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View article: Tree size, neighbourhood composition and structure affect individual tree vitality of European beech following extreme drought
Tree size, neighbourhood composition and structure affect individual tree vitality of European beech following extreme drought Open
View article: GEDI reveals decline in overstorey and increase in understorey canopy cover of protected forests in Central Europe since 2019
GEDI reveals decline in overstorey and increase in understorey canopy cover of protected forests in Central Europe since 2019 Open
View article: Microclimatic heterogeneity is associated with forest structural complexity and biodiversity
Microclimatic heterogeneity is associated with forest structural complexity and biodiversity Open
Forest microclimates, their dependence on forest structure, and their impact on biodiversity are crucial for future forest management under climate change. However, standard approaches for measuring forest microclimates do not capture with…
View article: A global map of wood density
A global map of wood density Open
Wood density influences how quickly woody plants grow, how long they live and how much carbon they store, yet its global variation remains poorly mapped. Here we combined 109,626 wood density measurements from 16,829 species with 300,949 v…
View article: Beyond species means – the intraspecific contribution to global wood density variation
Beyond species means – the intraspecific contribution to global wood density variation Open
Wood density is central for estimating vegetation carbon storage and a plant functional trait of great ecological and evolutionary importance. However, the global extent of wood density variation is unclear, especially at the intraspecific…
View article: Douglas-fir raises xylem safety in response to a drier climate but also increases supported leaf area
Douglas-fir raises xylem safety in response to a drier climate but also increases supported leaf area Open
Phenotypic plasticity in traits related to plant water relations and hydraulics is fundamental for the adjustment of trees to rapid climate change. It is not fully understood how conifers can acclimatize their hydraulic system and foliage …
View article: Ecological assessment of forest management approaches to develop resilient forests in the face of global change in Central Europe
Ecological assessment of forest management approaches to develop resilient forests in the face of global change in Central Europe Open
The effects of global change pose major challenges for both practical forest management and forest ecological research if European forests are to be managed in such a way that they can continue to provide their many services to people in t…
View article: Somatic drought stress memory affects leaf morpho-physiological traits of plants via epigenetic mechanisms and phytohormonal signalling
Somatic drought stress memory affects leaf morpho-physiological traits of plants via epigenetic mechanisms and phytohormonal signalling Open
View article: The effect of climate at origin on Douglas-fir growth, leaf traits and embolism resistance along a rainfall gradient in Central Europe
The effect of climate at origin on Douglas-fir growth, leaf traits and embolism resistance along a rainfall gradient in Central Europe Open
Key message In Douglas-fir grown in Central Europe, growth and specific leaf area differed between coastal and interior provenances but little intra-specific variability was found for the Huber value and xylem safety. Abstract In Central E…
View article: Rapid brain tumor classification from sparse epigenomic data
Rapid brain tumor classification from sparse epigenomic data Open
View article: Somatic Drought Stress Memory Affects Leaf Morpho-Physiological Traits of Plants via Epigenetic Mechanisms and Phytohormonal Signalling
Somatic Drought Stress Memory Affects Leaf Morpho-Physiological Traits of Plants via Epigenetic Mechanisms and Phytohormonal Signalling Open
View article: Radial Growth Response of Douglas-Fir Provenances During Extreme Drought Across a Climatic Gradient in Central Europe
Radial Growth Response of Douglas-Fir Provenances During Extreme Drought Across a Climatic Gradient in Central Europe Open
View article: Artificial Gap Creation But Not Thinning Interventions Persistently Enhance Forest Structural Heterogeneity
Artificial Gap Creation But Not Thinning Interventions Persistently Enhance Forest Structural Heterogeneity Open
View article: Linking stomatal size and density to water use efficiency and leaf carbon isotope ratio in juvenile and mature trees
Linking stomatal size and density to water use efficiency and leaf carbon isotope ratio in juvenile and mature trees Open
Water‐use efficiency (WUE) is affected by multiple leaf traits, including stomatal morphology. However, the impact of stomatal morphology on WUE across different ontogenetic stages of tree species is not well‐documented. Here, we investiga…
View article: <i>TreeCompR</i> : Tree competition indices for inventory data and 3D point clouds
<i>TreeCompR</i> : Tree competition indices for inventory data and 3D point clouds Open
In times of more frequent global change‐type droughts and associated tree mortality events, competition release is one silvicultural measure discussed to have an impact on the resilience of managed forest stands. Understanding how trees co…
View article: Water status dynamics and drought tolerance of juvenile European beech, Douglas fir and Norway spruce trees as dependent on neighborhood and nitrogen supply
Water status dynamics and drought tolerance of juvenile European beech, Douglas fir and Norway spruce trees as dependent on neighborhood and nitrogen supply Open
To increase the resilience of forests to drought and other hazards, foresters are increasingly planting mixed stands. This requires knowledge about the drought response of tree species in pure and mixed-culture neighborhoods. In addition, …
View article: Author Correction: Automated real-time monitoring of human pluripotent stem cell aggregation in stirred tank reactors
Author Correction: Automated real-time monitoring of human pluripotent stem cell aggregation in stirred tank reactors Open
Correction to: Scientific Reportshttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-48814-w, published online 23 August 2019 This Article contains an error. In the Materials and Methods section, the automated cell counter ‘NucleoCounter®’ and the manufact…
View article: <i>TreeCompR</i>: Tree competition indices for inventory data and 3D point clouds
<i>TreeCompR</i>: Tree competition indices for inventory data and 3D point clouds Open
In times of more frequent global-change-type droughts and associated tree mortality events, competition release is one silvicultural measure discussed to have an impact on the resilience of managed forest stands. Understanding how trees co…
View article: Xylem safety in relation to the stringency of plant water potential regulation of European beech, Norway spruce, and Douglas-fir trees during severe drought
Xylem safety in relation to the stringency of plant water potential regulation of European beech, Norway spruce, and Douglas-fir trees during severe drought Open
Key message Norway spruce operates with larger hydraulic safety margins (HSM) than beech and Douglas-fir despite the known drought sensitivity of spruce, questioning a pivotal role of HSM in drought tolerance. Abstract The exceptional 2018…
View article: Inter-provenance variability and phenotypic plasticity of wood and leaf traits related to hydraulic safety and efficiency in seven European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) provenances differing in yield
Inter-provenance variability and phenotypic plasticity of wood and leaf traits related to hydraulic safety and efficiency in seven European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) provenances differing in yield Open
Key message Seven European beech provenances differing largely in growth performance were grown at two common garden sites in Germany and Slovakia. The intra-specific variability of most traits was explained more by phenotypic plasticity t…
View article: Supplementary data for Inter-provenance variability and phenotypic plasticity of wood and leaf traits related to hydraulic safety and efficiency in seven European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) provenances differing in yield
Supplementary data for Inter-provenance variability and phenotypic plasticity of wood and leaf traits related to hydraulic safety and efficiency in seven European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) provenances differing in yield Open
<p>Dataset and supplementary file for <strong>Inter-provenance variability and phenotypic plasticity of wood and leaf traits related to hydraulic safety and efficiency in seven European beech (<em>Fagus sylvatica</em&g…
View article: Supplementary data for Inter-provenance variability and phenotypic plasticity of wood and leaf traits related to hydraulic safety and efficiency in seven European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) provenances differing in yield
Supplementary data for Inter-provenance variability and phenotypic plasticity of wood and leaf traits related to hydraulic safety and efficiency in seven European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) provenances differing in yield Open
Dataset and supplementary file for Inter-provenance variability and phenotypic plasticity of wood and leaf traits related to hydraulic safety and efficiency in seven European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) provenances differing in yield paper.…
View article: Insights into the relationship between hydraulic safety, hydraulic efficiency and tree structural complexity from terrestrial laser scanning and fractal analysis
Insights into the relationship between hydraulic safety, hydraulic efficiency and tree structural complexity from terrestrial laser scanning and fractal analysis Open
Key message This research focused on the interplay between tree structural complexity and drought tolerance, unraveling the crucial role of D b as an indicator of hydraulic efficiency and vulnerability in several tree species. Abstract The…
View article: A multi-criteria drought resistance assessment of temperate Acer, Carpinus, Fraxinus, Quercus, and Tilia species
A multi-criteria drought resistance assessment of temperate Acer, Carpinus, Fraxinus, Quercus, and Tilia species Open
A rapidly warming climate with growing frequency of hot droughts urges Central Europe's forestry sector to adapt to increasing climatic stress. One option is to choose native minor timber species with assumed higher stress tolerance; yet, …
View article: Incorporating high-resolution climate, remote sensing and topographic data to map annual forest growth in central and eastern Europe
Incorporating high-resolution climate, remote sensing and topographic data to map annual forest growth in central and eastern Europe Open
To enhance our understanding of forest carbon sequestration, climate change mitigation and drought impact on forest ecosystems, the availability of high-resolution annual forest growth maps based on tree-ring width (TRW) would provide a si…
View article: Plasticity of wood and leaf traits related to hydraulic efficiency and safety is linked to evaporative demand and not soil moisture in rubber (<i>Hevea brasiliensis</i>)
Plasticity of wood and leaf traits related to hydraulic efficiency and safety is linked to evaporative demand and not soil moisture in rubber (<i>Hevea brasiliensis</i>) Open
The predicted increase of drought intensity in South-East Asia has raised concern about the sustainability of rubber (Hevea brasiliensis Müll. Arg.) cultivation. In order to quantify the degree of phenotypic plasticity in this important tr…
View article: Assessing the agreement between the pneumatic and the flow‐centrifuge method for estimating xylem safety in temperate diffuse‐porous tree species
Assessing the agreement between the pneumatic and the flow‐centrifuge method for estimating xylem safety in temperate diffuse‐porous tree species Open
The increasing frequency of global change‐type droughts has created a need for fast, accurate and widely applicable techniques for estimating xylem embolism resistance to improve forecasts of future forest changes. We used data from 12 dif…
View article: Coordinated drought responses determine the time to hydraulic failure in five temperate tree species differing in their degree of isohydry
Coordinated drought responses determine the time to hydraulic failure in five temperate tree species differing in their degree of isohydry Open
This file contains variables of interest at tree level measured, calculated and presented in the study "Coordinated drought responses determine the time to hydraulic failure in five temperate tree species differing in their degree of isohy…
View article: Coordinated drought responses determine the time to hydraulic failure in five temperate tree species differing in their degree of isohydry
Coordinated drought responses determine the time to hydraulic failure in five temperate tree species differing in their degree of isohydry Open
This file contains variables of interest at tree level measured, calculated and presented in the study "Coordinated drought responses determine the time to hydraulic failure in five temperate tree species differing in their degree of isohy…
View article: Leaf physiological and morphological constraints of water-use efficiency in C3 plants
Leaf physiological and morphological constraints of water-use efficiency in C3 plants Open
The increasing evaporative demand due to climate change will significantly affect the balance of carbon assimilation and water losses of plants worldwide. The development of crop varieties with improved water-use efficiency (WUE) will be c…