sixteen mature forest stands on different bedrocks and soils in Bavaria, Southern Germany. Representative trees were sampled for needles, twigs, branches, stem bark, and stem wood. Total pho ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-018-1130-3

20. Modelling the predisposition of Norway spruce to Ips typographus L. infestation by means of environmental factors in southern Finland

Author:
Blomqvist, Minna; Kosunen, Maiju; Starr, Mike; Kantola, Tuula; Holopainen, Markus; Lyytikäinen-Saarenmaa, Päivi
Source:
European journal of forest research 2018 v.137 no.5 pp. 675-691
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
Ips typographus; Picea abies; bark beetle infestations; bark beetles; carbon nitrogen ratio; climate change; defoliation; digital elevation models; discoloration; environmental factors; forest health; monitoring; risk; soil texture; topography; tree health; urban forests; Finland
Abstract:
... New measures for effective monitoring and controlling of bark beetle infestations are needed as a response to intensified outbreaks caused by the climate change. Various environmental factors affect tree health and susceptibility, as well as stand predisposition to bark beetles. European spruce bark beetle Ips typographus L. abundance and outbreak frequency in Finland has significantly increased d ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-018-1133-0