The end-Permian extinction (EPE) has been considered to be contemporaneous on land and in the oceans. However, re-examined floristic records and new radiometric ages from Gondwana indicate a nuanced terrestrial ecosystem response to EPE global change. Paleosol geochemistry and climate simulations...
Author(s)
Gulbranson, E. L.; Mellum, M. M.; Corti, V.; Dahlseid, A.; Atkinson, B. A.; Ryberg, P. E.; Cornamusini, G.
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group, London, UK
Citation
Scientific Reports, 2022, 12, 5,
Quantitative wood anatomy (QWA) is widely used to resolve a fundamental problem of tree responses to past, ongoing and forecasted climate changes. Potentially, QWA data can be considered as a new proxy source for long-term climate reconstruction with higher temporal resolution than traditional...
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Zharkov, M. S.; Huang JianGuo; Yang Bao; Babushkina, E. A.; Belokopytova, L. V.; Vaganov, E. A.; Zhirnova, D. F.; Ilyin, V. A.; Popkova, M. I.; Shishov, V. V.
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MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Forests, 2022, 13, 7,
Aims: This study aims to determine the radial growth characteristics of natural secondary forests along an elevation gradient and their responses to climate change, and to identify the main factors affecting the radial growth of trees on mountain sites. The outcome of the study would be of great...
Author(s)
Li Xiao; Pialuang, B.; Kang WenHui; Ji XiaoDong; Zhang HaiJiang; Xue ZhiGuo; Zhang ZhiQiang
Publisher
Editorial Office of Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology, Beijing, China
Citation
Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology, 2022, 46, 8, pp 919-931
Pandora moths (Coloradia pandora subsp. davisi Barnes and Benjamin) have been observed to reach epidemic populations on the Kaibab Plateau, resulting in relatively small, localized defoliation events of ponderosa (Pinus ponderosa Lawson). We reconstructed the historical pandora moth outbreak regime ...
Author(s)
O'Neill, L.; Fulé, P. Z.; Hofstetter, R. W.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Forests, 2023, 14, 3,
The loss of resilience and prolonged recovery times after extreme climate events can be used as early warning signals of impending tipping points or abrupt irreversible changes. However, evidence of such critical slowing down in growth series is still lacking in terrestrial ecosystems under harsh...
Author(s)
Lu XiaoMing; Hu Fang; Liang ErYuan; Sigdel, S. R.; Shang ZhanHuan; Camarero, J. J.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Forest Ecology and Management, 2023, 539,
The extensive radioactive fallout resulting from the 1986 Chornobyl accident caused tree death near the nuclear power plant and perturbed trees communities throughout the whole Chornobyl exclusion zone. Thirty years into the post-accident period, the radiation continues to exert its fatal effects...
Author(s)
Netsvetov, M.; Prokopuk, Y.; Holiaka, D.; Klisz, M.; Porté, A. J.; Puchałka, R.; Romenskyy, M.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Science of the Total Environment, 2023, 878,
Key message: This study utilized dendrochronology and long-term (2003-2017) eddy covariance (EC) carbon flux data to investigate the relationships between tree growth and gross ecosystem productivity (GEPEC) in different-age (15-, 42- and 78-year old) pine plantation forests in the Great Lakes...
Author(s)
McKenzie, S. M.; Pisaric, M. F. J.; Arain, M. A.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag GmbH, Berlin, Germany
Citation
Trees: Structure and Function, 2020, 35, 2, pp 583-595
Understanding the vegetation greenness dynamics in the forest-steppe transition zone is essential for ecosystem management, and in order to study ecological changes in the region. This study provides a valuable record of the vegetation greenness dynamics in the western Greater Khingan Range over...
Author(s)
Dong JiBin; Yin TingTing; Liu HongXiang; Sun Lu; Qin SiQi; Zhang Yang; Liu Xiao; Fan PeiXian; Wang Hui; Zheng PeiMing; Wang RenQing
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Biology, 2022, 11, 5,
Fire is an important natural disturbance and a driver of hemi-boreal forest successional trajectories, structural complexity, and biodiversity. Understanding the historic fire regime is an important step towards sustainable forest management. Focusing on Lithuania's hemi-boreal forests, we first...
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Manton, M.; Ruffner, C.; Kibirkštis, G.; Brazaitis, G.; Marozas, V.; Pukienė, R.; Makrickiene, E.; Angelstam, P.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Land, 2022, 11, 2,
To explore the difference in the response of the radial growth of Pinus tabulaeformis and Picea crassifolia on different timescales to climate factors in the eastern part of Qilian Mountains, we used dendrochronology to select four different timescales (day, pentad (5 days), dekad (10 days), and...
Author(s)
Qi ChangLiang; Jiao Liang; Xue RuHong; Wu Xuan; Du DaShi
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Forests, 2022, 13, 1,