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View article: Anticipated regeneration cuts in transitional high forests of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) in the Eastern Prealps: ecological and economic impacts
Anticipated regeneration cuts in transitional high forests of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) in the Eastern Prealps: ecological and economic impacts Open
View article: Hearing nature’s heartbeat: towards large-scale real-time forest monitoring network in Italy
Hearing nature’s heartbeat: towards large-scale real-time forest monitoring network in Italy Open
Climate change undermines forests’ health, vitality, and, as a consequence, tree functionality, productivity, and resilience to biotic disturbances. Mountain and sub-alpine forests are particularly susceptible to climate extremes and are s…
View article: Evaluating organic carbon in living and dead trees using GLCM features and explainable machine learning: insights from Italian national forest
Evaluating organic carbon in living and dead trees using GLCM features and explainable machine learning: insights from Italian national forest Open
An accurate estimation of organic carbon (OC) in forest ecosystems is essential for understanding carbon dynamics and informing climate change mitigation strategies. This study presents a novel, explainable machine learning framework to es…
View article: Effect of climate on traits of dominant and rare tree species in the world’s forests
Effect of climate on traits of dominant and rare tree species in the world’s forests Open
View article: Evapotranspiration Dynamics and Partitioning in a Grassed Vineyard: Ecophysiological and Computational Modeling Approaches
Evapotranspiration Dynamics and Partitioning in a Grassed Vineyard: Ecophysiological and Computational Modeling Approaches Open
Plenty of information on evapotranspiration (ET) dynamics and partitioning into nonbiological (evaporation, E) and biological (transpiration, T) components is available in literature. However, in agro‐ecosystems where more than one vegetat…
View article: The global distribution and drivers of wood density and their impact on forest carbon stocks
The global distribution and drivers of wood density and their impact on forest carbon stocks Open
View article: Meteorological Drivers of Vineyard Water Vapor Loss and Water Use Efficiency During Dry Days
Meteorological Drivers of Vineyard Water Vapor Loss and Water Use Efficiency During Dry Days Open
Detailed monitoring of agroecosystem water vapor losses is essential for improving water management schemes. In this study, a combination of eddy covariance and sap flow sensors was used to examine the responses of evapotranspirative compo…
View article: Interpreting the shifts in forest structure, plant community composition, diversity, and functional identity by using remote sensing-derived wildfire severity
Interpreting the shifts in forest structure, plant community composition, diversity, and functional identity by using remote sensing-derived wildfire severity Open
Background Wildfires are increasingly impacting ecosystems worldwide especially in temperate dry habitats, often interplaying with other global changes (e.g., alien plant invasions). Understanding the ecological consequences of wildfires i…
View article: Assessing ensemble models for carbon sequestration and storage estimation in forests using remote sensing data
Assessing ensemble models for carbon sequestration and storage estimation in forests using remote sensing data Open
Forests play a crucial role in storing much of the world's carbon (C). Accurately estimating C sequestration is essential for addressing and mitigating the impacts of global warming. While many studies have used machine learning models to …
View article: Mapping Forest Growing Stock and Its Current Annual Increment Using Random Forest and Remote Sensing Data in Northeast Italy
Mapping Forest Growing Stock and Its Current Annual Increment Using Random Forest and Remote Sensing Data in Northeast Italy Open
The role of forests in providing multiple goods and services has been recognized worldwide. In such a context, reliable spatial predictions of forest attributes such as tree volume and current increment are fundamental for conducting fores…
View article: Dominance and rarity in tree communities across the globe: Patterns, predictors and threats
Dominance and rarity in tree communities across the globe: Patterns, predictors and threats Open
Aim Ecological and anthropogenic factors shift the abundances of dominant and rare tree species within local forest communities, thus affecting species composition and ecosystem functioning. To inform forest and conservation management it …
View article: Correction to: The largest European forest carbon stocks are in the Dinaric Alps old-growth forests: comparison of direct measurements and standardised approaches
Correction to: The largest European forest carbon stocks are in the Dinaric Alps old-growth forests: comparison of direct measurements and standardised approaches Open
View article: Impact of salvage logging on short-term natural regeneration in montane forests of the Alps after large windthrow events
Impact of salvage logging on short-term natural regeneration in montane forests of the Alps after large windthrow events Open
Wind disturbances are one of the main drivers of forest dynamics in Europe, shaping forest stands and modifying the ecosystem services provisioning. Salvage logging is often most common strategy adopted after a high-severity disturbance in…
View article: Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types
Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types Open
View article: Consistent climatic controls of global wood density among angiosperms and gymnosperms
Consistent climatic controls of global wood density among angiosperms and gymnosperms Open
The density of wood is a key indicator of trees’ carbon investment strategies, impacting productivity and carbon storage. Despite its importance, the global variation in wood density and its environmental controls remain poorly understood,…
View article: The ideotype for drought tolerance in bioenergy<i>Populus nigra</i>
The ideotype for drought tolerance in bioenergy<i>Populus nigra</i> Open
Fast-growing perennial trees such as Populus nigra L. are important species for wood, plywood, pulp, and bioenergy feedstock production, yet tree vigor in a changing climate is poorly understood. This research aimed to identify breeding ta…
View article: Impact of Salvage Logging on Short-Term Natural Regeneration Dynamics in Montane Forests of the Alps after Large Windthrow Events
Impact of Salvage Logging on Short-Term Natural Regeneration Dynamics in Montane Forests of the Alps after Large Windthrow Events Open
View article: Global patterns and environmental drivers of forest functional composition
Global patterns and environmental drivers of forest functional composition Open
Aim To determine the relationships between the functional trait composition of forest communities and environmental gradients across scales and biomes and the role of species relative abundances in these relationships. Location Global. Tim…
View article: Mio cugino filosofo
Mio cugino filosofo Open
L’autore ricorda la quotidianità del Prof. Fulvio Papi, di cui ha avuto la fortuna di essere cugino acquisito e con cui ha intrattenuto una amicizia lunghissima.
View article: A WebGIS tool to support forest management at regional and local scale
A WebGIS tool to support forest management at regional and local scale Open
One of the most important obstacles for taking advantage of forest resources in the Italian Alps is represented by the high level of private properties frag-mentation and by their small size. Thus, there is an urgent need for tools to supp…
View article: Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential
Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential Open
View article: The global biogeography of tree leaf form and habit
The global biogeography of tree leaf form and habit Open
View article: Author Correction: Native diversity buffers against severity of non-native tree invasions
Author Correction: Native diversity buffers against severity of non-native tree invasions Open
View article: Native diversity buffers against severity of non-native tree invasions
Native diversity buffers against severity of non-native tree invasions Open
View article: On the variability of the leaf relative uptake rate of carbonyl sulfide compared to carbon dioxide: Insights from a paired field study with two soybean varieties
On the variability of the leaf relative uptake rate of carbonyl sulfide compared to carbon dioxide: Insights from a paired field study with two soybean varieties Open
Carbonyl sulfide (COS) has been proposed as a promising tracer for the estimation of the gross primary productivity (GPP) from ecosystem to global scale in recent years. Despite substantial work at spatial scales from leaf to regions, the …
View article: Evenness mediates the global relationship between forest productivity and richness
Evenness mediates the global relationship between forest productivity and richness Open
1. Biodiversity is an important component of natural ecosystems, with higher species richness often correlating with an increase in ecosystem productivity. Yet, this relationship varies substantially across environments, typically becoming…
View article: Increasing the value of windstorm damaged forest: combining restoration practices and agroforestry
Increasing the value of windstorm damaged forest: combining restoration practices and agroforestry Open
After stand-replacing windstorm salvage logging is the most common practice for recovering economic losses in managed forests and for reducing the risk of subsequent disturbances (e.g. bark beetle outbreaks). To restore forest cover timely…
View article: From wood anatomy to satellites: new frontiers for the upscaling of climate change in the Alpine tundra
From wood anatomy to satellites: new frontiers for the upscaling of climate change in the Alpine tundra Open
Tree ring growth is strictly bound to annual environmental conditions. Therefore, dendrochronology represents a solid tool for investigating the relationship between the whole plant growth and climate at high temporal resolution, especiall…
View article: Dataset for "On the variability of the leaf relative uptake rate of carbonyl sulfide compared to carbon dioxide: insights from a paired field study with two soybean varieties"
Dataset for "On the variability of the leaf relative uptake rate of carbonyl sulfide compared to carbon dioxide: insights from a paired field study with two soybean varieties" Open
Data of measurements and model output of the publication "On the variability of the leaf relative uptake rate of carbonyl sulfide compared to carbon dioxide: insights from a paired field study with two soybean varieties". NO DOI YET The da…
View article: Dataset for "On the variability of the leaf relative uptake rate of carbonyl sulfide compared to carbon dioxide: insights from a paired field study with two soybean varieties"
Dataset for "On the variability of the leaf relative uptake rate of carbonyl sulfide compared to carbon dioxide: insights from a paired field study with two soybean varieties" Open
Data of measurements and model output of the publication "On the variability of the leaf relative uptake rate of carbonyl sulfide compared to carbon dioxide: insights from a paired field study with two soybean varieties". NO DOI YET The da…