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1. Intimate mixtures of Scots pine and Sitka spruce do not increase resilience to spring drought

Author:
Thomas S. Ovenden; Mike P. Perks; David I. Forrester; Maurizio Mencuccini; Jazz Rhoades; Danielle L. Thompson; Victoria J. Stokes; Alistair S. Jump
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2022 v.521 pp. 120448
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Picea sitchensis; Pinus sylvestris; administrative management; climate; drought; drought tolerance; forest ecology; long term experiments; mortality; spring; trees; Scotland
Abstract:
... Understanding how we can increase the resilience of forest systems to future extreme drought events is increasingly important as these events become more frequent and intense. Diversifying production forests using intimate mixtures of trees with complementary functional traits is considered as one promising silvicultural approach that may increase drought resilience. However, the direction and mag ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120448

2. Managing forests for the future: Balancing timber production with the conservation of Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)

Author:
A. Louise de Raad; P.W.W. Lurz; Kenny Kortland
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2021 v.493 pp. 119164
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Sciurus vulgaris; conifers; ecosystem management; forest ecosystems; forests; home range; international law; population density; protected species; squirrels; timber production; Scotland
Abstract:
... Reconciliation of timber production and wildlife conservation is a major challenge in forest ecosystem management. For some protected species impacts of forest management are well documented, but for others such as the Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) (hereafter ‘red squirrel’) they are still largely unknown. In Scotland, red squirrels are protected under national and international law and ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119164

3. The impacts of conifer afforestation and climate on water quality and freshwater ecology in a sensitive peaty catchment: A 25 year study in the upper River Halladale in North Scotland

Author:
Nadeem Wasif Shah; Thomas Reyburn Nisbet; Samantha Bramwell Broadmeadow
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2021 v.502 pp. 119616
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Salmonidae; acidification; acidity; administrative management; afforestation; aluminum; ammonium; climate; color; conifers; disturbed soils; drainage; fisheries; forest growth; forests; invertebrates; ion exchange; limnology; nitrates; pH; phosphorus; rivers; salmon; sediments; silvicultural practices; streams; sulfur; surface water; time series analysis; trees; turbidity; water quality; watersheds; woodlands; Scotland
Abstract:
... Our study was driven by objections to afforesting the sensitive peaty headwaters of the River Halladale in Northern Scotland on the grounds that this would damage water quality and the local salmon fishery. Approval was given in 1995 for the planting to proceed on condition that monitoring was carried out to assess the effects of forest establishment and growth on water quality and ecology. The lo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119616

4. Canopy temperature from an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle as an indicator of tree stress associated with red band needle blight severity

Author:
Magdalena Smigaj; Rachel Gaulton; Juan C. Suárez; Stuart L. Barr
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2019 v.433 pp. 699-708
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Dothistroma; Pinus sylvestris; altitude; blight; canopy; economic impact; forest plantations; forests; fungi; image analysis; least squares; lidar; monitoring; necrosis; pests; photosynthesis; physiological state; remote sensing; satellites; solar radiation; standard deviation; temperature; thermography; trees; unmanned aerial vehicles; woodlands; Scotland
Abstract:
... Monoculture plantation woodlands are particularly vulnerable to disturbance events as species uniformity makes such stands highly susceptible to pests and diseases. Red band needle blight (caused by the fungus Dothistroma septosporum) is a disease which has a particularly significant economic impact on pine plantation forests worldwide, affecting diameter and height growth. However, monitoring its ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2018.11.032

5. Small scale variability in soil moisture drives infection of vulnerable juniper populations by invasive forest pathogen

Author:
Flora Donald; Sarah Green; Kate Searle; Nik J. Cunniffe; Bethan V. Purse
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2020 v.473 pp. 118324
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Cervus elaphus; Juniperus communis; Libocedrus chilensis; Phytophthora; administrative management; altitude; biodiversity; clay; disease control; disturbed soils; forest ecology; forest pathogens; indicator species; leaves; mortality; natural regeneration; peat; plant communities; plant pathogens; risk; soil water; vascular plants; volumetric water content; Argentina; England; Scotland
Abstract:
... The oomycete plant pathogen, Phytophthora austrocedri, is an aggressive killer of cypress trees causing severe mortality of Chilean cedar (Austrocedrus chilensis) in Argentina since the 1940 s and now of common juniper (Juniperus communis s.l.) in the UK. Rapid mortality of key UK juniper populations was first observed in the early 2000 s. The causal agent of mortality was confirmed as P. austroce ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118324

6. Negative impacts of felling in exotic spruce plantations on moth diversity mitigated by remnants of deciduous tree cover

Author:
Lucinda Kirkpatrick; Sallie Bailey; Kirsty J. Park
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2017 v.404 pp. 306-315
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Picea; broadleaved trees; clearcutting; conifers; ecosystems; felling; forest management; forests; habitat destruction; habitats; host plants; landscapes; larvae; moths; plantations; species diversity; woodlands; England; Scotland
Abstract:
... Moths are a vital ecosystem component and are currently undergoing extensive and severe declines across multiple species, partly attributed to habitat alteration. Although most remaining forest cover in Europe consists of intensively managed plantation woodlands, no studies have examined the influence of management practices on moth communities within plantations. Here, we aimed to determine: (1) ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2017.09.010

7. Stand structure and breeding birds in managed Scots pine forests: Some likely long-term implications for continuous cover forestry

Author:
John Calladine; David Jarrett; Mark Wilson; Colin Edwards
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2017 v.397 pp. 174-184
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Pinus sylvestris; birds; breeding; canopy; coniferous forests; developmental stages; ecosystem services; silvicultural systems; snags; species diversity; stand management; stand structure; trees; understory; Scotland
Abstract:
... Continuous cover forestry (CCF) systems are increasingly advocated for stand management, with biodiversity among the ecosystem services perceived to benefit. However, long term (>100years) influences of such silvicultural systems on biodiversity in managed forests are poorly understood. Timed point counts in Scots pine forests in Scotland were used to quantify associations between species richness ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2017.04.039

8. Airborne laser scanning and tree crown fragmentation metrics for the assessment of Phytophthora ramorum infected larch forest stands

Author:
Chloe Barnes; Heiko Balzter; Kirsten Barrett; James Eddy; Sam Milner; Juan C. Suárez
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2017 v.404 pp. 294-305
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Phytophthora ramorum; canopy; disease severity; forest stands; forests; fungal diseases of plants; insect pests; landscapes; lidar; models; plant pathogenic fungi; statistical analysis; surveys; tree crown; trees; England; Scotland; Wales
Abstract:
... The invasive phytopathogen Phytophthora ramorum has caused extensive infection of larch forest across areas of the UK, particularly in Southwest England, South Wales and Southwest Scotland. At present, landscape level assessment of the disease in these areas is conducted manually by tree health surveyors during helicopter surveys. Airborne laser scanning (ALS), also known as LiDAR, has previously ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2017.08.052

9. Ecology and management history drive spatial genetic structure in Scots pine

Author:
Patricia González-Díaz; Alistair S. Jump; Annika Perry; Witold Wachowiak; Elena Lapshina; Stephen Cavers
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2017 v.400 pp. 68-76
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Pinus sylvestris; adults; conservation practices; effective population size; felling; forest conservation; forests; genetic markers; genetic variation; genotype; genotyping; inbreeding; juveniles; natural regeneration; trees; Scotland
Abstract:
... Forest management practices that remove trees from stands can promote substantial changes in the distribution of genetic diversity within and among populations at multiple spatial scales. In small and isolated populations, elevated inbreeding levels might reduce fitness of subsequent generations and threaten forest resilience in the long term. Comparing fine-scale spatial genetic structure (SGS) b ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2017.05.035

10. Towards a research agenda for woodland expansion in Scotland

Author:
Haydn J.D. Thomas; James S. Paterson; Marc J. Metzger; Louise Sing
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2015 v.349 pp. 149-161
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
attitudes and opinions; decision making; land use; motivation; private lands; woodlands; Scotland
Abstract:
... The Scottish Government has clearly stated its intention to increase woodland cover from 18% towards 25% of land area by 2050. This will rely heavily on publicly funded grant schemes to encourage woodland creation on private land. However, at present required rates of woodland expansion are not being met. Moreover, the benefits of new woodland are not guaranteed and depend on woodland type, spatia ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2015.04.003

11. An evaluation of thinning to improve habitat for capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)

Author:
Alice Broome; Thomas Connolly; Christopher P. Quine
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2014 v.314 pp. 94-103
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
plantations; forests; felling; Tetrao urogallus; flora; information management; Vaccinium myrtillus; planting; woodlands; Vaccinium vitis-idaea; grouse; Pinus sylvestris; shrubs; age structure; forest litter; environmental factors; timber production; Calluna vulgaris; stand basal area; habitats; Scotland
Abstract:
... In Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) forests the composition of the ground flora can be affected by the amount of light reaching the forest floor, influencing the balance between the three common ericaceous shrubs bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), cowberry (Vacciniumvitis-idaea) and heather (Calluna vulgaris). A pinewood ground flora with more than 20% bilberry cover is considered good habitat for caper ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2013.11.038

12. Associations between crossbills and North American conifers in Scotland

Author:
Ron W. Summers; Alice Broome
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2012 v.271 no. pp. 37-45
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
seed extracts; seeds; Larix; Pinus contorta var. latifolia; surveys; Picea abies; trees; Pinus sylvestris; woodlands; conifers; seed cones; habitats; Picea sitchensis; birds; prediction; Scotland
Abstract:
... Understanding the habitat requirements of the Scottish crossbill Loxia scotica is fundamental to the conservation of this endemic bird which, like other crossbills, specialises in feeding on conifer seeds extracted from cones. Habitat associations of Scottish crossbills and common crossbills Loxia curvirostra were determined from a systematic survey of conifer woodland within the range of the Scot ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2012.01.016

13. Forest expansion in Scotland and its potential effects on black grouse Tetrao tetrix conservation

Author:
Patrick J.C. White; Philip Warren; David Baines
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2013 v.308 pp. 145-152
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Tetrao; agricultural land; forest habitats; forestry; forests; grouse; heathlands; issues and policy; planting; treeline; Scotland
Abstract:
... Increasing forest cover has been the policy of various countries in recent decades. The Scottish government aims to increase national forest cover from 18% to 25% by 2050. Mid-altitude upland areas above farmland and below the natural tree line will be targeted for planting, which could impact black grouse Tetrao tetrix, a species of conservation concern which is most abundant in this zone. We use ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2013.07.038

14. Integrating red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) habitat requirements with the management of pathogenic tree disease in commercial forests in the UK

Author:
Craig M. Shuttleworth; Peter W.W. Lurz; Neville Geddes; John Browne
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2012 v.279 no. pp. 167-175
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Dothistroma; Larix kaempferi; Phytophthora ramorum; Picea sitchensis; Pinus contorta var. latifolia; Pinus sylvestris; Sciurus; biological resistance; blight; case studies; disease control; forest management; forests; habitats; managers; plantations; seeds; squirrels; thinning (plants); tree diseases; trees; England; Scotland
Abstract:
... The native red squirrel is being replaced by the introduced North American eastern grey squirrel in the UK. Here, Sitka spruce dominated plantations containing a larch and pine element offer the best long-term opportunity to conserve the red squirrel because they can sustain populations in a forest environment where the competitive advantage of the grey squirrel is reduced. Forest habitat manageme ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2012.05.019

15. Seasonal patterns of photochemical capacity and spring phenology reveal genetic differentiation among native Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) populations in Scotland

Author:
Matti J. Salmela; Stephen Cavers; Joan E. Cottrell; Glenn R. Iason; Richard A. Ennos
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2011 v.262 no.6 pp. 1020-1029
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
seedlings; guidelines; conservation practices; seasonal variation; altitude; shoots; risk; fluorescence; phenology; coasts; woodlands; forest trees; seeds; Pinus sylvestris; isozymes; cold; temperature profiles; monoterpenoids; spring; photosystem II; genetic variation; planting seed; chlorophyll; Scotland
Abstract:
... Environment-driven genetic differentiation among populations is a common feature among forest trees, and an understanding of how populations have adapted to their home site conditions is essential for management and conservation practices. In Scotland, 84 native Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) woodlands are recognised by the Forestry Commission and they occupy highly diverse environments from the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2011.05.037

16. Assessing the effect of broadleaf woodland expansion on acidic dry deposition and streamwater acidification

Author:
Z. Gagkas; K.V. Heal; M. Vieno; T.R. Nisbet; N. Stuart
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2011 v.262 no.8 pp. 1434-1442
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Betula; acidification; acidity; conifers; dry deposition; emissions; forests; highlands; land cover; models; nitrogen; nitrogen content; pollutants; rain; risk; roughness; sulfur; surface water; watersheds; wet deposition; woodlands; Scotland
Abstract:
... The study aim was to determine whether enhanced dry deposition of acidic atmospheric pollutants by broadleaf woodland expansion could increase the potential for acidification of surface waters in acid-sensitive areas. Dry sulphur (S) and nitrogen (N) deposition was modelled with the Fine Resolution Atmospheric Multi-pollutant Exchange (FRAME) model using a roughness length value calculated specifi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2011.06.044

17. Exploring for senescence signals in native scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in the Scottish Highlands

Author:
Fish, T.; Wilson, R.; Edwards, C.; Mills, C.; Crone, A.; Kirchhefer, A.J.; Linderholm, H.W.; Loader, N.J.; Woodley, E.
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2010 v.260 no.3 pp. 321-330
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
tree growth; growth rings; forest trees; tree age; developmental stages; air temperature; highlands; climatic factors; forest management; Pinus sylvestris; woodlands; width; tree mortality; Scotland
Abstract:
... The main aim of this project was to explore whether the pine trees in Glen Affric (GAF), one of the more extensive pine woodlands in the northern Scottish Highlands, are, on average, reaching a senescent stage which could ultimately be detrimental to the sustainability of the pine woodland in this region under present management conditions. This aim was realized by (1) comparing the mean stand age ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2010.04.017

18. Long-term habitat use and browsing by deer in a Caledonian pinewood

Author:
Palmer, S.C.F.; Broadhead, J.E.; Ross, I.; Smith, D.E.
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2007 v.242 no.2-3 pp. 273-280
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Pinus sylvestris; Cervus elaphus; Capreolus capreolus; browsing; wildlife habitats; forest habitats; feces; spatial distribution; forest regeneration; forest damage; wildlife damage management; forest-wildlife relations; vertebrate pests; monitoring; Scotland
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2007.01.061

19. Scottish upland forests: History lessons for the future

Author:
Holl, K.; Smith, M.
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2007 v.249 no.1-2 pp. 45-53
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
land use change; history; landscape ecology; montane forests; landscapes; pastures; botanical composition; grazing; agroforestry; herbivores; transhumance; woodlands; forest communities; Scotland
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2007.04.042

20. Effect of entomopathogenic nematode (Steinernema carpocapsae Weiser) application technique on the efficacy and distribution of infection of the large pine weevil (Hylobius abietis L.) in stumps of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis Carr.) created at different times

Author:
Brixey, J.M.; Moore, R.; Milner, A.D.
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2006 v.226 no.1-3 pp. 161-172
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
life cycle (organisms); entomopathogenic nematodes; Steinernema carpocapsae; Hylobius abietis; insect pests; plant pests; forest pests; biological control; biological control agents; Picea sitchensis; forest trees; stumps; felling; seasonal variation; application methods; Scotland
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2006.01.044