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1. Distinct genecological patterns in seedlings of Norway spruce and silver fir from a mountainous landscape

Author:
Brang, Peter,   et al.   ; Frank, Aline; Sperisen, Christoph; Howe, Glenn Thomas; Walthert, Lorenz; St.Clair, John Bradley; Heiri, Caroline;     Show all 7 Authors
Source:
Ecology 2017 v.98 no.1 pp. 211-227
ISSN:
0012-9658
Subject:
seedling growth; seedlings; soil properties; juveniles; phenology; Picea abies; growth habit; natural selection; conifers; climate; forest trees; models; Abies alba; climate change; temperature; lowlands; frost; prediction; reforestation; landscapes; environmental factors; germplasm conservation; Central European region; Switzerland; Alps region
Abstract:
... Understanding the genecology of forest trees is critical for gene conservation, for predicting the effects of climate change and climate change adaptation, and for successful reforestation. Although common genecological patterns have emerged, species‐specific details are also important. Which species are most vulnerable to climate change? Which are the most important adaptive traits and environmen ...
DOI:
10.1002/ecy.1632

2. Does increment coring enhance tree decay? New insights from tomography assessments

Author:
Brang, Peter,   et al.   ; Wunder, Jan; Manusch, Corina; Queloz, Valentin; Ringwald, Veronique; Bugmann, Harald;     Show all 6 Authors
Source:
Canadian journal of forest research 2013 v.43 no.8 pp. 711-718
ISSN:
0045-5067
Subject:
Armillaria; Heterobasidion annosum; Picea abies; adverse effects; decay fungi; forest reserves; forest stands; forests; heart rot; image analysis; long term effects; pathogens; stemwood; tomography; tree and stand measurements; trees; Alps region; Switzerland
Abstract:
... Increment coring is a standard method to obtain growth history information stored in trees. Although the method is invasive, the long-term effects on tree decay are largely unknown. Here we assess a possible side-effect of scientific research, i.e., coring-induced stemwood decay, using the high-resolution imaging technique of sonic and electric resistivity tomography. To this end, we use data from ...
DOI:
10.1139/cjfr-2012-0450

3. Does one model fit all? Patterns of beech mortality in natural forests of three European regions

Author:
Brang, Peter,   et al.   ; Hülsmann, Lisa; Bugmann, Harald K. M.; Commarmot, Brigitte; Meyer, Peter; Zimmermann, Stephan;     Show all 6 Authors
Source:
Ecological applications 2016 v.26 no.8 pp. 2463-2477
ISSN:
1051-0761
Subject:
trees; forests; inventories; uncertainty; data collection; forestry development; forest reserves; temporal variation; models; climate change; tree mortality; Fagus sylvatica; mortality; prediction; tree growth; windthrow; regression analysis; stand basal area; Ukraine; Germany; Switzerland
Abstract:
... Large uncertainties characterize forest development under global climate change. Although recent studies have found widespread increased tree mortality, the patterns and processes associated with tree death remain poorly understood, thus restricting accurate mortality predictions. Yet, projections of future forest dynamics depend critically on robust mortality models, preferably based on empirical ...
DOI:
10.1002/eap.1388

4. Growth and quality of young oaks (Quercus robur and Quercus petraea) grown in cluster plantings in central Europe: A weighted meta-analysis

Author:
Brang, Peter,   et al.   ; Saha, Somidh; Kuehne, Christian; Kohnle, Ulrich; Ehring, Andreas; Geisel, Julian; Leder, Bertram; Muth, Michael; Petersen, Regina; Peter, Jakob; Ruhm, Werner; Bauhus, Jürgen;     Show all 12 Authors
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2012 v.283 pp. 106-118
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Quercus petraea; Quercus robur; branches; economics; meta-analysis; planting; seedlings; spatial distribution; stem form; tree growth; tree trunk; trees; Austria; Germany; Switzerland
Abstract:
... Cluster planting of oaks (Quercus robur and Quercus petraea) was introduced to central Europe in the 1980s and 1990s as an economic and ecological alternative to the traditional and costly row planting for re-afforestation of wind-thrown and clear-cut areas. Clusters comprising 20–30 seedlings are either ‘nests’ (nest planting) with very dense spacing of ca. 0.2m between trees, or ‘groups’ (group ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2012.07.021

5. Growth response of five co-occurring conifers to drought across a wide climatic gradient in Central Europe

Author:
Brang, Peter,   et al.   ; Lévesque, Mathieu; Rigling, Andreas; Bugmann, Harald; Weber, Pascale;     Show all 5 Authors
Source:
Agricultural and forest meteorology 2014 v.197 pp. 1-12
ISSN:
0168-1923
Subject:
Pinus nigra; mountains; drought; trees; summer; biogeography; evaporative demand; Picea abies; hills; conifers; autumn; introduced species; principal component analysis; climate change; soil water; Pinus sylvestris; water holding capacity; temperature; climatic factors; tree growth; growth rings; Larix decidua; Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii; spring; Central European region; Switzerland; Alps region
Abstract:
... Climate change projections indicate drier conditions and an increase in the frequency and duration of extreme drought events in the coming decades in Central Europe. However, it is not clear which tree species will be able to cope with drier climatic conditions and higher year-to-year climatic variability. We analyzed tree-growth responses of five co-occurring conifer species to past climatic vari ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agrformet.2014.06.001

6. How to close the science-practice gap in nature conservation? Information sources used by practitioners

Author:
Brang, Peter,   et al.   ; Fabian, Yvonne; Bollmann, Kurt; Heiri, Caroline; Olschewski, Roland; Rigling, Andreas; Stofer, Silvia; Holderegger, Rolf;     Show all 8 Authors
Source:
Biological conservation 2019 v.235 pp. 93-101
ISSN:
0006-3207
Subject:
Internet; experts; forest industries; guidelines; information sources; languages; natural resources conservation; professionals; scientists; surveys
Abstract:
... Professionals working in practical conservation management and scientists often complain about an information gap between science and practice. Which kinds of information sources are important to professionals and which do they use in their every-day work? Answering these questions and knowing more about the information sources used by conservation professionals would promote effective knowledge t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocon.2019.04.011

7. How to kill a tree: empirical mortality models for 18 species and their performance in a dynamic forest model

Author:
Brang, Peter,   et al.   ; Hülsmann, Lisa; Bugmann, Harald; Cailleret, Maxime;     Show all 4 Authors
Source:
Ecological applications 2018 v.28 no.2 pp. 522-540
ISSN:
1051-0761
Subject:
shade tolerance; model validation; trees; stand structure; forests; longevity; uncertainty; forest reserves; climate; models; forest dynamics; climate change; species diversity; tree mortality; algorithms; Fagus sylvatica; mortality; forest succession; stand basal area; Germany; Switzerland
Abstract:
... Dynamic Vegetation Models (DVMs) are designed to be suitable for simulating forest succession and species range dynamics under current and future conditions based on mathematical representations of the three key processes regeneration, growth, and mortality. However, mortality formulations in DVMs are typically coarse and often lack an empirical basis, which increases the uncertainty of projection ...
DOI:
10.1002/eap.1668

8. How to predict tree death from inventory data — lessons from a systematic assessment of European tree mortality models

Author:
Brang, Peter,   et al.   ; Hülsmann, Lisa; Bugmann, Harald;     Show all 3 Authors
Source:
Canadian journal of forest research 2017 v.47 no.7 pp. 890-900
ISSN:
0045-5067
Subject:
algorithms; climate; data collection; forest ecosystems; forest reserves; inventories; model validation; models; mortality; tree growth; tree mortality; trees; Germany; Switzerland
Abstract:
... The future development of forest ecosystems depends critically on tree mortality. However, the suitability of empirical mortality algorithms for extrapolation in space or time remains untested. We systematically analyzed the performance of 46 inventory-based mortality models available from the literature using nearly 80 000 independent records from 54 strict forest reserves in Germany and Switzerl ...
DOI:
10.1139/cjfr-2016-0224

9. Impacts of salvage-logging on the status of deadwood after windthrow in Swiss forests

Author:
Brang, Peter,   et al.   ; Priewasser, Kathrin; Bachofen, Hansheinrich; Bugmann, Harald; Wohlgemuth, Thomas;     Show all 5 Authors
Source:
European journal of forest research 2013 v.132 no.2 pp. 231-240
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
dead wood; decayed wood; forest resources; forest stands; forests; habitats; species diversity; storms; trees; wind; windthrow
Abstract:
... Downed and standing deadwood (DW) is a key resource for maintaining forest biodiversity. Although extreme events such as windthrow and fires produce large quantities of DW, this substrate is often drastically reduced by logging activities. To elucidate the respecting consequences of salvage-logging, we assessed both quantity and quality of storm-derived DW (storms Vivian 1990 and Lothar 1999) in S ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-012-0670-1

10. Innovation in the use of wood energy in the Ukrainian Carpathians: Opportunities and threats for rural communities

Author:
Brang, Peter,   et al.   ; Soloviy, Ihor; Melnykovych, Mariana; Björnsen Gurung, Astrid; Hewitt, Richard J.; Ustych, Radmila; Maksymiv, Lyudmyla; Meessen, Heino; Kaflyk, Mariia;     Show all 9 Authors
Source:
Forest policy and economics 2019 v.104 pp. 160-169
ISSN:
1389-9341
Subject:
bioenergy; buildings; certification; climate; cooperatives; energy; energy policy; forest roads; forestry; forests; heat; households; industry; interviews; logging; markets; national forests; nuclear power; rural areas; rural communities; solar energy; stakeholders; wind; wind power; wood; wood processing; Ukraine
Abstract:
... Ukraine is traditionally deeply dependent on fossil and nuclear energy. However, in response to global climate and energy policies, a major shift towards renewable energy (RE) is presently underway. Apart from ample wind and solar capacities, the country has abundant bioenergy resources, mainly from agriculture and forestry. Particularly in the densely-forested Ukrainian Carpathians, wood is the m ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forpol.2019.05.001

11. Maintenance of long-term experiments for unique insights into forest growth dynamics and trends: review and perspectives

Author:
Brang, Peter,   et al.   ; Pretzsch, Hans; del Río, Miren; Biber, Peter; Arcangeli, Catia; Bielak, Kamil; Dudzinska, Malgorzata; Forrester, David Ian; Klädtke, Joachim; Kohnle, Ulrich; Ledermann, Thomas; Matthews, Robert; Nagel, Jürgen; Nagel, Ralf; Nilsson, Urban; Ningre, François; Nord-Larsen, Thomas; Wernsdörfer, Holger; Sycheva, Ekaterina;     Show all 19 Authors
Source:
European journal of forest research 2019 v.138 no.1 pp. 165-185
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
carbon sequestration; cost effectiveness; forest growth; forest inventory; forest stands; forests; global change; long term effects; long term experiments; mixing; models; provenance; stand density; stand structure; trees
Abstract:
... In this review, the unique features and facts of long-term experiments are presented. Long-term experimental plots provide information of forest stand dynamics which cannot be derived from forest inventories or small temporary plots. Most comprise unthinned plots which represent the site specific maximum stand density as an unambiguous reference. By measuring the remaining as well as the removed s ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-018-1151-y

12. Post-windthrow management in protection forests of the Swiss Alps

Author:
Brang, Peter,   et al.   ; Wohlgemuth, Thomas; Schwitter, Raphael; Bebi, Peter; Sutter, Flurin;     Show all 5 Authors
Source:
European journal of forest research 2017 v.136 no.5-6 pp. 1029-1040
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
altitude; avalanches; bark beetles; landslides; planting; protection forests; protective effect; risk; salvage logging; stand structure; stems; storms; trees; wind; windthrow; Alps region; Switzerland
Abstract:
... The two storms Vivian (1990) and Lothar (1999) left an area of roughly 9000 ha of fully damaged protection forests in Swiss mountain regions. Given this huge dimension, questions arose on how to manage these areas to keep the protection gap, i.e. the time period with reduced overall protection against natural hazards, short. Quantifications are presented for the stability of lying logs left in pla ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-017-1031-x

13. Quantifying the relative influence of terminal shoot browsing by ungulates on tree regeneration

Author:
Brang, Peter,   et al.   ; Kupferschmid, Andrea D.; Bütikofer, Lukas; Hothorn, Torsten; Schwyzer, Andreas;     Show all 5 Authors
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2019 v.446 pp. 331-344
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
ungulates; probability; Fagus; seedlings; Sorbus; Abies; Acer; soil; trees; species diversity; Fraxinus; forest types; altitude; palatability; stand basal area; browsing; tree height; Switzerland
Abstract:
... Ungulate densities and browsing in many European forests have increased over the past several decades. However, the extent to which tree regeneration is influenced by leader shoot browsing by ungulates versus other factors, such as light availability and the edaphic properties of different forest types, is unclear.In this study, tree regeneration in response to ungulate browsing and environmental ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2019.05.009

14. Radial growth changes in Norway spruce montane and subalpine forests after strip cutting in the Swiss Alps

Author:
Brang, Peter,   et al.   ; Vitali, Valentina; Cherubini, Paolo; Zingg, Andreas; Nikolova, Petia Simeonova;     Show all 5 Authors
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2016 v.364 pp. 145-153
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Picea abies; cutting; dendrochronology; edge effects; forest management; forest stands; harvesting; linear models; planning; stems; subalpine forests; tree growth; trees; Alps region; Switzerland
Abstract:
... New forest edges are continuously being created by forest management. In the Swiss Alps, silvicultural treatments have partly changed from the selection cutting widespread two decades ago to a more intensive strip cutting. However, little is known about the impact of such harvesting on tree growth and on the structural development of Alpine forest stands dominated by Norway spruce (Picea abies (L. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2016.01.015

15. Risk of genetic maladaptation due to climate change in three major European tree species

Author:
Brang, Peter,   et al.   ; Frank, Aline; Howe, Glenn T.; Sperisen, Christoph; Clair, J. Bradley St.; Schmatz, Dirk R.; Heiri, Caroline;     Show all 7 Authors
Source:
Global change biology 2017 v.23 no.12 pp. 5358-5371
ISSN:
1354-1013
Subject:
Abies alba; Fagus sylvatica subsp. sylvatica; Picea abies; budbreak; climate; climate change; climate models; forest health; forest management; forests; genetic variation; leaves; natural selection; phenology; phenotype; relative risk; seedlings; trees; Alps region; Switzerland
Abstract:
... Tree populations usually show adaptations to their local environments as a result of natural selection. As climates change, populations can become locally maladapted and decline in fitness. Evaluating the expected degree of genetic maladaptation due to climate change will allow forest managers to assess forest vulnerability, and develop strategies to preserve forest health and productivity. We stu ...
DOI:
10.1111/gcb.13802

16. Silvicultural strategies for increased timber harvesting in a Central European mountain landscape

Author:
Brang, Peter,   et al.   ; Temperli, Christian; Stadelmann, Golo; Thürig, Esther;     Show all 4 Authors
Source:
European journal of forest research 2017 v.136 no.3 pp. 493-509
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
construction materials; energy; feedstocks; forest management; harvesting; landscapes; logging; natural regeneration; protection forests; subsidies; wood; wood industry; Switzerland
Abstract:
... The demand for wood as construction material, renewable source for energy and feedstock for chemicals is expected to increase. However, timber increments are currently only partly harvested in many European mountain regions, which may lead to supply shortages for local timber industries, decreases in forest resistance to disturbances and functioning as protection from gravitational hazards. Using ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-017-1048-1

17. Site factors are more important than salvage logging for tree regeneration after wind disturbance in Central European forests

Author:
Brang, Peter,   et al.   ; Kramer, Kathrin; Bachofen, Hansheinrich; Bugmann, Harald; Wohlgemuth, Thomas;     Show all 5 Authors
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2014 v.331 pp. 116-128
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Fagus sylvatica; Picea abies; artificial regeneration; browsing; environmental factors; forests; ground vegetation; linear models; mortality; overstory; plateaus; salvage logging; soil pH; storms; trees; vegetation cover; wind; wind damage; windthrow; Alps region; Central European region; Northern European region; Switzerland
Abstract:
... Wind disturbance is the main natural driver of forest dynamics in Central and Northern Europe, but little is known regarding the general patterns of tree regeneration following windthrow in this region. On the basis of 89 windthrow gaps, we quantified natural tree regeneration 10 and 20years after wind disturbance, and identified the factors influencing tree regeneration dynamics, with a special e ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2014.08.002

18. Slit-shaped gaps are a successful silvicultural technique to promote Picea abies regeneration in mountain forests of the Swiss Alps

Author:
Brang, Peter,   et al.   ; Streit, Kathrin; Wunder, Jan;     Show all 3 Authors
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2009 v.257 no.9 pp. 1902-1909
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
seedling growth; forest trees; montane forests; forest canopy; seedlings; Picea abies; canopy gaps; natural regeneration; altitude; density; mortality; Switzerland
Abstract:
... Many mountain forests in the Swiss Alps are dense and overmature. The resulting lack of tree regeneration threatens their future ability to provide products and services for humans, e.g., protecting settlements and infrastructure against avalanches. To promote natural regeneration, slit-shaped gaps have been cut since the 1980s in many of Switzerland's Alpine forests dominated by Norway spruce (Pi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2008.12.018

19. Stand inventory data from the 10‐ha forest research plot in Uholka: 15 yr of primeval beech forest development

Author:
Brang, Peter,   et al.   ; Stillhard, Jonas; Hobi, Martina; Hülsmann, Lisa; Ginzler, Christian; Kabal, Myroslav; Nitzsche, Jens; Projer, Gilbert; Shparyk, Yuriy; Commarmot, Brigitte;     Show all 10 Authors
Source:
Ecology 2019 v.100 no.11 pp. e02845
ISSN:
0012-9658
Subject:
Fagus sylvatica subsp. sylvatica; data collection; dead wood; digital elevation models; forest inventory; forestry development; forests; meta-analysis; mortality; species diversity; spring; stand structure; stems; temporal variation; tree and stand measurements; trees; Carpathian region; Ukraine
Abstract:
... Forests dominated by European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) are among both the most widespread in Europe and the most intensely exploited globally. One of the largest remnants of unmanaged beech forests in Europe is the Uholka‐Shyrokyi Luh forest in Transcarpathia, Ukraine, covering 8,800 ha of primeval forest. In 2000, a permanent forest plot of 10 ha has been established in the Uholka massif. All l ...
DOI:
10.1002/ecy.2845

20. Successional pathways in Swiss mountain forest reserves

Author:
Brang, Peter,   et al.   ; Heiri, Caroline; Wolf, Annett; Rohrer, Lukas; Bugmann, Harald;     Show all 5 Authors
Source:
European journal of forest research 2012 v.131 no.2 pp. 503-518
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
Abies alba; ecosystem management; forest reserves; forest succession; montane forests; soil quality; species diversity; stand structure; trees; Alps region; Norway; Switzerland
Abstract:
... Knowledge on the natural dynamics of Norway spruce-European silver fir forests is scarce, but is of high importance for the sustainable management of these ecosystems. Using a unique data set from five forest reserves in the Swiss Alps that covers up to 35 years, we elucidated communalities and differences in stand structure and species composition across the reserves and over time and investigate ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-011-0525-1

21. Suitability of close-to-nature silviculture for adapting temperate European forests to climate change

Author:
Brang, Peter,   et al.   ; Spathelf, Peter; Larsen, J. Bo; Bauhus, Jürgen; Boncčìna, Andrej; Chauvin, Christophe; Drössler, Lars; García-Güemes, Carlos; Heiri, Caroline; Kerr, Gary; Lexer, Manfred J.; Mason, Bill; Mohren, Frits; Mühlethaler, Urs; Nocentini, Susanna; Svoboda, Miroslav;     Show all 16 Authors
Source:
Forestry 2014 v.87 no.4 pp. 492-503
ISSN:
0015-752X
Subject:
abiotic stress; climate; climate change; genetic variation; introduced species; provenance; shelterwood systems; species diversity; temperate forests; trees; Europe
Abstract:
... In many parts of Europe, close-to-nature silviculture (CNS) has been widely advocated as being the best approach for managing forests to cope with future climate change. In this review, we identify and evaluate six principles for enhancing the adaptive capacity of European temperate forests in a changing climate: (1) increase tree species richness, (2) increase structural diversity, (3) maintain a ...
DOI:
10.1093/forestry/cpu018

22. Timber mobilization and habitat tree retention in low-elevation mixed forests in Switzerland: an inventory-based scenario analysis of opportunities and constraints

Author:
Brang, Peter,   et al.   ; Temperli, Christian; Stadelmann, Golo; Thürig, Esther;     Show all 4 Authors
Source:
European journal of forest research 2017 v.136 no.4 pp. 711-725
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
altitude; climate change; conifers; ecosystem services; energy; energy content; forest ecosystems; forest inventory; forest policy; forests; habitats; harvesting; logging; models; national forests; risk; softwood; timber production; trees; Central European region; Switzerland
Abstract:
... Timber use in central Europe is expected to increase in the future, in line with forest policy goals to strengthen local wood supply for CO₂-neutral energy production, construction and other uses. Growing stocks in low-elevation forests in Switzerland are currently high as exemplified by the Swiss canton of Aargau, for which an average volume of 346 ± 16 m³ ha⁻¹ was measured in the 3rd Swiss Natio ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-017-1067-y

23. Tree‐life history prior to death: two fungal root pathogens affect tree‐ring growth differently

Author:
Brang, Peter,   et al.   ; Cherubini, Paolo; Fontana, Giovanni; Rigling, Daniel; Dobbertin, Matthias; Innes, John L.;     Show all 6 Authors
Source:
The journal of ecology 2002 v.90 no.5 pp. 839-850
ISSN:
0022-0477
Subject:
history; Armillaria; growth rings; diameter; Pinus mugo; fungal diseases of plants; Heterobasidion annosum; dendrochronology; root rot; life cycle (organisms); mortality; Switzerland
Abstract:
... 1 This paper assesses whether tree‐ring patterns found in recently dead mountain pines (Pinus mugo Turra) infected by Armillaria spp. differ from those infected by Heterobasidion annosum, and determines whether and to what extent tree rings may be used as indicators of tree‐decline history (i.e. tree health conditions in relation to disease history) prior to death. 2 Dendroecological and phytopath ...
DOI:
10.1046/j.1365-2745.2002.00715.x

24. Tree size distribution and abundance explain structural complexity differentially within stands of even-aged and uneven-aged structure types

Author:
Brang, Peter,   et al.   ; Peck, JeriLynn E.; Zenner, Eric K.; Zingg, Andreas;     Show all 4 Authors
Source:
European journal of forest research 2014 v.133 no.2 pp. 335-346
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
canopy; inventories; ecosystem services; models; trees; uneven-aged stands; even-aged stands; biodiversity; stand basal area; prediction; Switzerland
Abstract:
... Characterizations of physical structural complexity are an important surrogate for the potential of forested stands to provide desired ecosystem services such as biodiversity. Distinguishing between stands with different structural conditions is not only a necessary feature of useful structural metrics and indices, but how such measures vary among stands can reveal clues to the ecological processe ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-013-0765-3

25. Tree species dynamics in Swiss forests as affected by site, stand and management: A retrospective analysis

Author:
Brang, Peter,   et al.   ; Nikolova, Petia Simeonova; Rohner, Brigitte; Zell, Jürgen;     Show all 4 Authors
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2019 v.448 pp. 278-293
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Abies alba; Fagus sylvatica; Picea abies; climate; climate change; forest ecosystems; forest inventory; forest management; forests; habitats; land use; monitoring; retrospective studies; species richness; temporal variation; trees
Abstract:
... Knowledge regarding tree species dynamics is essential to understand forest responses to the environment, and to evaluate management options in adapting forest ecosystems to future climates. As maintaining tree species diversity and promoting structural stand heterogeneity are among the strategic elements in adapting forest management to climate change, the monitoring tree diversity is an ongoing ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2019.06.012

26. Vulnerability of uneven-aged forests to storm damage

Author:
Brang, Peter,   et al.   ; Hanewinkel, Marc; Kuhn, Thomas; Bugmann, Harald; Lanz, Adrian;     Show all 5 Authors
Source:
Forestry 2014 v.87 no.4 pp. 525-534
ISSN:
0015-752X
Subject:
Abies alba; Picea abies; data collection; databases; even-aged stands; forests; harvesting; inventories; regression analysis; species diversity; stand density; statistical models; storm damage; storms; time series analysis; trees; uneven-aged stands; Switzerland
Abstract:
... Uneven-aged forests are assumed to have a high stability against storm damage but have rarely been analysed for vulnerability to storm damage due to a lack of a sufficient empirical database. Here we model storm damage in uneven-aged forest to analyse major factors that may determine the sensitivity of this type of forests to storms based on a broad database. Data are derived of public forests in ...
DOI:
10.1093/forestry/cpu008

27. What is the potential of silver fir to thrive under warmer and drier climate?

Author:
Brang, Peter,   et al.   ; Vitasse, Yann; Bottero, Alessandra; Rebetez, Martine; Conedera, Marco; Augustin, Sabine; Tinner, Willy;     Show all 7 Authors
Source:
European journal of forest research 2019 v.138 no.4 pp. 547-560
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
Abies alba; Fagus sylvatica subsp. sylvatica; Picea abies; browsing; climate; climate models; dendroecology; drought; geographical distribution; global warming; mixed forests; paleoecology; provenance; rain; trees; ungulates; Central European region; Western European region
Abstract:
... Foresters from many countries are seeking for tree species or provenances able to cope with expected climate change. While it becomes clear that some temperate tree species will increasingly suffer from climate warming, the fate of the ecologically and economically important silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) remains uncertain and debated because the ecological requirements of this species, as well as ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-019-01192-4