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View article: Forest restoration, biodiversity, and ecosystem services
Forest restoration, biodiversity, and ecosystem services Open
This chapter uses the CICES framework to review results from studies on forest restoration’s effects on ecosystem services (ES), focusing on biodiversity, nutrient cycling, water cycling, and provisioning and cultural services. We discuss …
View article: Interactions between weather, ungulates and geese create opportunities for wood-pasture cycles
Interactions between weather, ungulates and geese create opportunities for wood-pasture cycles Open
Managing nature reserves to achieve coexistence of ungulate species and vegetation heterogeneity is challenging in small reserves. A central question is whether spatial heterogeneity is maintained or restored through occasional natural dis…
View article: Site-Level Modelling Comparison of Carbon Capture by Mixed-Species Forest and Woodland Reforestation in Australia
Site-Level Modelling Comparison of Carbon Capture by Mixed-Species Forest and Woodland Reforestation in Australia Open
Large areas of Australia’s natural woodlands have been cleared over the last two centuries, and remaining woodlands have experienced degradation from human interventions and anthropogenic climate change. Restoration of woodlands is thus of…
View article: Dairy farming technologies and the agency of cows
Dairy farming technologies and the agency of cows Open
Studies on animal cognition, emotion, language, culture, and politics have shown that non-human animals are agents who engage in self-willed actions and have an interest in shaping their own lives. In today's world, however, animals' lives…
View article: Restoring deforested drylands for a wetter future – harnessing trees for credits, climate and water
Restoring deforested drylands for a wetter future – harnessing trees for credits, climate and water Open
OPINION article Front. For. Glob. Change, 07 May 2024Sec. Planted Forests Volume 7 - 2024 | https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2024.1371117
View article: Global beta-diversity of angiosperm trees is shaped by Quaternary climate change
Global beta-diversity of angiosperm trees is shaped by Quaternary climate change Open
As Earth’s climate has varied strongly through geological time, studying the impacts of past climate change on biodiversity helps to understand the risks from future climate change. However, it remains unclear how paleoclimate shapes spati…
View article: High exposure of global tree diversity to human pressure
High exposure of global tree diversity to human pressure Open
Safeguarding Earth’s tree diversity is a conservation priority due to the importance of trees for biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services such as carbon sequestration. Here, we improve the foundation for effective conservation of…
View article: Increasing Functional Diversity in a Global Land Surface Model Illustrates Uncertainties Related to Parameter Simplification
Increasing Functional Diversity in a Global Land Surface Model Illustrates Uncertainties Related to Parameter Simplification Open
Simulations of the land surface carbon cycle typically compress functional diversity into a small set of plant functional types (PFT), with parameters defined by the average value of measurements of functional traits. In most earth system …
View article: The acquisitive–conservative axis of leaf trait variation emerges even in homogeneous environments
The acquisitive–conservative axis of leaf trait variation emerges even in homogeneous environments Open
Background and Aims The acquisitive–conservative axis of plant ecological strategies results in a pattern of leaf trait covariation that captures the balance between leaf construction costs and plant growth potential. Studies evaluating tr…
View article: Global root traits (GRooT) database
Global root traits (GRooT) database Open
Motivation Trait data are fundamental to the quantitative description of plant form and function. Although root traits capture key dimensions related to plant responses to changing environmental conditions and effects on ecosystem processe…
View article: Paleoclimate and current climate collectively shape the phylogenetic and functional diversity of trees worldwide
Paleoclimate and current climate collectively shape the phylogenetic and functional diversity of trees worldwide Open
Trees are of vital importance for ecosystem functioning and services at local to global scales, yet we still lack a detailed overview of the global patterns of tree diversity and the underlying drivers, particularly the imprint of paleocli…
View article: Global Root Traits (GRooT) Database
Global Root Traits (GRooT) Database Open
Motivation Trait data are fundamental to quantitatively describe plant form and function. Although root traits capture key dimensions related to plant responses to changing environmental conditions and effects on ecosystem processes, they …
View article: Half of the world’s tree biodiversity is unprotected and is increasingly threatened by human activities
Half of the world’s tree biodiversity is unprotected and is increasingly threatened by human activities Open
Although trees are key to ecosystem functioning, many forests and tree species across the globe face strong threats. Preserving areas of high biodiversity is a core priority for conservation; however, different dimensions of biodiversity a…
View article: Development of an integrated workflow for pit slope pore pressure reconciliation
Development of an integrated workflow for pit slope pore pressure reconciliation Open
Mine plan implementation for the Western Copper open pit at Morenci in Arizona requires an intense programof bedrock dewatering production pumping to support sinking of the pit and reduce impacts of groundwater on day-to-day mining.In addi…
View article: Similar factors underlie tree abundance in forests in native and alien ranges
Similar factors underlie tree abundance in forests in native and alien ranges Open
Aim Alien plant species can cause severe ecological and economic problems, and therefore attract a lot of research interest in biogeography and related fields. To identify potential future invasive species, we need to better understand the…
View article: Robustness of trait connections across environmental gradients and growth forms
Robustness of trait connections across environmental gradients and growth forms Open
Aim Plant trait databases often contain traits that are correlated, but for whom direct (undirected statistical dependency) and indirect (mediated by other traits) connections may be confounded. The confounding of correlation and connectio…
View article: Leaf economics and plant hydraulics drive leaf : wood area ratios
Leaf economics and plant hydraulics drive leaf : wood area ratios Open
Summary Biomass and area ratios between leaves, stems and roots regulate many physiological and ecological processes. The Huber value H v (sapwood area/leaf area ratio) is central to plant water balance and drought responses. However, its …
View article: Institutions and the resilience of biobased production systems: the historical case of livestock intensification in the Netherlands
Institutions and the resilience of biobased production systems: the historical case of livestock intensification in the Netherlands Open
Disconnects between farming and urban systems are widely seen as impairing the resilience of biobased production systems (BBPSs). However, the institutional mechanisms that underlie these resilience problems are not well understood. In thi…
View article: Mapping local and global variability in plant trait distributions
Mapping local and global variability in plant trait distributions Open
Significance Currently, Earth system models (ESMs) represent variation in plant life through the presence of a small set of plant functional types (PFTs), each of which accounts for hundreds or thousands of species across thousands of vege…
View article: Are forest disturbances amplifying or canceling out climate change-induced productivity changes in European forests?
Are forest disturbances amplifying or canceling out climate change-induced productivity changes in European forests? Open
Recent studies projecting future climate change impacts on forests mainly consider either the effects of climate change on productivity or on disturbances. However, productivity and disturbances are intrinsically linked because 1) disturba…
View article: A framework for modeling adaptive forest management and decision making under climate change
A framework for modeling adaptive forest management and decision making under climate change Open
Adapting the management of forest resources to climate change involves addressing several crucial aspects to provide a valid basis for decision making. These include the knowledge and belief of decision makers, the mapping of management op…
View article: A synthesis of radial growth patterns preceding tree mortality
A synthesis of radial growth patterns preceding tree mortality Open
Tree mortality is a key factor influencing forest functions and dynamics, but our understanding of the mechanisms leading to mortality and the associated changes in tree growth rates are still limited. We compiled a new pan‐continental tre…